joekapahulu
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| You're not a true audiophile unless... I don't think I heard the word audiophile until I was 45 or 50, a couple of decades ago. Over time it came to mean to me someone who loved gear more than music, a gear head with money always looking for the next thing. I didn't grow up in a wealt... | |
| Yamaha RN-2000a Friend has the Outlaw receiver. It has been surprisingly good in reliability and sound especially for $900. He bought it to replace an old NAD integrated. It is driving some dynaudio monitors and previously drove Roger's LS3/5 A 15ohm model. I t... | |
| Can Anyone Recommend a Repair Shop for a Yamaha C-2x Preamp? What state are you in? There are still good shops around the country doing repairs. I have searched out many of them as where I live in HI there are no shops left. If you look on AudioKarma.org a number are listed as supporting the site and you ca... | |
| Best choice for small form Amp for desktop This amp is also a backup for my main system because no techs within 3-4000 miles of me and I have learned over the last 50 years stuff happens with electronics out here in the middle of the Pacific. Ive had 3 amps go down in the last 5 years out ... | |
| how many own Belles Virtuoso amp and preamp? and what's your experience? Have heard and enjoyed Belles integrated line. However, when I was looking to buy one of the new units a few months back I was dissuaded against it by 2 different dealers over recent issues with reliability and service. In discussing the situat... | |
| ClassDaudio.com...GANFETamps anyone familiar? Yeah, aesthetics is not remotely a strong point. I'm curious for the high power which my Ohm Walshs are supposed to love. Also as a backup Amp or matched to a Rogue tube pre I'm looking at. I was thinking about the Orchard products but the Gan as... | |
| Opinions on NAD please NAD has gone thru periods where quality suffered. I believe it was related to a change in manufacturing location or vendor. I know folks who have had great luck on vintage and new gear and a few who have had issues in newly launched products. As... | |
| Could Class D really be that good? Interesting thread as I too need to replace a now dead integrated in my office system that took up too much space. Right now I am using a backup ATI 1502 amp with a passive pre (also too big) driving Spendor S3/5s. I've been looking at Class AB o... | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? Family system was a Zenith mini console. It was a large rectangular box. The doors were the speakers which opened out and hung on the unit. The TT was on a spring which you pushed so that it either receded into the unit or "dropped down". The top ... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 Thanks SOIX for all your input. I am going to wait until I go back to the Mainland and check out the HEGEL amps. It means I will end up waiting a bit or will get an interim unit that can later function as a backup in its box in the closet. I was l... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 Read the review referenced in the thread about the Hegel 120 as well as a few others. Curious about what those who might own this unit or others from Hegel can offer about 1) character of sound (I have read comments about "dark"...not sure what th... | |
| Questions about Musical Fidelity M5si Integrated This thread is interesting and a bit discouraging. I had over this weekend kind of focused in on the same amp after some good reviews online. I have never heard this line but I recalled that it has had a good reputation for a number of years under... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 The feedback I got was that the number of issues/failures on the Belles amps had risen materially in the last few years unlike ever before experience. This was stated by 2 different dealers OTR. Both said they were concerned about this and so whil... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 The BB store idea is one I hadn't thought of. The last time I was in the store they were blasting some Mac amp with cheap speakers. But, who knows its only about 45 minutes from my place and I need to go to town anyway. Will have to read about the... | |
| New SS integrated choice....Rotel 1572Mk2, Audiolab 7000A, Exposure 2510 Audiolab is unfortunately more real on the internet than in the real physical world. Tom the owner, is focused on home theatre not stereo. He is not open most of the time during his stated hours. He is listed as representing multiple brands but if... |