djspinner
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| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i @jbhiller Congrats on your new amp, wish I was still in the area to hear it in action. Given your amp history - Carver Crimson, Marantz Ruby - I would have thought the HiFi Rose would be the next logical step?😀 | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? | |
| Lydia Tar’s speakers? These? | |
| Rock performers that play/record a different genre Charlie Watts and his jazz quintet. Ginger Baker playing with Fela and jazz artists David Byrne - Talking Heads and solo work with Eno Norman Cook - Housemartins -> Fatboy Slim | |
| Cartridge recommendations Here's a guide that's been posted elsewhere on this board regarding matching ET-2 tonearms with cartridges: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/eminent-technology-et-2-tonearm-owners/post?postid=1693347#1693347 I'm not aware of a boron arm wa... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding ...It’s not stamps or coins. Why can’t it be like stamps or coins? There are certainly many parallels to record collecting. Many of us collectors have "completist" tendencies when it comes to certain artists, labels or genres. When your first twe... | |
| Upgrade path direction The best upgrade you can make for a basement system is buying a battery backup for your sump pump. | |
| Tube Integrated Under 1,500 Rogue seems to run there tubes pretty hard and I find the Chronus pretty hideous cosmetically. The Chronus is twice your budget. The Sphnix is the one I would be looking at for $1500 and is in essentially a black box - which you may or may ... | |
| Integrated tube amp with phono pre - need recco In that price range, if you heard it in person and enjoyed it, the Peachtree Nova150 is what you'd probably want. Used ones are always popping up for $850 or less. I'd spend a few more bucks on a new Rogue Sphinx, but you might be able to find t... | |
| Anybody watch Steve Huff audio on the Tube? Eh, I don’t know about the "payola" accusations... I mean sure, in the end it’s all just entertainment, but having now seen his dead celebrity talky box channel, it’s hard personally for me to believe the sincerity and passion in his audio review... | |
| Anybody watch Steve Huff audio on the Tube? For somebody who owns $10K+ speakers and amps, you’d think he’d have a more souped up "Spirit Box" for talking to the dead? Does he provide any recommendations for quality interconnects for his Spirit Box? | |
| Denafrips Ares II - Why did you sell? Given the value that most popular used hifi products retain, I'm guessing that many people are buying new (or gently used) Ares II's and other DACs for trial purposes, knowing that if it's not their cup of tea, they can easily flip them without lo... | |
| MM phono preamp upgrade for $1000? Take a look at the Darlington Labs MP-7 and its no feedback, high voltage approach. | |
| recommendation for phono pre amp and mc cartridge, around 1000$ each I’m running an Audio Technica OC9XML into a Darlington Labs MP-7 with an SUT (all for under you budget) and it sounds sweet to my ears. You can probably go up to a Hana SL or even stretch up to an Art9. Also waiting for DL’s new active/head amp, ... | |
| Does Anyone Buy Schiit for the Sake of Schiit? Using your Walmart/Target analogy, I think Schiit is more the audio equivalent of Trader Joe's. American company, reasonably prices, has a definite style that is not for everybody's tastes, but has many enthusiastic fans. Some might say overly en... |