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| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? Been doing it for 20yrs since I bought a lightly used CJ PV10AR in '04. First with one NAD 214, then in '13 with two. Then in '18 I replaced my old Klipsch RF-35s with Maggie 1.7is and one of the NADs failed so I replaced both with a Emotiva XPA-... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair If I had something like your budget I'd sell some un-needed equipment after I buy these: https://www.stereophile.com/content/dutch-dutch-8c-active-loudspeaker-system | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age Nearly 40yrs an audiophile and I wouldn't change a thing with the budget I've had over the years. I ha e what I think sounds best for my taste, room, music, and the money. I think a better question would be: if cost was no object what would you ch... | |
| Suggestions for $2k budget How much reliable power dies your (presumably old) Adcom have into 4ohms? If it has a lot of power/current then would recommend the .7 Maggies for a smaller room and they need space behind them and a fairly closed shaped room to get enough bass wi... | |
| have you ever bought stereo without listening first Because audio salons can't make money like they used too. In the '80s when I sold high and mid fi retail and bought my stuff there and from similar mom & pop shops (in Cincinnati and Atlanta) their margins were always razor thin. Now non-exist... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Streamer through TIDAL: "Best Friend" and "Mirror In The Bathroom," The (English) Beat"The Girl Of My Dreams" Bram Tchaikovsky | |
| have you ever bought stereo without listening first Yup. Pretty much everyting except speakers the last 20yrs as all the audio businesses have either transitioned to custom home theater and don't demo anything, only sell super high end and carry very little stock, sell online only, or have gone bel... | |
| Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer Probably The Proclaimers, XTC, and Pink Floyd. | |
| Decent preamp +1 to CJ. What you'll will be fairly old as their resale value is very high but there's a reason for that. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Various The Pineapple Thief and Supergrass and Elvis Costello, Waiting For The End Of The World lol. | |
| How far away from your speakers are you? Maggie 1.7is, large room in open floorplan, speakers are 77in apart, angled exactly 13.396deg. Tweeters to outside (for now). Ideal Listening position 108in from center of line between speakers. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? TIDAL through Bluesound 2i:The Weight - The Band25 Or 6 To 4 - ChicagoOld Days - ChicagoIn The Air Tonight - Phil Collins | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Ana Ng - They Might Be Giants | |
| Weird problem noticed today... +1 mofi | |
| Weird problem noticed today... Well it's resolved but it's weirder. Just did reset on the Bluesound and it's gone! I can't fathom why. Thanks for all (especially the reset) help.CheersJohn |