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| Upgrade My Turntable - How Much Do I Need to Spend? I like Stereo5 recommendation because it is a great tt plus, you have a removable headshell to change out cartridges in the future. you have a good tt. I might recommend you upgrade the cartridge to a Hana SL or a cartridge HANA ML. They both com... | |
| Seeking opinions about phono specific interconnects Hello, Before you start buying equipment and cables why don’t you just adjust the VTA/SRA and / or do the most simple adjustment of the VTF (cartridge weight) you will be so surprised how much you can change the sound. My personal recommendation... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range Hello, I have a couple recommendations: Tekton Encore or maybe even the new ones- 1812 overture? $21k I like this because they are new. Sonner speakers win a lot of Best Room at audio shows If you truly love your your speakers in your room th... | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp Gold note has the top of the line PH1000 phono stage/line stage. It is a phono stage with a preamp built in. It’s $4k more than the regular phono. For another $2k I say get the ARC ref 5 SE. | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp Tomic601, I have been keeping an eye out for the Tung Sol 6550 black plate. I just bought two NOS SED Winged C 6550. Very, very nice! Way better than EH or Sovtek. I was thinking about upgrading to the Ref 10 SE. I don’t feel that way anymore afte... | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp I like SOIX’s idea about the ARC Ref 5se. Make sure you get the SE. it’s worth the used $1k upgrade. I own one right now and it’s amazing. That being said I would still start with the Lumin P1. It does everything. My friend who owns it has it goin... | |
| DAC/Streamer/PreAmp I would say a Lumin P1. It is all of those things. Plus it has LEEDH volume control for great sound at any volume. Also it has an analog RCA/ XLR input. The power supply is linear. They say it is pretty close to the Lumin X1. I was setting up anti... | |
| Cable Break In for the Naysayers Nordost has a plug in board that can burn in cables. It is so easy to prove. Take a listen to a new cable and then swap them out for the burned in pair. If you feel some thing is off or biased take two Blue Sound Nodes plugged into the same preamp... | |
| Looking for recommendations for integrated with a more “organic” sound. Luxman 507x or 509x/z. We still do not know your budget. The thing I love about Luxman integrated amps is they can be an amp/ preamp/ or an integrated. They have optional tone controls which is great for not so great records, and can push most spe... | |
| Hegel comparison You can get the 590 now and upgrade later to the 600. | |
| Hegel comparison They do sound a little different. I believe the 390 is a touch cooler sounding. the 590 is a big deal because it has true balance and an extra XLR input. Plus since they just came out with the 600 you should get a better discount percentage on th... | |
| Luxman leaves me wanting I have a friend with a Luxman 509x. Luxman integrated amps can usually be used as a stand alone amp or a stand alone preamp. I own a Luxman stereo amp paired with an Audio Research Ref 5 SE. the SE is important. It pairs better with SS amps. It so... | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection If you are going to get into used classical then you will need a way to clean them. Also, A lot of people do not know when you restore a record with a KLAudio or a Kirmus which is $1000 for the total kit or 250 records cleaned to you you can remov... | |
| Rogue Audio hard to resell, has it fallen out of favor ? The Rogue Sphinx is a great integrated amp especially because the phono stage was upgraded. It’s a hybrid so the tubes are on the input. The rest is solid state. I have recommended this amp to so many people. That being said the helicopter money i... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? There are so many speakers to choose from. Besides, budget, ohms, and power requirements. The most important thing is the room. My second system in my foyer is a Sonos Amp with Micca speaker cable and Best Buy Insignia book shelf speakers on stand... |