harrylavo
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| Thiel Owners This is really a question for tomthiel -Tom, I have a four speaker 3.5 setup (used to be five). An Accupahse AC-2 moving coil through a Marcof PPA2 headamp and an Oppo 105 through an updated Audio Research SP-6A for the front channels and Audioni... | |
| Thiel Owners tomthiel -I have owned 3.5's since 1979, and currently run four in a pseudo 5 channel system (bridged front L-R, for better stereo on non-surround-sound discs). I also have a third equalizer since one or another of the channels on the first two a... | |
| Best head amp of the market ? If you can find one in good shape, the Markof PPA-2 based on a battery-driven Marshall Leach design is a contender. Back in the day it was considered one of the closest contenders to the Counterpoint SA-2 pre-preamp, which was acknowledged the fi... | |
| What used speakers raraely come up for sale This whole thread is silly .... unless you know how many of each were sold up until about five years ago, their is no basis for comparison. | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? Since you seem to like "old school" let me give you an option. Find a Dual 701 direct drive turntable. The table itself is as good as any every produced, and the arm is excellent. It should cost you well under $500. Then spend the other $1500 ... | |
| 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. |