jbhiller
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| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move Great suggestions. I’m busy researching. Not sure about Focal. Can’t they be a bit brighter on top end? Tekton’s looks are deal breakers for me. Sorry. My friend has Revel Salon 2s and my other friend is a revel dealer. Very accurate but clinica... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move @treepmeyer , very interesting. Thank you. This is something worthy of researching to learn more. | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move @zuesman , Yes, I have high respect for Monitor Audio. I owned a pair of studio bookshelf monitors in the late 1990s that I felt were so much better than B&W 805s that I lusted after. Monitor Audio does, just like you say, ride a nice line bet... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move @sns @ozzy62 , I use two REL subs, fine tuned nicely where you cannot tell there are in the system--unless I turn them off. I play in a couple of bands and my ear is pretty darn good at integrated a sub to taste. They help immensely. SNS, c... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move @bigkidz , Revival Audio looks great. Don Better in Shaker Heights is a 6 hour drive. I'm going to ping them. | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move Thank you all for the recommendations. Yes, Volti does seem like a great fit. Man, I heard the Rivals (I think) at the 2019 AXPONA and said to myself that they sounded better to me than so many rooms. I was actually comparing them to $35k Steinhe... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move Hello @ozzy62 , Good to see you chime in here as I recall your history with the Heritage line and several excellent discussions with you in the past! I'm off to look at Qualio IQ per your recommendation. THANK YOU! | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move @doyle3433 which model do you have? I have heard the rivals at a recent Axpona and loved them. | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? @vthokie83 , Holy cow! That's a great website resource for all sorts of good stuff. Thank you much! | |
| HiFi satisfaction and/ or Musical enjoyment Great thread. I’m not sure why folks at the top reacted to it the way they did. I like hearing all perspectives. Someone above (too lazy to quote here) noted how you might go in one direction and learn far later that your hunt was in the wrong... | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? @dcdiscs big thanks for this source. The big issue is getting quiet quality tubes. | |
| Hot off the press...Technics SL 1300G Interesting new offering by Technics. I own the GAE—anniversary edition of the G. It’s a wonderful table. Reliability and stability are super. The adjustment options and framework for doing them are something I couldn’t give up. The Japanese engi... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade +1 on the Marantz ruby sacd/dac. Very smooth with great detail. The DAC is wonderful too. I run horns in my bigger system and have no patience for harshness, glare or fatigue. But, like others, I’m surprised your Rega is the culprit. | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? It would be nice if there were more retail sales partners based in North America (or Europe) who screen Chinese tubes before selling them. Yes, that’s probably the point of this post. We need more North American resellers who test for noise. Th... | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? I don't believe JJ tubes are a problem. I know some people think they aren't great. But I also know there are manufacturers who use them and not because of their reasonable price alone. JJ preamp tubes can sound amazing so long as they are quiet! |