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| Speakers for Pathos Classic One MKIII Haven’t heard Kef or PSB’s in 20 years.Never heard the Q Acoustics but I like the combination of materials they use & have had experience with similar materials & really like the sound they are capable of.I have also used Dali Zensor 3’s &... | |
| Gaining listening experience without spending money Mentioned above only once that I see,it is MANDATORY that you start with live music.If you don’t know what real instruments,in real space sound like you can never get where you want to be..Also don’t drink the PRICE = performance coolaid,we live i... | |
| Is my room size going to be a problem for speakers? PLEASE,that room size can be made into a small oasis! Small Dynaudio’s or Sonus Fabers driven by tubes & a well treated room will put a smile a mile wide on your face! As for time to treat the room a half day & good combination of corner t... | |
| Full tube amp under $1600 CayinYaqinRogue AudioRaven AudioPrima LunaLook for something with KT88 power tubes for power & control... | |
| Who are the Kings of Audiogon? Man,I been here a while,since 2012..I've always kinda thought of myself as Chief Anarchist when it came to things like value for dollar & law of diminishing returns or brutal honesty on the sub par quality of some very expensive gear & be... | |
| Any Opinions on the Quad Artera Solus I've since moved on from the Quad,couldn't handle the labor intensive & dangerous biasing procedure.The DAC was IMO superb,musical,defined & never brittle.Quad electronics always seem to be voiced justtttt right.. | |
| Any Opinions on the Quad Artera Solus I have extensive experience with Quad VA-1,all in 1(no cd)tube integrated amp/DAC it was almost perfect.Quad makes bespoke level equipment IMO & if you don’t need cd(CD’s are dead friend)I recommend the much less expensive Vena II.If you must ... | |
| VTL S-200 Tube recommendations Except for a slight bias voltage difference the KT88 & 6550 are completely interchangeable.I haven’t tried 6550’s but I have spent the last few months trying different KT88’s in my Cayin I/A & found the Gold Lion reissues to offer the best... | |
| Blown away by YAQIN MC-13S - tube amplifier No these are integrated amplifiers,all in 1 units..If you need tube mono blocks or bridged tube amps I suggest a new thread in the Amplifier section. And since you brought this thread back a quick update.Sold VA-one,have Cayin CA55 running off Mic... | |
| Glass FX Tube DAC DSD as headphone amp? The specs show design is for 30 ohm loads which puts you smack in Planar Magnetic territory.Senns won't sound good.Email Jolida for exact power output at 30 ohms.I doubt it's got much get up & go so IMO look for something with higher efficienc... | |
| Tone controls -- assuming you're ok with them, when would you try them? I have found that people who love tone controls & room correction gizmos do so because they don't want acoustic treatments plastered all over the walls of the Home & Garden living room.IMO this remixes the original sound.Closer to the trut... | |
| Purchasing DVD or blue ray recordings of live orchestral performances There is a whole new world out there for you.I like elusivedisc.com,musicdirect.com & Amazon.com..There are also a ton of concerts posted on uTube.com,try searching specific performers or Composers..Another avenue is many city symphonies have ... | |
| im going to put this in as many forums as i can.... I did notice a slight bit of grain or edginess in the high treble(flutes & such) when I first got my new amp & speakers.Before I spent big $ upgrading from the PST-8 I decided to swap out the $0.50 wall receptacle.Went with the Voodoo Audi... | |
| OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners Biasing required working a powered up,bottomless & upside down amp with 2 multimeter probes and a screwdriver.As bad as my hands shake that's not a good combination.My new amp has bias test points & adjustment pots right on the top,next to... | |
| OMG OMG OMG Harbeth M30.1 INCOMING!!!A Few Questions For Owners ^^^Yea that little Quad amp was something special but had a bad design flaw I couldn't live with so I sold it & got a Cayin CS-55.These are the only speakers I've ever had that can clearly show the differences in cables & tubes..I settled ... |