jhills
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| My experience after lost of 20k$ Call me old fashioned, but after 35 years in audio, a collection of more than 300 LPs (many DD Masters) nearly as many CDs and a collection of decent gear - I have 0 desire to change gears, dump a bunch of bucks and jump on to the digital stream ... | |
| Best tube dampers that you have used After 15 years of faithful service from my Audible Illusions pre, I decided it was past time to change out the original tubes. Each Amperex 6DJ8 tube had a heavy band of some type of dark charcoal putty (approx 3/8" wide x 1/8" thick) around the m... | |
| BUYERS, What Issues have you had with Sellers and Listings that Prevent you from Buying? Although it seems, considering PayPal’s hold pay policies and a number of shysters out there abusing those policies to cheat legit. sellers, that being a seller on A-Gon or EBay can be a little risky. Still I have to agree with jssmith - some of t... | |
| If cost was no factor, what system would you build as your main audio system? @secretguy I am with you on the Maggie 30.7s. I now have the little 1.7s, that I am very happy with. When finances allow, I am planning an upgrade to the 3.7i, but the 30.7s along with an adequate listening room and some nice gear to run them, is ... | |
| The Absolute Sound vs Stereophile Glad to see mentioned the Sensible $ound. Back in the late 70s and through the 80s I had subscriptions to Stereo Review, Stereophile and even the Sensible Sound.I found each to be interesting and (in their own right) informative, but did develop ... | |
| chinese counterfeitng Love my Rogue and my Maggies! Both made here in the USA and are just a couple, of several, manufacturers who still build very good, reasonably priced products here in the US and provide impeccable customer service - I'm happy with that.I've never... | |
| If cost was no factor, what system would you build as your main audio system? @melbguyone; @jond Some of the old WE Horns, as I remember, truly were very large and interesting speakers - that presented a large as life stage. I listened to them in a very large room and it was quite evident they could fill and might require, ... | |
| If cost was no factor, what system would you build as your main audio system? Thanks all for all the great input on what would make a realistically great dream system.@tecknik There is a reason why megabuck systems have megabuck cabling.I understand your point, but, as I am a realist and (to a point) a purest, I would have ... | |
| LOUNDSPEAKER FOR $10,000.00 PER PAIR @fleschler I totally agree about room treatments. Also important is, even minor, adjustments to speaker placement....Jim | |
| LOUNDSPEAKER FOR $10,000.00 PER PAIR @fleschler $1.5 million Von Schweikert Ultra 11/VAC 450IQ/Kronos systemThe next time I have an extra $1.5 million and a concert sized hall to fill, I'll have to pick up one of those systems. For now, in my little 14'x26' music room, I'll stick wit... | |
| LOUNDSPEAKER FOR $10,000.00 PER PAIR kjl1065Sorry, not sure what the size of your listening room is (I don't think you mentioned) but when referring to my space I'm thinking of a medium sized room - mine is approx. 14'x26' with12' cathedral ceiling. In 45 years of audio, I've heard f... | |
| LOUNDSPEAKER FOR $10,000.00 PER PAIR For my space, either nicely refurbished Apogee Duetta Signatures or the Magnapan 3.7is - both are under 10K. I also would consider the Quad ESL-2912 or the Spatial Audio X2 Modular - both right at 10K....Jim | |
| If cost was no factor, what system would you build as your main audio system? Thanks for all of the great ideas. It’s amazing how much good stuff, vintage and cutting edge modern, is out there and what a diversity we, as audiophiles, have in regards to the equipment that best satisfies our need for good music.I mentioned in... | |
| If cost was no factor, what system would you build as your main audio system? @robertplong Most specifically for home...Jim | |
| Blocking the propaganda I haven't subscribed to any audio magazine publications for a good number of years, but I do believe that publications like Stereophile, Audio Review and others, helped gel my interest in audio - going back to the early 80s. Back then, aside from... |