donjr
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| Esoteric F-05 Integrated - any opinions? @stan5468 if the thought of class A ever interests you I'm running an Accuphase E-600 with a brand new pair of Harbeth SHL5 Plus's and I can't think of anything i've liked better. If you're anywhere near Rochester NY you're more than welcome to co... | |
| Why do Harbeth speakers have such a cult following I have used Audioquest Rockefeller speaker cables for 4 or 5 years now. I just switched from C7es3's to SHL Plus as of 5 days ago and they're still a match made in heaven for Harbeth's. | |
| Harbeth & VAC combo Thank you!! My new speakers were delivered and setup around 1:30 PM and it's been on stop listening to music ever since. My wife and I started out with Melody Gardot, then Tears for Fears, Steely Dan, Talking Heads... and the list goes on. I was s... | |
| Harbeth & VAC combo I've heard the VAC 160 with the C7es3 and it sounded wonderful. I will say that there was also a very nice REL sub in the mix. It might have not been needed. I didn't need a sub when I had a Rogue Cronus Magnum with my C7es3's. What type of sound ... | |
| Securing Monitors to a stand The stands should be the exact same dimensions as the speaker. Blue Tac will remove veneer so if your speakers are veneered don't use it. I've used monitor speakers since 1979 without anything to anchor them and I've been fine. My current Harbeth'... | |
| Need recommendation for a CD player The Oppo’s are great but not very good with rebook cd’s as far as I’m concerned. Is the op looking for rebook playback? I'm not bashing Oppo. They're nice but if you want the best in rebook reproduction look elsewhere. | |
| Quack System Upgrades "and what about the snake oil around wooden equipment stands?"I'm not familiar with this one. Can you elaborate? (I'm not trying to start something, I'm curious)Don | |
| Quack System Upgrades https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2016/09/20/the-far-corners-the-skin-effect-and-albanias-organike-cabl...That was a disgusting read to be sure. I'm still trying to figure out if that's satire. | |
| Securing Monitors to a stand If your speaker have veneer blue tac can remove the veneer so it's highly NOT recommended. Blue tac = no | |
| Musical Fidelity M5Si vs Rotel 1592 Integrated Having previously owned some good Rotel gear, I would go with Music Fidelity. | |
| Hello Tube Amplification--Goodbye Subwoofer To sub or not to sub, that is NOT the question. To sub properly, that is the question. | |
| Best Speaker under 31 inches tall Tony, I had Genesis speakers throughout the 80's and loved them. They're what got me into hi fi. They were made in New England I recall. There's a guy keeping them alive and bought all the spare parts from the manufacturer. If you do a Google sear... | |
| Solidsteel 5 or Adona Zero racks I realize you've narrowed it down to two choices but I'll still suggest reaching out to www.resonantwoods.com if you would be at all interested in a woods rack as @lostbears suggested. I have a pair of their speaker stands on order which I've read... | |
| My journey to search for standmount bookshelf speakers... I'll third the Harbeth P3. You need to at least listen to them. | |
| Warm-up time for amps and preamps My Accuphase E600 sounds fine after 20 - 30 minutes. Sure, it gets better after awhile but that could also be attributed to a second cocktail. I used to sweat this stuff but not anymore. I just sit back, off center, and listen to all of my music. ... |