freediver
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| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones I've owned both the HA-1A & the CS-55A integrated amplifier..Both were SUPERBLY built & in 5 total years of ownership never a single problem or hiccup.. Bloom Audio carries the HA-1A & offers LIFETIME support,including assistance wit... | |
| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones The problem you face is that most all tube headphone amplifiers are OTL(Output Transformer Less) are & not designed to drive very low impedance headphones.. What you want is a Transformer Coupled amp... Also do you have a source like a DAC t... | |
| Headphone amp with integrated moving coil phono stage Your in luck my friend..There are some AWESOME pieces available at every budget..Look for PreAmps with dedicated MM/MC Phono Stages & dedicated headphone amplifiers combined...Off the top of my head I know there is: Music Hall PA2.2 & the... | |
| 55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey 55" screen,14’ from screen to eyes +- a few inches..Sectional couch,Harbeth M30.2Xd speakers,32" in front of screen,24" from side of screen to center of speakers.. I NEVER liked Sony picture,always found it soft,HATE LG after a BRAND NEW,$400.00 L... | |
| Macintosh MA352 vs PrimaLuna 300 EVO Hybrid ^^^ well P/L does not have a balance control OR Balanced Input so if you can live with no balance control,1 Balanced input,based on best sound, I would take a Made in Italy, Pathos Logos(110wpc.@ 8 ohms), Classic Remix Mk.II or Classic One Mk.III(... | |
| New room needs new speakers, I need your help @cooper52 I'm sorry but I have to disagree with this recommendation..I owned the R610's & found them very bright compared to the Fritz Carbon7SE they replaced.. | |
| New room needs new speakers, I need your help With your room,budget,DREAM SPEAKER(PMC IB2SE) & easy listening requirement you should have a long hard look at the Wharfedale Linton 85th.Anniversary...You'll save a TON of $ as well as getting a SUPERB speaker! My second recommendation is t... | |
| Macintosh MA352 vs PrimaLuna 300 EVO Hybrid Lets see: P/L-Made in China,$7240.00 MSRP,LOW resale value(may not matter now but years later will),100/150wpc.@ 8/4 ohms... Mac-Made in USA!!! Maintains resale value!$7000.00 MSRP,5 band equalizer/tone control,BEAUTIFUL McIntosh Blue VU meters,20... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? I just say.nice system..Most all gear looks great these days so it's not a lie & they might think it sounds great..As quickly as possible,I invite them to go listen to live music so the next time they sit down to listen to their "nice system"t... | |
| Help me find my ideal Stereo Integrated Amp @roadcykler it looks to me like it's 50/50 right down the middle between the non readers & the IDGAF crowd hahahahaaa!You really can't fix stupid or lazy! OP:The NAD I recommended is a Stereophile Class A rated component for 2024..Here's the e... | |
| Help me find my ideal Stereo Integrated Amp WTH do people continue to make recommendations that do not hit required targets? Anthem:NO Streaming! Hegel:$12,500.00,NO Phono stage! Naim:LOW power & NO Phono stages! OP: The only I/A I can think of that ticks ALL your wants is the NAD Maste... | |
| ELECTROCOMPANIET ECI 6 DX MKII WaYYY back when,I had an ECI3 driving Monitor Audio RS1's & it was quite pleasing but when I changed speakers to Sonus Faber it was far to dark sounding,almost veiled...You will notice Huff is using mostly Triangle speakers with the ECI6...I s... | |
| Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget I think a pair of Spendor Classic 3/1's would put a big smile on your face & keep several thousand $ in your bank account... | |
| !!! Harbeth M30.2 Xd,NOT Just Pipe & Slippers Speakers!!! So I spent the evening listening to one of my Pandora+ channels called Pine Top Perkins Radio..Boogie woogie,acoustic blues,heavy on the pie anno... While it didn't image quite as large as life(probably my amp),there was real weight to the instr... | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? @pindac ,yep,every reply,although I'm a little disappointed that the majority of choices are no where near inexpensive.. I was hoping to see that folks were finding affordable amps had gotten so good these days they could get off the merry go rou... |