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| AUDIO RESEARCH VS VTL For sonic performance, every experience I’ve had is that VTL blows ARC out of the water. One of the top 3 systems I’ve ever heard was fully powered by VTL into Stenheim Alumine 5 at the Chicago show a couple years ago. Redefined what HiFi could be... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) McIntosh C22 if you’re into the retro looks. C2700 if you want the last tube preamp you’d ever need. | |
| Amp advise :) With those highly efficient speakers you do not need to waste money on power and can go for as high quality as you can afford. My first pick would be the Ensemble Massimo Fuoco. It is a hybrid design, 150 watts per channel. It is built to the 9’s,... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? After being without my cartridge (and therefore turntable) for 2 months to the day, I finally received my repaired EMT back from Thales today. What bliss, to turn on the table and drop the needle.Rodrigo y Gabriela - Jazz EPJeff Beck Group - Truth... | |
| Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl Since OP is out, I am not limiting it to 5.Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin IIILed Zeppelin IVHouses of the HolyPhysical GraffitiPresenceIn Through the Out DoorCodaThe Song Remains the SameHow the West Was WonBBC SessionsCelebration DayAnd ... | |
| Best sub for music, JL Audio makes very serious subwoofers. I would take them over REL. A relative has two Gothams. Wow. https://www.jlaudio.com/collections/home-audio-dominionI believe that it is better to get speakers that go lower than to add a sub. But, that’s j... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? I went from a Meridian Media Source 600, which was an awesome DAC that I have only good things to say about, to a Brinkmann Nyquist, which is the last DAC I’ll own. My first mode of listening is analog, and the Nyquist does a fine job of making di... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Kiss Alive! | |
| Manufacturers past their heyday CJ has become so underrated. Their flagship ART150 ART300 are the best tubes I’ve ever heard. Two companies that have gone out of business:AcousticPlan (they made among other great gear a very cool cd transport where the cd was exposed)Le Son (ult... | |
| What speaker has the best tweeter? I have never heard better than whatever it is that Stenheim is doing/using.With that said, my Focals keep me very satisfied. | |
| New Speakers $10K -$20K Focal Sopra checks every box you’ve laid out. With a room that size, I believe the largest model, the Sopra 3’s would be appropriate. And that’s great considering they are the best sounding in the line, if you have enough room to handle them (too ... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs Van Alst @jjss49 oh whoops. I didn’t realize. When I think CJ I think tubes. I do not know much about their SS. | |
| Conrad Johnson vs Van Alst CJ is as good as it gets in tubes. They know how to extract every last ounce out of the tube and use high quality parts. The best system I’ve ever heard incorporated the CJ GAT and CJ ART150. | |
| Sonic differences between servers I have been considering replacing my QNAP with a Roon Nucleus. Do you mind sharing why you are not content with your Nucleus? | |
| What player to stream Amazon HD with? If you are talking about Bluetooth from your phone or iPad, the new McIntosh MB20 has Bluetooth 5.0. |