jameswei
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| Pass Labs Power amps choices If you get the .5, you will lust after the .8 forever. Just get it now and never look back. | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. Your ARC Ref 5SE is a very nice piece, although it is a bit old.If you still liked how it was performing, I would recommend getting it fixed, even at the cost you mentioned. | |
| Emotional rollercoaster It is good you enjoy the Akai and Magnats.I remember enjoying my college system. Since then, the improvements have been in small steps that depended on me learning what to listen for, as well as more capable equipment.Back in college, I didn’t pay... | |
| Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers I am happy driving my 3.6's with a pair of Pass X600s. Gutsy enough and finesse too. Used will be within your $10k budget. | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) Any Lisa Fischer fans? She really belts out the sexy opening here --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU0wvr9-o-I | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) I also liked Claudine Longet.I always thought her Look of Love was the sexiest version. | |
| What are the sexiest components ever made? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, though pretty doesn’t necessarily mean better.Original Transcriptors TurntableEmpire 698 TurntableSME 3009 TonearmMagnum Dynalab Etude Tuner with Gold FaceplateHeathkit AR-15 (in the dark)Avant Garde Trio Clas... | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) Lots of great singers mentioned already!I would just add Jacintha and Roberta Flack. | |
| Demo'ing Class A amps, Appreciation Suggestions from those who recently been there Since you are open to used, have you considered older generations of Pass amps?I have read that each generation does sound a somewhat different.I have an original Aleph 3, and it is so sweet. | |
| Question about Tone Controls + Equalizers Old school analog equalizers with manually adjustable sliders are much cheaper.Rane used to make decent graphic equalizers. The build quality is at the pro level. Although they seemed to have discontinued this line, used units are still availabl... | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... I am running a Modafferi-refurbed McIntosh MR78 in my music system.Tuners in storage are Acoustic Research Tuner, Magnum Dynalab Etude, and SAE 8000. Gave away my Classe Tuner 1.And tuner sections reside in random other components, like Magnum Dyn... | |
| O.K., I know some of old audiophiles can have a golden glow to our memories...that said, I had the Classe tuner. It was a good match with my Classe CP30 preamp, and I eventually added a Classe CA100 amp to round out this little system.The tuner sounded fine -- more than adequate for the low quality material being broadcast. It was com... | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers Did her adjustment improve your sound?If so, it would seem she has good ears but is also a bit rude. The rudeness will present itself again in other ways, too. Personally, I wouldn't want to put up with it. | |
| Vinyl lovers...oh no! Prices will go up. | |
| Slot, tray, or top load? Sorry, but my internet is unreliable.For example, my Spectrum TV streaming app stopped working with my Roku recently. Used to be OK, but I couldn’t use it to watch the Super Bowl. Total fail.I hope your music streaming should remain troublefree. |