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Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under
You mentioned that you play mostly vinyl. I personally have yet to hear any analog turned digital that I liked.  You can hear the digital no matter how much money you spend. I recently hear a 90k preamp that did this and we listened to master tape... 
Best speaker/system piano concerts
tomic6011,018 posts06-26-2018 8:03pma good reason for attending church choir practicesit on the bench and three other places and you will get religion, and then a mic feed listen will turn you into an athiest..ha.Great post, lol.  Lot's of great c... 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
I'm getting mine for a dance (j/k) lol...That arm is so special. Have heard it a few times and wow is it good.  Let me know if you start a thread. 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
I'm so jealous.  Richard must like Cowboy Junkies as all Vandy dealers show with that song, lmao...I love it!!!!M, that table is sick.  I was friendly wiht AJ after I got it and he said that the only upgrade it needed was his Vector 4 arm. I tried... 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
I"m glad that Jim is enjoying MY Basis TT ;).......er...now YOURS, lmao....Soooo happy that you are enjoying it. One of the best buys in all of audio.It was the 3.6 driver set if I recall.  Richard (the former distributor) sent them along.   
Integrated tube amplifier for large speakers
Great tube choices for sure.  I have owned Quickies and loved them.  So well built and designed.  They also have an integrated amp now.   
Integrated tube amplifier for large speakers
You need to put away the specs and step back for a second.  I agree with the speaker first approach.  there are a ton of options depending on what you want to spend.  There are many speakers that will work great with tubes, but also with SS if you... 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
Guys, the reason he sold them to me for 1000 was to get rid of them for the newer version with the fabric tweeter.  That was a very good speaker.  After a few years my surrounds fried (all of the older Proacs had that problem).  I got a full set o... 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
Tim, you nailed it.  It did a few things great. I HAD to use tubes that sounded like tubes, lmao.  I became good friends with the owner.  Irony is that he sold Vandy's, but didn't love them.  I wish I had been more up to date at that point, but I ... 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
Jim, I lost your contact info.  Please resend. Thanks.  Yes, I'm a fan boy, but I also love other products as we all do. I just think he's nailed in IRT his overall approach.  He knows where the compromises probably sound best for the majority of ... 
Interesting video with Richard Vandersteen talking about his subs
 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt said "Ricred1- I endeavor to compare apples to apples and try to give all the information I can. You absolutely need to keep price levels in mind and not compare a $4k DAC to a $14k DAC. There are a few excellent performers in each price rang... 
Vandersteen Sub woofers v Rythmik Subs
How is it sounding???? ;) 
Speaker recomendation
OP, are you still in the tread? If so, what are your current thoughts? just curious.   
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Thanks Matt.  As you know I totally agree with what you heard.  What surprised me is that tubes are inherently faster than solid state devices.  I was pretty surprised that it didn't sound faster, but like a nice Harbeth, it was really musical.