grinnell
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| Best sounding CD player for under $500? Take a look at the Music Hall CD25.2. Very nice sounding CDP for around 440$ new. Seem them and the earlier version used for around 200-300 here. | |
| best inexpensive tube integrated I have had my Primaluna PL2 for about a year and it is wonderful and easy to listen to. I ran with KT88's for about 8-9 months but just switched to EL34's. The nice thing about this amp is its can take a lot of different tubes and it is auto bias.... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Triangle Comete Es should sound pretty good. | |
| leave power on? I turn off my Int amp if im gone from the room more than 30-45 min. Having had 2 tubes arc i do not want to leave it one and leave the house.I have a Tube Box Se and i leave it on all day if i'm listening vinyl off and on but turn it off for any l... | |
| Salamander racks? I own an archetype 5 shelf unit and they do look good they are not too big but they are not the most solid units. I have tightened the nuts on these things and you still get some sway. It needs some cross bracing to be really solid. That said I ha... | |
| Speakers to match PrimaLuna Prologue 2 Very happy with my triangle cometes. They work very well and don't take a lot of power. Nice bass for monitors. | |
| Integrated amps on a 1,000 dollar budget I used Primaluna PL2 tube integrated with the same speakers and had great results. They have the power to move the 602's and the sound was nice and warm. They are showing up used here for $850-1000. | |
| PrimaLuna Prologue 8 CD Player Sound If you really want to know about Primaluna go herewww.primaluna-usa.com | |
| Fire place vs. audiophile.... I had to move my system to the side b/c of the fireplace and that it stuck out into the room. Now we can use the fireplace which is good since our house is 108 years old and drafty. Only downside was i had to get new speakers cables to reach the f... | |
| 602s3 B&W Nice to know. I bought an almost new pair last summer for $400 (one corner banged slightly) and loved them before upgrading to Triangle speakers.Plan to use them for HT. | |
| any advice appreciated My tastes in music are similar. I went with a tube integrated amp. You can find them used for under $1000. I know that makes the rest of your budget tight but tubes will make a big difference. Look for an amp that takes EL34 tubes like a Sophia El... | |
| Hybrid AV amp? In my web wanderings I did look at their stuff before i was thinking of tube HT. Just looked at it and yes this would be great but I teach for a living and $2400 puts it out of my range.Maybe used? | |
| tube friendly speaker rec I have the Triangle Comete es with my Primaluna PL2 and have used it with both KT88's and EL34's. Got a very good deal for them new (under $500) and they sound great. I think the tubes tame the high end. I was very impress with the bass, deeper an... | |
| Budget outboard phono stage Rec's Parasound Zphono used for about$100My Pro-ject Tube Box SE does not sound 4 times as good although it cost 4X | |
| Integrated Tube Amplifier for First Timer? I love my Primaluna PL2. Easy to deal with, great sound, can use a variety of tubes, well built. You can find them used for about 1K on Audiogon. |