jjss49

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Bookshelf or Floor standing for ~$900
no idea what to suggest as you don't say what kind of music you listen to and what you value in the nature of the sound presented...  
Recommendations on hybrid amp, BHK300 monos?
hegel h20(there is no problem with bhk300's... many sold, so many re-sold) 
Amp recommendations
opis your amp bad or are the tubes just needing replacement?3 easy makes a good point... that amp w 4x 300b’s aren’t really suited to drive your speakers without undue strain... prob contributed to early tube burnoutso you shd probably get a more ... 
What did you make for Christmas?
i made crab dip, caprese salad, bucatini carbonara, pan roasted asparagusdidn’t touch my turntablehappy holidays to all know it all hifi nerds 
Speaker upgrade for classical music
big spendors (d9)new/current spatialsupper proacsbig harbethsupper vandyshave fun, good luckthere are certainly others out there that can fill the bill too, but i can personally vouch for these 
Doge 7 tube DAC
Or you can keep watching Jay/NBTS, he will be promoting another giant killer chifi dac next month. And another one the month after ...hahaha arafiq - couldn’t agree w you moreflavor of the month, flavor of the weekrite of survival with these inter... 
Speaker recommendation $10-20K (with some requirements!)
i agree w tvadAssuming you don’t intend to replace the Bryston 7B SST monos, I’d look at some well regarded, lower sensitivity loudspeakers with smooth, non-aggressive sound profiles (but still transparent) that require the power.VandersteenFocalS... 
Has anyone compared the Ayre KX-5 and the Moon 740-P
@kucharsk i would submit, not having been there when/where you did this ’demo’ -- that the demo was not set up correctly if you came to your conclusion so quickly so clearly... but hey, i wasn’t there, if you’re happy with the result and your buyi... 
Kimber 4tc good enough?
how long is your speaker wire run? 
question for Luxman L-590AX owners
i don't own the luxman unit but have had this problemhum can be caused by low line voltage, among other things, so it can come and go... 
McIntosh vs Accuphase?
in this pursuit, always choose what makes you happynot much else matters, the least of which are a bunchof  posts by unnamed strangers on the internet 
What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard?
I believe the OP’s question was, what is the best solid state amp YOU have heard? not what is the best solid state amp out there.lol -- this makes replies even more meaningless as many, if not most posters have little history here, and do not qual... 
ProAc DT8 vs D20R
I just looked online at the DT8 and the DT20R. How could so few drivers produce good sound to begin with? How can one speaker share so many frequencies and image sound better than a speaker with a tweeter, a mid range speaker and one to two woofer... 
High end Class D amps?
@jaytor @noble100 i agree that a huge benefit of an active preamp/linestage is impedance matching -- this has a real impact on the sound we hear - the impedance matching and compatibility between 2 devices in a signal chain is something that is of... 
Teach me about cartridge 'retipping'
@chakster could you please show us links to cartridges you sell, or to your shop?