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| Choices for speaker 2' from back wall I have Von Schwiekert VR 4 SR's that do well in that position with a front port. I think the VR4 JR's would also perform well. There a a few pairs on a'gon right now listing for $1,900 new in box, on up. Retail I think was $6,000. The new in box a... | |
| Speaker suggestions at around $30k Audition the Von Schweikert VR5 Anniversary new in your price range. To get brighter use SS amp. I have the VR 4SRs and they are wonderful. Or save a bit and go for VR 4 SR MKIII | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Thanks for the informative review. Glad to hear that the Boulder is working well for you. | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier I did not have a remote and turned it all the way off until I went to use it. It has a soft start up to be gentle on tubes. My tubes showed very little use on my tube tester after 3 years of use with the cca's at about 2 hours per day. I would ema... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier I had I think a similar issue with my 2.1 and it turned out to be tube microphonics. Using Herbies tube dampers eliminated it by dulled the sound, floating the circuit board helped a bit, also you can try very gently bending the pins out just a bi... | |
| looking for advice on bookshelf speakers Perhaps a receiver or amp with treble and bass controls might help? | |
| Tube preamp for about $1500? Audio Horizons used would fit your bill well. Thread on A'gon with 1,000 posts describing it. | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s Agreed, already the best digital I heard, I noticed a real nice, "shake your head its so good improvement" between 500 and 750 hours. | |
| Speaker recommendations for small space You might be very pleased at the sound that you can get out of small speakers. I set up a pair of Von Schweikert VR1's (used about $500) for my brother with a sub and an Onkyo receiver into a similar space (open on the two side walls) for near fie... | |
| Yes,another DAC question Check out the well reviewed Ayon CD5s, can be had in your price range. Is computer ready and has transport, DAC and preamp all in one, making for a cleaner signal path. | |
| Expensive amp or cheap classdaudio? I love my Nuforce Reference 9 V3SE's, and find them better in many ways than more expensive and heavier (in weight and cost) amps. The comments about cleaner,clearer, and quicker, with excellent bass dynamics and control are spot on. Also leaving ... | |
| Using Granite under speakers BradDid you like the resulting sound? | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s MellbguyThanks for the clarification. I re-read the sentence about op amps and misunderstood the first time around. | |
| North Carolina Audio Club TrietzAre you still in the mountains? I am in Hendersonville area and would love to get together. Charlotte is a little far for me. | |
| Ayon Audio CD-5 versus CD-5s MGThank you for you thorough, informative, and cogent review of the CD5s. I too, with over 500 hours on mine, feel it represents an ideal front end with the NOS 6H30P-DR output tubes. I would emphasize that having this quality of transport, DAC, a... |