elliottbnewcombjr
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| 12 inch subwoofer overkill for desktop setup? Small Speakers/Small Room. It's not just about ADDING more bass, it is also about letting your 'small' amp and 'small' speakers do a cleaner job, no trying to do what they really cannot do. The best thing is to take the low bass load away from B... | |
| Would you spend you money on modest brand new car or rather buy top notch vintage one? Ask Jay Leno https://www.cnbc.com/jay-lenos-garage/ | |
| Would you spend you money on modest brand new car or rather buy top notch vintage one? I wish vintage cars were as reliable as my vintage audio gear. Oldest 1958: all electro-voice drivers, 64 years old now (horns and woofer) crossovers, L-Pads within my main speakers. Recone kit and L-Pads competitively available. 30 wpc mono amps... | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. OP, generally, what volume level is your ARC preamp set at for normal listening? What about the amp's GAIN? OP's Speakers sensitivity are 94 db/w/m found this pecking about: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=176890.0 "It might be u... | |
| Avalon Teseeract $327,000 Speakers with 4.5 Kilowatts per Channel I would like to hear them in an appropriate space. They do make me remember the joke: A Two Bagger: one bag over them, one over your own head in case their bag falls off. | |
| All In One Tube Preamp____? Remote; Line(s); Phono; DAC (used or new: $3,500 budget) McIntosh C50 It ain't tubes, but it sure is an all-in-one https://www.ebay.com/itm/134165170829 | |
| What Is Most Important? small pre-birthday dinner party last night 5 of us actively picking favorites from my cd/sacd collection for 4 hrs. what a mixed bag, what a blast. am I the only person who mentioned sharing the music with friends? (as produced by our wonderfull... | |
| bookshelf speakers that sound good on an enclosed bookshelf No rear ports. I just put a restored pair of AR2ax’s horizontal seated ear level in my office. They are only 11-1/4" deep (+ spkr wire), 13-3/4" high, 24" long Compact acoustic suspension 3 way with two level controls, and a 10" woofer. That’s a... | |
| All In One Tube Preamp____? Remote; Line(s); Phono; DAC (used or new: $3,500 budget) hell freezes over before he parts with that 7270 with big meters. I like the c220 which resembles the 7270 and a separate dac that will be changed/upgraded later anyway. I would like the C8 with the DAC card to pair with a MC275, similar look. | |
| All In One Tube Preamp____? Remote; Line(s); Phono; DAC (used or new: $3,500 budget) Here’s a McIntosh C8 with the optional DAC card installed, fills the bill remote, phono, dac https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649885603-mcintosh-c8-tube-preamp/ McIntosh C220 comes close, remote, phono, no dac, many more inputs looks... | |
| All In One Tube Preamp____? Remote; Line(s); Phono; DAC (used or new: $3,500 budget) Luxman CL38 does not have phono or DAC Luxman CL38u has Phono, just add DAC, here's a beauty https://www.ebay.com/itm/155094662103 | |
| All In One Tube Preamp____? Remote; Line(s); Phono; DAC (used or new: $3,500 budget) 3 schitt separates only add up to $2,100, but take a bit more space $1,150: freya + tube line preamp with remote $ 600. Lyr 3 tube phono $ 350. Asguard SS DAC thru tube line freya + | |
| All In One Tube Preamp____? Remote; Line(s); Phono; DAC (used or new: $3,500 budget) I was looking at McIntosh C8, new retro look with remote, tubes: comes with 1 phono (switch in rear: either mc or mm) can add their DAC card DA2 in the back which can be upgraded later C8 for sale $3,125. DA2 card $_____? | |
| All In One Tube Preamp____? Remote; Line(s); Phono; DAC (used or new: $3,500 budget) I thought if one or two combined units existed, this crowd might know. Has Amp: he wanted Big Blue Meters all his life, bought a MC7270 like this https://www.hifido.co.jp/22-36255-42931-00.html?LNG=E | |
| Paypal...buyer protection fees didnt help me you have my empathy, it’s a bummer. 100 lb amp is a beast, it’s unfortunate someone wasn’t lined up to help sooner. going forward, fund your paypal account with your best credit card (not a bank), then you have another layer. basic function and ev... |