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| Mcintosh MA6500 vs Marantz PM6006 for low volume listening (and loudness compensation) If your open to other options IMO you are prime candidate for a really good headphone rig.There are amazing tube HA's for a few hundred dollars & world class headphones from about $300.00 to sky's the limit.Late night listening would never be ... | |
| ***Is It Me Or Have Todays Modern Tubes Gotten REALLY REALLY Good*** ^^^ to be honest I've heard Tube integrated amps & separates up to $10,000.00 & IMO they just are NOT that much "better"than the Quad.I would try some good NOS small signal tubes and look at upgrading speakers/cables before I would change ... | |
| ***Is It Me Or Have Todays Modern Tubes Gotten REALLY REALLY Good*** Hi raiths.I don't see the Cayin as an upgrade as far as the sound is concerned.That little Quad amp is amazingly musical.About the only real difference I hear is when running KT88's in UL mode.Bass slam & definition is deeper & has a littl... | |
| Beginner choosing amp help 2 Solid State:Simaudio,Gold Note..Tubes:Primaluna,Cayin,Rogue Audio,Raven Audio or VTL IT-85... | |
| Decisions on standmounts: ATC, Dynaudio, ProAc, Sonus Faber "I think I'll skip Harbeth M30.1 as there is review even my Wharfedale Denton sound similar, " OP if you believe this then do yourself a favor and forget an upgrade because that makes the Denton's WORLD CLASS according to every single professional... | |
| Need a decent Bluetooth receiver Why buy an amp(Rega)& outboard DAC & BT Receiver when there are SO many killer "Control Amps"that have everything built in?A Quad Vena is $500.00 & has everything needed + will scale up in speakers a longgg way. | |
| Decisions on standmounts: ATC, Dynaudio, ProAc, Sonus Faber ^^^ I am willing to bet a weeks pay that 80% of Harbeth haters/non fans have NEVER EVEN HEARD A PAIR & base their opinions on SPECS alone & since you have NO clue even which speakers the 30.1/30.2 speakers are & are comparing a 3 way F... | |
| Rotel rsx 1058 or marantz mm8077 ^^^ sadly no.When I googled the amps I got the retail pricing..A brand new Vena is $500.00,the Audiolab is $800.00...A used Azur can be found sometimes around $400.00.. To be honest if I were you unless your old amp is shot hang on to it and keep ... | |
| Test TEST?But I didn't study! | |
| Decisions on standmounts: ATC, Dynaudio, ProAc, Sonus Faber I have never heard ATC so can’t comment.Have heard the small ProAcs and found them VERY bright.Demo’d the Sonetto 2 and really liked them but a little hard to drive with a couple of big phase shifts..Newer Dynaudio Excite or Special 40 MUCH better... | |
| Rotel rsx 1058 or marantz mm8077 OP why spend several hundred $ on a used Rotel or Marantz when you can get a Quad Vena,Cambridge Audio Azur 841/851 or Audiolab M-One for around the same $ that will SLAY either of your two choices in every performance aspect?These "Control Amp’s"... | |
| New Amp Questions New doesn’t always mean better.It is doubtful that messing with speaker location will have a positive affect when as you said Network sounds fine and Vinyl same as old system.More than likely Yamaha skimped on the analogue input stage from the RC... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Pandora + has added a "Deep Cuts"option for any personalized channel so right now I'm re living the 80's with my Alternative channel.Oh man,deeeppp tracks I haven't heard in 30+years from the Go Go's,Pretenders,Bangles,F.O.S.,Depeche Mode and on &... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon ^^^ currently anchored by a Cayin CS55A tube integrated with factory tubes(KT88/12AX7 & 12AU7)& Nordost "Leif""series Red Dawn power & spkr.cables.. | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon I am a recent Harbeth convert(M30.1) & anyone who checks my past threads & replies will see I am no easy mark.I am frugal,believe highly in the laws of diminishing returns as well as Trickle Down Tech and value a highly organic,natural ton... |