decooney
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| Starting my showroom again @nashvillehifi back to the "uniqueness" question. Offering and selling unique dealer-only items people can’t easily buy anywhere online. My local guy might fully retire out. Along the same lines last year I offered to take over his place when I se... | |
| Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier Thanks @mesch, I’ll be keeping an eye out for a 2nd smaller form factor stereo tube amp I can rotate in while leaving my pimary QS Mono 120s in place, saving these. Contemplating with some reservations about selling off a good chunk of my vintage... | |
| Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier @danager thx those STL amps with OTL design look fun and intersting. That Dr D guy on YT is quite giddy about Alans creations it seems. @mesch looks like you are set, literally, no pun intended LOL. I think id like that Transcend amp you have mor... | |
| Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier Resurrecting this 4yr old thread about 845 based tube amps. I am considering commissioning a custom build for 845 SET monos. On the fence reading posts now on the pros & cons across a few different forums. @mesch did you ever try 845 based ... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? @ltmandella "Benchmark" Agree, and it was also the only DAC I ever sent back, fast. Fast, kind of sterile, and mostly un-engaging for me. Lesson learned, specs aren’t everything to go off of. | |
| Starting my showroom again People can buy "simple" just about anywhere online now days. My local dealer in a nondescript little town has buyers driving 2.5 hours from different directions [and wealthy Silicon Valley folks] just to buy AudioNote, Quicksilver, SoundLab elect... | |
| Starting my showroom again "@nashvillehifi I have had an audio shop since 2003, beginning in Florida." I suspect you already know the answer to your own question after 22 years, right? ---- Yesterday I visited my local 55-years-in-business audio-only dealer. He’s survi... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. Mesch, received your note. Agon wont let me reply back without a CC which I wont do, as I don’t trust the security here after experiencing basic site errors I see periodically... Can’t complain for a no-cost site yet not sure I’ll keep my PII or C... | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup @jijoh123 do you have any local chapter audio folks around you within an hour or so from your city, town? I ask because I've taken a few of my former amps over to other people's houses and try them, to help them get an idea on their speakers in t... | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup Thanks @paradisecom I had an SLI-80 Signature with upgrades five years ago, reluctantly sold it to try some different SET amps, and a pair of ultralinear monoblock amps with more power with my speakers. Similar to the OP @jijoh123 I am reconside... | |
| Other High End Audio Forums @ghdprentice are you paying the membership fee on AA now? I was a long time member there, then specialized sub-forums came for vendors and then they started charging as a pay-site. Membership shrunk a lot, a small list of the same regulars start... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. @elliottbnewcombjr yeah that is the opposite direction, the Sanders 10E site shows they like to pair them up with a powerhouse 500w-900w Magtec Class AB amplifier. Power (Stereo Version) 500 watts continuous per channel into an 8... | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup "@paradisecom You can also look at the Conrad Johnson CAV45 S2 or a used McIntosh MA2275 for other options." By chance did you have a chance to try and compare either of these to your former Cary SLI-80 - If so, what did you like more about ... | |
| MusicDirect,, Good to know, I've always enjoyed looking over their catalogue and the'yve been fair in the past about a reasonable return policy. Have bought some new and formerly returned items from them too as a result of their practice. Will be on the lookou... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. Hey @mesch is there anything else about the next pair of speakers you'd like to try or venture into that you've not tried prior? i.e. baffle size, driver configuration, etc. For example one of our members here has demoed (narrow baffle) small b... |