harrylavo
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| AUDIO PRICE INSANITY PRICE VS. PERFORMANCE WORTH IT? I disagree, calvinj. Knowing the sound of live, unamplified music (jazz, chamber, classical) in good spaces is critcial in choosing each and every piece of equpmnet. Put them all together with neutral cable. Then take steps to balance the sound... | |
| Oppo 205 guagers selling used units for twice the price... If you are primarily interested in disk playing rather than streaming, the OPPO-105 is just as good (or even the 95) and are widely available on the internet (95 - $500; 105 - $750). | |
| Moving from MM to MC Let's not forget that the OP is dealing with a tonearm that is a medium to high mass arm, and he has an under $300 budget. In that regard, the 103D is an excellent fit. If he can stretch his budget a bit, a better expenditure IMO would be a slig... | |
| Who still listens to their First Generation Cd Players? Another vote for the early Phillips gear .... mine an 880 (just below the 960 but still about $1300 back in the day). Heavy as a concrete block, absolutely three-dimensional sound (although premature fade-to-black,as the machine had rising non-li... | |
| Audio valuations elf1, you have been lowballed. The 6b goes between $1000 and $1100 normally.Lots of 6 series ARC preamps sold, and an active used market. Audiogon's Bluebook lists them all, and eBay sales, Audio Mart, and other sites tend to agree with the valu... | |
| Preamp under $2,000 used I'd look at Audio Research SP-6a's, 6b's, and SP-8's. Have their caps and critical resistors upgraded to modern high quality ones, and be happy for a long, long time. This can be done for under $2000, and if you have or plan to add phono gear, t... | |
| Scoring on Used Thiels here Unsound ... you are right the Thiel equalizer has a high input impedance ... either the 90k you mention or perhaps 100k. That is why it can take the high output impedance of the SP6's or other pure tube preamps. However, its output impedance is ... | |
| Scoring on Used Thiels here A little off the track, but four or five Thiel 3.5's make a superb surround sound system. the various locations tend to cancel out room resonances and without room correction allow their smooth bass to really make itself known. You haven't heard... | |
| Pick A Tube Phono Preamp, but not just any Tube Phono Preamp The Audible Illusions 3A is simply one of the greatest tube preamps ever made for phone .... stop your search and go listen.They also still get complete support, something you will appreciate over the years. | |
| What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago? Everything other than my Oppo 105. Replaced Sony 333ES. | |
| high-efficiency loudspeakers You really want high end and ultimate efficiency? The James B Lansing corner horns of the late 50's can't be beat. The ones that have a chance for stereo placement in typical rooms are the C-34 "Hartsfields".....rear-loaded horns that do alright... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano Theil 3.5's with 300-400wpc behind them of very good solid-state amplification and a really life-like tube preamp. These Theils have the most neutral and natural harmonic structure of any loudspeaker I've heard ... and I've owned Maggies, IMF Stu... | |
| Which audio component would you like Santa to place under the christmas tree for you? A set of Last Record Cleaner and Sylus Cleaner. I just ran out and I've got hundreds of records to go. | |
| Whats in your second system? Resides in my dining/den combo room:Thiel 2 2 speakersAdcom 5300 amplifierCounterpoint SA1000 preampCarver TX-11 FM tunerSony SCD-CE775 SACD/CD changerDual CS-704 turntable w/Accuphase AC-2 mc cartridgeI use this system largely for FM listening, a... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Well, I may have an age edge here worth commenting. My dad was one of the early pioneers of retail high end audio, and we had a JBL C31 corner horn in our living room (two 15" horn-loaded woofers, an "Acoustic Lens" midrange-treble horn for the r... |