grislybutter
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| I’m looking for an sleek integrated amp under $15k I have never heard an integrated amp over 5K and probably never will. Based on reviews, I'd want to hear a Simaudio model for sure. I would never look for one with a phono input but a separate phono preamp. | |
| phono preamp to power amp thank you @tomic601 you too! | |
| Peformance at price point for speakers manufactured in China? there is a story of Sockeye salmon caught in the Pacific North being frozen and then shipped to China where they thaw them, cut and gut and slice them up, freeze them again and ship them back to e.g. Seattle to grocery stores. They travel 12,000 m... | |
| How good is good enough? I am also forced to learn the art of making more with less. Necessity is the mother of innovation, being broke is the father of creativity | |
| How good is good enough? It's two-fold. When the music sounds spectacular, I am done. I just want to listen. When I see a gear and start thinking about what it might do for me, I am back to being not done. | |
| phono preamp to power amp @krelldreams I tried the bridged mode in my amp, and it sounded much worse. I am not sure why but it was a good test for me to give up the idea of buying another one. | |
| Sound Stage and Imaging And the Celestion was a wild idea, I own the 5s and love them and heard the SL6s and they please me like very few speakers do, it's very personal, may not work for you | |
| Sound Stage and Imaging @kraftwerkturbo I know nothing about Thiels other than that they don't exist anymore. I have a friend who knows 20 times more about audio than I do and loves them, but that's anecdotal. | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? @soix I was joking (well, tried) But I understand your logic :) Here is the bad news: while your speakers are worth 50K, they are only as good as $500 speakers. Everybody knows that $500 speakers are as good as 3K speakers. | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? @soix you just feel remorse that you paid 50K for 25K speakers 😄 | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? @emergingsoul in general, I disagree strongly. There aren't plenty of 10K speakers as good as 35K speakers. 35K speakers will be priced at 35K for good reasons. There may be exceptions, but in today's global economy, manufacturing costs are ve... | |
| I am looking to upgrade - looking for advice On the plus side, with the Hegel, now your amp is the strongest link in your chain. That’s not a bad thing, aside from: at 250Watts, it is a beast, way above the B&Ws’ capacity. I don’t know the B&W 705 S2 and how they sound in your room a... | |
| phono preamp to power amp thanks @theflattire ! | |
| Sound Stage and Imaging @kraftwerkturbo One more idea: Celestions are famous for their imaging. Under a $500 for a SL 6. Add 2 midrange subs and still under budget? | |
| Phono preamp, all suggestions welcome I tested 5 different ones and the Moon LP 110 V2 came out on top, superb quality. I was very happy with it - I just passed it down in the family recently. |