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| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I'm pretty much done. Have a decent mid level system. Added a streamer to make things easier. with a 4 watt int amp I'm tempted to replace my speakers but they sound good and I don't listen to loud levels anymore. Almost always buy used. | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? Always and when we travel. Borrowed my brothers NAD amp years ago. Lightning hit a tree right outside the house. Fried it. Never again. | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I bought a used Primaluna in 2007, had questions, needed some help. Kevin was great. Bought a number of tubes from him later on. | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? Zappa Apostrophe | |
| Sound proofing floor We used a rubber membrane to help cut the trnasmission of sound through a concrete black wall at school between the dance studio and the recording studio. It really cut the sound down but it may only be a wall treatment. can't remember the brand | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 Decware with those Heresys | |
| I feel for you At my small liberal arts college the most liberal arts students were the science majors. | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? March 10, 1979, a small college in central Iowa. An English band named the Police opened for Ultra Vox | |
| Phono preamp upgrade price/performance Someone is selling Hageman Cornet 3 phono amp on Audio Circle for a good price. I have the Cornet 2 and it sounds very good. The only big different is the 2 is tube rectified. | |
| Paradigm or Rotel or MHDT DAC? I'll second the MHDT I have the Stockholm v2 with a 6922 using an adapter. very musical. I added a sub to my Ref 3A de Capos standmounts, made the sound fuller bigger, have it set very low volume | |
| Paradigm or Rotel or MHDT DAC? I'll second the MHDT I have the Stockholm v2 with a 6922 using an adapter. very musical | |
| Network DAC suggestions? Wiim Pro? ... I’m loving my Wiim Ultra ( wanted the ability to have music on a USB drive) Using it with a MHDT Stockholm v2 DAC and 4 watt tube amp. sounds very very good :) | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS Look for a nice used MHDT DAC like the Orchard or Stockholm. R2R NOS Tube output | |
| SPEAKERS THAT SOUND ALIVE & DYNAMIC AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS I regularly listen at around 55db with a 4 watt tube amp and Reference 3A de Capos, detailed and sound good at low volumes | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation Left my Mac Mini on the porch despite required sig |