doyle3433
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| Integrated amp with preamp tubes For something a little different, check out Margules. I really enjoyed when I had an ACRH 3 hybrid. Tube input, SS output. Plenty of power and finesse, a very sweet and musical integrated. They are now building an ACRH 4, bigger and better?? I... | |
| Technics 1300G on it's way !! @noromance reportedly between the hours of 9am and 2pm. My confidence level isn’t high | |
| Technics 1300G on it's way !! Thank you! Yes keeping the Hana definitely. My brother (a non audiophile) is getting g the MoFi with the original ultra tracker cartridge. Not that he gives two squirts of pi$&… free is his favorite number. | |
| I should start with speakers. This I know. I’d like to establish a new system. Volti Razz paired with a Cary SLI 80HS here and could not be happier! The synergy between them is sublime, like they were designed to work together. I’ve heard Volti plenty of times with Border Patrol amps and the sound is quite beautiful. But for... | |
| Getting a Divorce and can now buy floor standing speakers +1 on the Volti Vittora. Super efficient, beautiful, musical... and I doubt that one could find a more dynamic, engaging and fun speaker regardless of price. | |
| Turntable upgrade I was somewhat in the same boat last year. Got the itch for a new TT. I have a MoFi Ultra deck with the MoFi phono preamp. I felt I could make the next major jump in many areas if I picked up a newer, more expensive TT. What I ended up doing was... | |
| Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy Listened extensively to a pair of Sabrina's with an Aurender A20 at the 2024 Fla. Expo. I really enjoyed how natural and easy this simple set up sounded. The rep there played many requests, classical, Jazz and Rock. I felt that the Sabrina's didn'... | |
| Line Magnetic LM 24 thoughts Couldn’t agree more @v-fi, my favorite player until now was a Phillips CD80 with a tube output. Great player, smooth operator, flimsy tray. | |
| Line Magnetic LM 24 thoughts I ended up buying one from my man at Northern Audio in Pittsburgh. It’s built like a tank. Has a very firm grip on the music. Detailed with excellent low end control. Nicely on the warm side. Certainly will not need to upgrade for quite some time... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. Another easy vote for the Volti Razz. There have been a few pop up her and on USAM recently for $5k pre-loved. Or as suggested already, pick up a pair without veneer from Greg directly... great option. | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup To clarify, he rectifier section is now solid state as opposed to the older models which were tube. I’m not an engineer, but have read that this is the difference. | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup Hi @jijoh123 yes they are a bit different. I owned a Rogue Atlas 3 paired with a Rogue RP1 pre amp. Pretty powerful combo, muscular for sure, I could have easily stuck with the set up. There was an audible hiss and hum though, I couldn’t ignore it... | |
| Looking to move to a Tube Integrated setup I would add the Cary SLI80HS. It's been around a long time, built like a tank, excellent customer support.. It has all the sweetness, finesse and grunt you could want. 80/40 WPC either in Triode or UL. Easily found here or on USAM starting in the... | |
| Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed? Good lord, you had folks worried, welcome back | |
| Looking for more advice on purchasing a new turntable. Mofi ultra deck with a Hana ML cart. I do understand that the top two mofi cartridges are excellent options. I used the cartridge that came with it for a couple years, a master tracker. It was very good and easy to live with. But when I installed... |