jimmyblues1959
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| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! I owned a pair of teak 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5A's purchased new in 1986. I sold them about a decade later for about what I had paid new ($500US). I wish I had kept them. I still own a pair of Linn Kan I's , FMI 80's, KEF Reference Series Model ... | |
| USB CD Transports Looking forward to reading about listening comparisons between the ET3 and URD. | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition This makes Naim's Nait 50 look like a bargain. | |
| XLR cable recommendations needed I use the following XLR cables for connecting a Schiit Modius to a Schiit Lokius tone control to a Schiit Jotunheim and they work quite well. For what it’s worth, I have owned fancier silver audio cables and could never hear a difference. Of cours... | |
| Is simpler better? In my experience simplicity is a relative term in this hobby. It depends on one’s budget and the size of their listening room. There’s no question that today’s digital streaming of audio is extremely convenient and can be accomplished cost effe... | |
| New CD Player Jasonbourne71, just reading over your post brings back some nice memories for me of some of the vintage tube gear I have owned over the years; including a Futterman H3, ARC D70 MK2, and a pair of Heath W5m monoblocks. These were great sounding amp... | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet Most of my audio equipment was purchased used via Audiogon, US Audiomart, Canuck Audiomart, and Ebay. I’ve had good experiences thus far. The best way to protect yourself is to use a service like PayPal which offers buyer protection in case the eq... | |
| How Long Is Too Long? I can understand your concern in regard to having to wait so long for your audio equipment to be repaired. Unfortunately, Covid has only made the situation worse. Especially when you are dealing with a small company (sometimes even a one person... | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? Normb, good one! lol | |
| Happy Accident Back in the days when I was listening critically (the 1980s and early ’90’s), I used a pair of 15 ohm Rogers LS3/5As. I had them sited upon a pair of bar stools and canted inward so that their axis was just in front of my listening area. Back in t... | |
| My Final System Build in Words & Pictures Great looking system! Enjoy! 😊 | |
| Original Quads (57) - the perfect amp Original Futterman H3. Quicksilver Minimite Monoblocks, Antique Sound Lab AV 25 Monoblocks. The Bedini 25/25 is known for its synergy with the ESL 57. What may not be as well known is that the Futterman H3 OTL was also highly recommended for u... | |
| Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them? Audio Research has been around since 1970, and managed to weather every economic storm we’ve seen in the United States since then. I can’t speak to the company’s newer gear because I have never heard it. However, years ago I owned an ARC D70MKII a... | |
| How do you assess a DAC? Digital to analogue converters are so subjective. I have a few inexpensive Dac's (Schiit Modius AKM4493, ifi Zen Dac Signature original version). I also own an older Audio By Van Alstine Insight Multibit dac from the late 2000's that would ret... | |
| Used DACs for sale - help me choose IMHO, anything spent above $300 new for a dac these days and you reach the law of diminishing returns. For instance, a Schiit Modius $229, or ifi Zen Dac Signature I or 2 $249 - $300 are such high value products, that it pays to listen to them... |