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| What would you do if items from Ebay had beenlost? I use a freight forwarder based in Miami FL and over the years I've have a few items go "poof!" The first time it happened, I asked them to assist me filing a claim with USPS. They went "Naah, waste of time, you are just on the phone for hours!" ... | |
| What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it Back in the 90s one of my older cousins had some high-end Marantz gear and he absolutely swore by it. He introduced me to Led Zeppelin. The music and that Marantz kit hooked me on audio for life. Rock on!Mark | |
| Silver is the appropriate color for everything but speakers. @aewarren Lol nice! In recent years I started moving away from black to silver components. I have a thing for Marantz AVRs and resorted to using Amazon UK to pick up a silver one. For whatever reason Marantz only markets black components to th... | |
| Another Newbie, Another Help Thread @J-wall I'm a firm believer in speakers having the greatest impact on the overall sound. As such; if I were in your position, I would take a look at the Kef R7's first (since you are into Kef). Next a decent SS Amp to drive them. Then the PL Evo ... | |
| Decent preamp I support the Freya + suggestion as well. It's balanced and akin to having three preamps in one box. Depends on how patient you are. I picked one up right here on Agon for $800 with an extra set of upgraded tubes! If you go this route make sure... | |
| Tweaks - An Honest Discussion The mud looks great so I'm jumping in to wallow with the other lil piggies. I believe I'm in the "physics tweaker" camp. E.g. filling or partially filling a hollow metal tube will reduce resonance. Sold! I'll take two with fries and a milkshake.... | |
| iPad directly into Amp - okay idea? or bad idea? I support the DAC suggestion and you don't need to spend a lot to get decent sound quality. As @gemoody suggested I would start at the Schiit Modi 3, the Topping D50s (has built in bluetooth) or the SMSL SU-8 which is fully balanced (if you lean ... | |
| Bookshelf speaker for an apartment The contemporary small bookshelf standard is the KEF LS50. They are almost giving them away at Accessories4Less. Unless your room is really small, they will need to be supplemented by a sub. If so; I suggest one of the budget sealed SVS models, th... | |
| Child Damage Mitigation Congrats on the little one. My four year old is number six and more rambunctious than her four older brothers ever were. Over the years I've found that what works best with children is giving them lots and lots of attention and not sweating the ... | |
| AFFORDABLE (under $1K) Best SS and Tube Amps for HD600 Faced a similar dilemma recently and eventually went with the Drop THX AAA 789. I bought blind, but based on numerous reviews, it seemed to offer the best performance vs cost. I paired it up with a SMSL SU-8 DAC (everything balanced) and the r... | |
| Who are your favorite A'gon posters? Eric Squires because the majority of his posts are intentionally thought provoking in a positive manner. That and he's a strong advocate for class D ;-) | |
| Canton vento 896.2 @Kachda Hello. I recently purchased the Canton Vento 896.2s. This is my review:After moving into a bigger space, I considered upgrading to floorstanders from my Kef LS50's. I drank the Kef "Kool-Aid" and enjoyed it immensely, so I considered th... | |
| New Qobuz User Comments I live in the Caribbean and many streaming services are geo-restricted, so my choices were limited. I started with Deezer. I enjoyed it for a while. I liked how it integrated with Shazam. It was simple to identify music and have instant access to ... | |
| Preamp Choice... a hard call for me. I agree with what some of the others said on keeping the C-41 and adding a DAC. My only gripe with Mac kit is the light-show (and size in some instances) but the C-41 isn't bad in that respect. Your DAC choice should be driven by your requirement... |