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| Bookshelf speaker recommendations Search YouTube, one of the larger reviewers there just released a book shelf speaker round up of 20 different speakers. With audio clips if that's something your into. I'll see if I can find it and update this post with the link. | |
| Receiver having audio out jack for recording analog sources What's your budget? do yo mean you want a receiver? or any preamp amp combo. receiver traditionally means tuner-preamp-amp in one box, not many of them being made anymore. McIntosh makes one still. One option is a vintage piece with tape outs.... | |
| Fair Blind Test?? If you guys can not hear a difference between tracks on YouTube I'm thinking its you and your bias, as I can readily hear a difference. Specially when the poster takes the time to do a proper setup using good mic's etc. sure its compressed some bu... | |
| Source for Garrard 301 plinth (and other 301 questions) just some advice after doing this with my 301. one, do not skimp on a plinth. use one of the tested/trialed plinth designs on many 301 threads. this is critical to reduce rumble. second, you may need to disassemble your motor to lubricate its b... | |
| Repair options for Placette passive linestage? Take it to a local technician. Ask your local dealer who does their repairs. everyone seem to think their prized piece of audio gear is only repairable by the manufacture, That's just silly. Well unless there is some component that's only avai... | |
| 300B, 2A3 experiances wanted Friend had, prior to his death, the Elekit 300b amp not sure if its the same model. I will say it was a stunning little amp for the money. He used it on his Cornwall (new). He had a local builder assemble the amp he also go the upgrades with it. f... | |
| Record cleaning and realistic expectations Few years ago I bought some records off a collector who had them stored for 30+ years never played. Took multiple cleanings with a ultra sonic cleaner and vacuum cleaner to get all the mold out of the groves. Even after a few cleanings I was still... | |
| Paradigm Studio 20 V3 Tweeter Swap Audiogon Discussion Forum | |
| Need A High Compliance Cartridge Van Den Hul makes, made many hi compliance carts. I've used one for many years. Unfortunately it needs a rebuild now, I also don't have an arm for it anymore. I think mine has a compliance of 34 and its mass is around 5g. you could find a used ... | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference I've never heard anything from DCS, But I have a C2700 preamp with the DAC2 board in it feeding Mac mono blocks. I also have/had a Chord Dave in my system. What I can say is the Mac DAC2 is better then many may think for the money. It punches well... | |
| Affordable Grounding Just be careful not to have two different grounding rods in your house's electrical system that can cause issue with grounding and potential difference between the two grounding rods, and poses a safety issue as well. many places its against code ... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used All tube amps make heat so not sure if reducing it by 25% is going to make that much difference. also at your budget your definitely into used/vintage if you want something good that will last. Also your SET makes a lot of heat but anything with ... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? have you addressed your room acoustic yet? That's where I would start, many people ignore the room when that's the biggest upgrade you can do bar none. like may will say the source first but if the room is not great sounding no source will sound ... | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? No cable in my experience has taken a bad sounding component and made it great all of a sudden, specially putting an expensive cable on a lower priced component. Cables are fine tuning. So much over hyp and pseudoscience on cables in hi end audio ... | |
| SACD/CD Drive Mechanism Replacement Any reputable tech can install a drive not that hard. having a spare is only a thing if you know there are not many available. Like an older out of production drive. If parts are plentiful why bother. mind you if your sanity is an issue worrying... |