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| Rogue Audio vs Vincent Audio Everyone here should check out the Pyle PT990A 6922 hybrid. It is as good as the Vincent and Rogue for a lot less money. No BS! Most Pyle stuff is crap but this one’s different. This 25LB beast has a decent phono and tuner along with 400VA toroida... | |
| Opinions on Revel Performa F32? Yes but still relevant. On a more contemporary note: Just for the halibut I recently picked up an el cheapo pair of slim towers on CL for my little HT setup in the den. I did it for it’s looks and I had no expectations. It’s a brand I never heard ... | |
| New Adcom GFA-555 se - Special Edition I don’t care where it’s made as long as it sounds good | |
| Paradigm Tribute (ex)owners - advice required The Tributes are very nice but not better than the S6 and S8. The latter have better woofers with bigger magnets. That’s why you get more forceful bass from both S6 and S8. Basically Tributes use Studio series woofers in a higher end cabinet thoug... | |
| Opinions on Revel Performa F32? My guess is the harshness is coming from upstream. The F32 is a fantastically revealing speaker. It has a similar signature to my other speaker the $10k Aerial 7Ts. Both speakers are fleet footed with nuance and have ruler flat responses. Like the... | |
| Klipsch RF-7 II VS Paradigm Studio 60 V.5 I don’t think speakers by themselves cause harshness. They are only a lens to hear the rest of your system. Even some very peaky West Coast speakers from the 70s don’t exhibit any harshness when driven by good modern day amps; they only sounded dr... | |
| Van Alstine Synergy amps: Are they quality sound? AVA equipment made a favorable impression on me years ago so I recently acquired their TOTL hybrid pre/power combo to see how modern AVA compares to my trusted Classe and VTL amps. I was not disappointed as they held their own in many ways. The AV... | |
| Ortofon bronze PNP ALERT!!!!! From now on I will put a dab of superglue on the pins of every Ortofon cartridge I buy before attaching any clip. Problem solved! | |
| Ortofon 2M Bronze vs 2M black any difference? My 2M Bronze is worth every penny of its price. So vivid and so much detail! A more engaging listen than even my old Grace F9E. It makes my Nagaoka MP150 and 200 seem unnatural and colored. I’ve not heard a better MM in my rig all things considere... | |
| Is elliptical the best stylus profile For me the biggest advantage of line contact over conical and elliptical is lower IGD and maintenance of HF level at end of record. Especially the latter! This is the main advantage of CD over vinyl AFAIC. The best line contacts (Shibata, Microlin... | |
| Paradigm speakers The Prestige 85F sounds really bright and tinny to me, not at all like the old Studio series. I’ve had the 20v1, 100v3, 60v2, v3 and I currently have the v5. All sound more natural to my ears even though later versions have progressively been voic... | |
| Paradigm Studio 60 v5 somewhat boomy These speakers are not boomy by any means if carefully placed (at least 3ft from any wall or another speaker). If anything they are on the taut side, at least when compared to most other speakers I’ve had in my room. I had Studio 60v3 and they wer... | |
| Paradigm Studio 60 V5 Fingernails on Chalkboard I drive my 60v5 with VTL and Classe electronics and have absolutely no issues with their highs. They are very punchy and detailed but need a quality front end. I tried them with some NAD integrated and, as expected, they sounded rough and chalky. ... | |
| NAD preamp question I’ve had the 114, 116 and 160 and I like the 114 best. It has no remote but it is one of the best sounding NAD preamps. It has the full natural sound vintage NAD gear is known for without sacrificing any detail. Circuitry is ultra clean (much clea... | |
| Music Maker II cartridge This is a very smooth sounding cartridge but no better than my old Grado 8MZ and MCZ. Most frustrating are the plastic mounting lugs that deform with even a modicum of torque applied - IMO acceptable for cheap Grados but definitely not OK at this ... |