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| what should I get to replace what I am planning to try EASY fix,turn the system around so it faces INTO the kitchen,thus reversing the sound stage to project into the listening area. | |
| Many Questions Need Help Hey friend,RUN,don't walk,well let your fingers do the walking over to USAudioMart.com..Search iFi..Scroll down & find "Retro Stereo 50"..Buy it before someone else does! | |
| Go ahead, hang blankets on the side walls. You’ll be amazed. hahahahahaha,I've always had a limited budget for a/v systems so discovered years ago the HUGE difference heavy weight moving blankets made hung across the back wall & side walls about 1/2 way to the listening position(live end ,dead end).. | |
| Blown Cap???What Else To Replace During Service??? The amp is 20 years old & ran Class A HOT so I figure some components must have been affected.I hope it's just something simple like a cap.. | |
| Blown Cap???What Else To Replace During Service??? This is my end game amplifier so I really would like to have it gone through & brought up to as new condition.Aren't there any systems or components that usually follow bad caps that can be at least checked for condition?Thanks very much all. | |
| Looking for an all-in-one just-add-speakers streamer for my son to take to college Hi there.First you didn't mention what speakers he has but my recommendation will drive pretty much any you might choose..Second since you said he isn't an audiophile it's doubtful he need a full on Streamer that's Roon ready(among others).What he... | |
| Table top DAC and Amp advice needed Hi..IMO the Schiit is good but I felt a little overpriced compared to the build & sound quality of the Topping/SMSL & iFi gear..I like iFi's take on tone,extracting natural warmth from the Burr Brown chips Schiit didn't have.You simply can... | |
| Advice for 2-channel system (speakers/amp/dac) Hi & welcome aboard..First there is a current thread on "Advise for Building a new system"with a lot of good tips,check it out..Second,the abundance of positive gear reviews is a testament to the fact that at no time in our history has so much... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? At the VERY start of this trip I have only 1 piece of advice..Go listen to LIVE acoustic & amplified music of various styles,in as many varied venues as possible..If you have no clue what real music,from real instruments sounds like you will e... | |
| Amp / Speaker setup for streaming and vinyl Listen,on USAUDIOMART.com RIGHT NOW there is a Cayin "CS55A" BRAND NEW IN BOX with KT88 tubes.It has built in DAC with USB(only)input,a Moving Magnate phono stage & a wonderful,tube driven headphone out. Price is $1300.00 + shipping.BUY IT!!! ... | |
| Amp / Speaker setup for streaming and vinyl Quad:Been around a LONG time & HIGHLY regarded.Several online AD's in the USA. If you want a HUGE taste of the absolute best for about $1600.00 there is the iFi Audio "Retro Stereo 50"TUBE integrated amplifier/DAC/Headphone/Phono,also availabl... | |
| Amp / Speaker setup for streaming and vinyl Peachtree was WAYYY ahead of the times with the Nova & an all in one solution is,IMO,the ONLY way to go these days.The problem though is I never cared for the combination of Digital Class D amplification & the SABRE DAC's they use in the c... | |
| Sparkos Labs Aries Headphone Amp Tour Hell YES,I'm in! Cans:iBasso SR-1/Sennheiser HD800S & HiFiMan Sundara... Source:Audio GD"R28"... I will also test out the unit as a PreAmp using the R28 as DAC into an Icon Audio ST30 & driving Dynaudio "Excite X14",Heco "Aurora 700" &... | |
| Pacific Audio Fest I'm in on Saturday & bringing a newby co worker looking to experience head-fi products. I'll be hitting mostly speaker demo's from Spatial,Spendor,Salk & several others. | |
| Recommend me a Class A Integrated Amp (or sound like Class A amp) If I had your budget the PATHOS INPOL REMIX MKII would get my $... |