joey54
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| Which preamp for Quicksilver mono amps? I loved the Aesthetix Calypso with my balanced V4’s. | |
| Recommended power cords for Quicksilver V-4 mono I ran my balanced V4’s for years using a set of Kimber power cords. They were relatively inexpensive but were eventually discontinued because they weren’t UL certified. I tried a few other cords on them but stayed with the Kimbers anyway. Though I... | |
| Turntable setup NYC area Try Nick at the Audio Connection in Verona, NJ | |
| Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations Good Luck on your search. | |
| Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations You should look at any of the Aesthetix hybrid monoblocks They are all amazing sounding amplifiers. | |
| Looking for integrated solid state amp for daily usage You should look for a used Ayre AX-7e. A great sounding amp that can be found well below your budget. Good Luck! | |
| Credenza or media stand for hiding away equipment Salamander Synergy racks should meet your requirements | |
| recommend PRAT Integrated amplifiers (not Naim) Ayre EX-8 or Aesthetix Mimas | |
| Luxman leaves me wanting You should look at the Aesthetix Mimas Integrated amp, which is a hybrid amp. Based on your post it just might fit the bill. Good Luck! | |
| Recommendations on integrated amps You might want to look at the Quad Vena II which has a built in DAC, Bluetooth and Phono stage and sounds really good for the money. Music Direct has them on sale right now. | |
| Recommend a non-polite sounding amp / integrated Belles Aria or Belles Aria Signature Integrated amps would probably fit the bill. Also if you want tubes the Quicksilver integrated uses EL84 tubes and sounds great! | |
| Need an amp upgrade suggestion..... But not the usual upgrade request :-) The older, pre Class D amps from Primare mate really well with B&W speakers. Ayre is another good choice for B&W. | |
| Electronics for Harbeths -- $5-10K I used an Ayre AX-7e and Ayre Codex DAC with my Harbeth SHL5+'s for many years. It was a fantastic match but was bettered by the EX-8 with the built -in DAC. I was just about to pull the trigger on it when Aesthetix released the Mimas integrated w... | |
| Any High End Tube Preamps with *gasp tone controls? Luxman CL38uC https://www.luxman.com/product/detail.php?id=27 | |
| DAC Under $3000 Both the new QX-8 and QX-5 support multiple digital inputs but they are not within his $3,000 budget. |