jmrrobbie1
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| McIntosh MA8950 Upgrade to MA12000? I have had my Mc12000 for three years....it is fantastic...does everything well & most exceptionally well. As an integrated feel it gives nothing away compared to separates. The tube preamp combined with the ss backend could not have been eng... | |
| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) VPI...American made, a full line up of tables & full spectrum of pricepoints. They back their products, have great customer service, and built to last. Already mentioned on this thread - the VPI Forever Model one...at your pricepoint could als... | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? In our neighborhood - in last 4 years, three homes hit with lightning strikes. One was a two story...total destruction, look like a bomb was dropped. They had to build from scratch...took over a year. The 2nd destroyed anything electrical (all) an... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why? Still have my 1983 Denon rosewood turntable...beautiful...not used any longer. Got back into audio 5 years ago & went with VPI … purchased from local audio store = American company, american made. It was a "B" stock unit = got a great price b... | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? Anyone listen to and had time with the new Hegel D50 DAC ? https://www.hegel.com/en/products/dac/d50 | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles I was impressed with the speaker arrangment in the Sphere ( Las Vegas)... 167,000 speaker drivers, amplifiers, and processing channels, and it weighs 395,120 pounds (179,220 kg) .....not a bad seat in the house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... | |
| Is anyone here still into live concerts these days? 2024: at small venue = few hundred people at the Majestic Theater San Antonio; caught Joe Bonamassa and few months later Kenny Wayne Shepherd; both great shows. In Austin, Moody Theater caught Bonnie Raitt...73 yrs olde and rocked 3+ hrs non-stop.... | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC Looking at the DAC market as a whole and the progression of the digital pathway with streaming & DAC units: option of buying a decent used price DAC of the last 8 yrs...say a Berkley Audio Alpha 3 2018 (not the Reference) or a Mola Mola compar... | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? Think the more important point...if you had an issue or problem how was the brand customer service, the rep, the local vender/dealer, is the brand still around...during the warranty period and after? My experience with VPI = excellent! They back t... | |
| DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2? I have had my MA12000 for 3 yrs now. My first dip into audio was the 70s/80s, hence always leaned towards separates. I went to several listening sessions of different amps/preamps and a few integrates before my purchase. One session I had the ch... | |
| Digital Path to Complete my System My analog side of my system...McIntosh 12000 integrated (tube preamp with ss amp), McIntosh MCD 600 SACD player, VPI classic signature tt - fatboy arm & shyla cartridge, PS audio phono preamp, nakamichi dragon cassette deck, La Scala AL5 speak... | |
| Digital Path to Complete my System I am a little bit into the weeds here... My digital knowledge/background is - how do you say ...less than zero. Speak to me as you "would a young child ...or a Golden Retriever". Digital path...ethernet - streamer - Dac/clock - to my preamp...is t... | |
| Digital Path to Complete my System Wow...ok...after reading the reviews....the Grimm MU2 would be an end game to my digital side. Anyone have this in their system that can provide pros/cons or likes/dislike. Anyone listen to a side to side comparison to Aurenders top system? In on... | |
| Aurender A200 vs N200 I m also looking to finalize my digital path...currently using the Bluesound Node which is surprising decent in my system. This will be the last part to finalize my system...do not want to upgrade later...one and done purchase. A new N200 is going... | |
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