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| Standmount speakers. I have $5000. Though I have not yet heard them, I have on multiple occasions seen them referred to as the best standmounts by those who have heard them, the Trenner & Friedl Art: https://www.trenner-friedl.com/index.php?menu=product&sprache=en&seco... | |
| Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore? I use LP260M SE amps - they blow me away, in how musical and powerful they are. | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought A vote for Sound Smith! I'd get whichever one of theirs you can afford, and enjoy knowing that it doesn't get any better (maybe equal, but not better). | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object I would take the FM Acoustics or VAC. | |
| Anyone have a Little Fwend tonearm lifter? +1 for the Tru Lift | |
| Recommendation for detailed/analytical bookshelf speaker? Ensemble makes the best bookshelf speaker I have heard. | |
| Most impressive small footprint speaker Stenheim and Ensemble with small footprint in mind. And focal Sopra 2. | |
| C2600 recommendations I recently put a C2600 into my system and am very happy with it. I would take it over an ARC preamp any day. | |
| FM Acoustics vs CH Precision Throw Soulution in there to complete the triumvirate of high end Swiss audio. I have not heard CH yet so cannot compare...but based on what I have heard from the other two and read on all three I'd take FM and Soulution before CH.The FM room at Mu... | |
| Has anyone heard FM Acoustics Has anyone listened to the Mk iii versions of either the 411 or 711? Not much out there on them, due to the prices, no doubt... Wondering if they break free from the SS mantra of being fatiguing.If you could choose between FM Acoustics and Soul... | |
| Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal Focal all day everyday.The most important part of a speaker is the driver, and Focal drivers > Wilson drivers. | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? The FM Acoustics 1811At Munich High End this year. To me, it is bar none the best transistor amplification on the market. Quite possibly the best amplification period. That room was best at show. After it, everything else was boring. | |
| Conrad Johnson ART amps - Watts at 8 ohms vs 4 ohms @batman1971 I've heard before that CJ extracts every ounce out of the tubes in a way that no one else does. I listened to the amps a couple times before and I do not doubt the 100wpc rating based on those experiences.The VAC Signature 200iQ puts o... | |
| Conrad Johnson ART amps - Watts at 8 ohms vs 4 ohms For everyone's benefit here are some specifications for the ART-150: Power output into 4 ohms is 150 watts. Power output into 8 ohm is 101 watts.With the above information, which comes from CJ, I would suggest that the ART300s (which put 300 watts... | |
| What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price? 1. Stenheim Reference Infinite2. Stenheim Alumine Five3. Trenner & Friedl Taliesin |