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| Best new tube amp under $1500? Boost your budget $500 and find a used ARC VT100 Mk 2 or VT60 at your price point...or Sonic Frontiers Power 1....yeah, they are used but you will get so much more performance. | |
| Which companies deserve a star for Christmas Odyssey (and Symphonic Line)- Klaus BungeGR Research - Danny RitchieDodd Audio - Gary DoddPaul G - Tube Audio Design (TAD)All great guys with fabulous products! | |
| How do we remember 1970s amplifiers? Sold my car to buy a high end system as a Freshman in college -1977. Talk about a killer dorm system. First amp was a Phase Linear 400....it flamed (literally) -- However, I thought it sounded very good. Then went with a fabulous Harman Kardon Cit... | |
| Best Speaker under $3K - New or Used By far -- the Coincident Total Eclipses... They image great, have great versatility (tube or SS amps), and great dynamics (and low end bass)...hell, at $5K they would still be the best (used price). Just my opinion...oh, and another good one...Leg... | |
| Best Record You Have Ever heard Supertramp: Crime of the Century (MFSL LP). | |
| If your whole system costs $40,000.... IMO...you can get near state of the art for $4-5K (used)...=~10-15% of total - on a $40K system. | |
| 5+ years old $5k player vs. current $2k player I completely agree w/ Dtc. My experience is that the newer players (and DACs) are more revealing and offer "features" which accommodate computer inputs. However, from a listening "experience" standpoint, many 5 yr old (or even older) digital sourc... | |
| Which components are "stupid good"? Tube Research Dude (also the Samson amps). Tube Audio Labs TADAC (DAC). Eagle amplifiers. | |
| My Halcro MC20 The Focus will play extremely loud (and clear...sometimes the bass is too pronounced - IMHO). If they will not play loud, something is not right. Probably a hook up issue or something is malfunctioning. | |
| What speakers have best bass for hip hop, and rock Legacy Focus | |
| Good/bad idea? Oppo in 2 channel w/out preamp? I used an Oppo without a preamp and found it to be generally good. A slight loss of lower frequency weight and dynamics. Less "full" in the mid range (vocals). A bit of soundstage flattening. I thought the top end was excellent and all frequencies... | |
| Best Tube Pre-Amp under 4K Tube Research Dude. Audio Valve Eklipse . Dodd Battery powerd preamp. I have owned all three --- all are fabulous. Look for pre-owned units as all are well built and will keep you well within your budget. | |
| What's the best Tube DAC you have heard? Not all of my list has tubes but here are my favs....Museatex Bidat, Audiomeca Enkianthus (1st gen and X model), Camelot Uther Mk 4, Kora Hermes (if modded), Audio Aero Capitole (has digital in, so can be used as a DAC), Check out the TADAC..a rea... | |
| Best LP since Waters left Pink Floyd? Amused to Death is the best recorded "rock" album I have heard (IMHO). Not saying the music is the best although I like it. Many folks think it is too weird and depressing. I like the arrangements and fidelity. I honestly cannot stand Roger Waters... | |
| Tube Research Labs Latest Dude Preamp I am told that the new Dude will be identical from a circuit standpoint -- this is referring to recent builds (there were some changes in the last couple of years that most units either have or were subsequently performed by TRL). This is a packag... |