grinnell
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| speaker recommendation for 35watt tube mono blocks Second jjss49. Ref 3A de Capos. used 1000-1500. The I series is wood the newer series has a greyish covering but upgraded tweet and woofer | |
| A warm DAC? MHDT- R2R, NOS, with a tube | |
| New Mac choice at reasonable price! check out the MGDT DACs | |
| How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup? I won’t say dream system but I haven’t really upgraded for several years about 5 years, started in 2007. Mini ToriiRef 3A de Capos. HW-19 mk iv. Hagerman Cornet II. Emotive ERC-4 cdp/dac. new but replaces a MH cdp and a Mac Tuner now steaming r... | |
| mac mini into a hires streamer If you have hi res audio files you can go from USB into the usb input on your dac. I do this with an old macbook. No problem streaming hi res audio off the internet or playing hi res files ripped from CD's | |
| What to buy? Focal or Paradigm | |
| Best DAC for around $2,500 or less MHDT? | |
| Help me choose an integrated tube amp? OR separates Decware? | |
| Recommendations for floor standers that sound good at low levels too I'll second the Reference 3A's I have the de Capos and listen at low levels with a 4wpc amp. clean and detailed | |
| Audioquest or Kimber kable. Scored a pair of 13 foot Kimber PR8 for $100 YMMV, use them bi-wired to my Ref 3A de Capos. Good bass | |
| CD Transports My CDP died after 12 years (MH 25.2). Still have a lot of cd's but also wanted to move into steaming from my old macbook.Bought an Emotiva ERC-4 cdp/dac. love it solidly built, sounds great and 599.00 | |
| What's the best integrated amp in the $1500-$2000 range? What speakers will you use? | |
| Emotiva Xpa 2 Gen 3 power amp I don't own the amp but their CDP which is built like a tank, sounds great. | |
| How many people here generally buy used? I have only purchased a CDP new, everything else used | |
| Most valuable LP Bought This for .49 cents at a local thrift shop. I live in a city with one of the top music schools in the US so I suspect this came from a prof's collection. I have priced it from $100 to $299 on the web. lolin mint condition, very sight wear... |