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| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 gorquin, I’m sure, like you many here believe new is better. I obviously disagree, but best of luck choosing. That’s a large space you are dealing with. Are you close enough to NJ, 07062 to hear mine? custom cabinets, drivers made in 1956, woofe... | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 eBay, vintage speakers, you can put in a distance filter, as well as a price filter, save shipping, hear them 1st perhaps i.e. within 100 miles, under 1200. | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 JSE Infinite Slope Model 2. would be quite happy with your amp in your space. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649616435-jse-infinite-slope-model-2/ I owned these, absolutely loved them, went back to vintage tubes and my vintage horns, ga... | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 hifishark search: vintage speakers countries: usa (change? insert your price range: 100. to 1200. (always go above, you don't want to miss something GREAT just above your limit. https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=vintage+speakers | |
| I need help choosing a budget phono stage gift Yes, buy from Amazon, keep the packaging, free return for 30 days! Anything to do with Phono chain, from anywhere: return option!!! I tried iFi, nah. Cambridge DUO, nah. Pyle $14. beat both of them, in-line, out of sight. Gave that to a friend w... | |
| Use or sell/replace Oppo UDP-203? new in the box may be worth more than you realize https://www.hifishark.com/model/oppo-udp-203 IF you had a great sounding SACD/CD player, why rip them? here’s a decent price for the one I chose https://www.ebay.com/itm/194951276369?m... | |
| Did I ruin my cartridge or my stylus? Or both? I will add, if it is ruined, rather than a new stylus for it, I would take the opportunity/advantage to upgrade to a cartridge with wider stereo separation and tighter channel balance, I think the AT540ml is a good choice https://www.audio-tech... | |
| Acos lustre GST-801 P2S distance? rauliruegas I know you encouraged me about the GST-801, was it you who found the one I bought? I have a poor memory, forgive me. Elliott | |
| Grado Platinum 3 Low Output and McIntosh C11 Preamp there is no way I would purchase that cartridge. 1mv; 70 ohms resistance, that is a very tough combo IMO. IF you try to get a SUT, so your existing phono doesn't get near it's hum, you would want separate control of gain, and need some low x-fact... | |
| Did I ruin my cartridge or my stylus? Or both? The stylus assembly pulls out of the MM cartridge body. Yank it out, have a good look, it’s possible the stylus tip is ok, but you got gunk along-side the cantilever as it recedes into it’s housing, that would make it sound muddy, clean it out, ba... | |
| Use or sell/replace Oppo UDP-203? My goal was better audio for CD’s and SACDs, video not the goal. People rave about Oppo’s, I was encouraged here, I tried 3, didn’t find any audio superiority, sold them, kept going, found two preferred players, CD only, then found a vintage Sony... | |
| Balanced versus single ended Certainly, long runs, if equipment offers, use XLR to protect from the added potential of problem(s). But, even a long run at home, really not the same need as a swarm of this and that in commercial setups. Short runs, home audio system, why? On... | |
| Preamp Help This Chase RLC-1 Remote Line Controller can do exactly what you want. You must have a remote, no controls on the unit https://reverb.com/item/43810743-chase-technologies-remote-line-controller-rlc-1e-black Use it with your existing preamp... | |
| Linlai 6SN7 OP, others, Do you have your own simple tube testers? I cannot imagine owning tube equipment without one. simple, seller seems to know what he is talking about https://www.ebay.com/itm/325188757089 another https://www.ebay.com/itm... | |
| Desktop Speakers I just came across this GST-801 specific alignment LP https://www.ebay.com/itm/114528735017 |