jond
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| Richard Shahinian I had not idea that is so sad. Best to his family and may he rest in peace. And a true innovator in speaker design is sadly lost. | |
| What is your favorite budget audio component? My Auralic Aries Mini, $500 used I paid about $100 less for a perfect demo model and it opens up a whole world of music to me. | |
| Audio cables ,and power cords the most forgotton- part of an Audio system. + 1 on synergy and + a million on buying used. Cables are easy and safe to buy relative to components and much cheaper to ship, a no brainer used. I've settled on fairly inexpensive cables, Jorma Design Digital, Auditorium23 and Siltech interconne... | |
| CEC TL5 Belt Drive CD Transport FYI there a couple of used CEC TL-51X's on here for under $1K looks like a very good deal. I heard one for the first time in the Volti Audio room at Cap Audiofest and thought that system sounded great. | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @danoroo Yes this is typical tube amps never measure as well as SS amps, however they often sound better. I would caution you to not buy gear solely based on specs. | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @danoroo As Charles has stated those Sophia amps will have no trouble at all driving your speakers at 98db sensitivity they were designed to be driven by tubes. And you will find 22 tube watts to sound much more powerful than you might expect. I a... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @danoroo Are you running Paradigm Persona B's? If so are you sure you really need 100 tube watts? They list at 92db sensitivity and 8 ohms. Looking at used moderately powered tube amps in your price range listed here this jumped out at me:https:/... | |
| @inna Tell me your speakers and I'll tell you who you are Audio Note AN-J/lx. | |
| Technics SL10 alive again Great outcome and congrats on your industriousness and ingenuity! And enjoy your "new" table! | |
| Value of Tannoy SGM 10B Super Gold Monitors Hopefully user islandmandan will chime in he is a Tannoy user and enthusiast. | |
| Viva Solistino Amp No comment on Viva sound quality but I saw one in person for the first time at Cap Audio Fest. A preamp I think, it wasn't being used but dear lord was it gorgeous! Dark purple faceplate and yellow chassis, I stood over it drooling for a few minut... | |
| Charley Hansen (Ayre) Passed Away That is such sad news what a talented and passionate designer! May he RIP and best wishes to his family and his family at Ayre. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @lowrider57 did the seller every get back to you on that AN 2.1 Sig? | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems Just realized I made a slight error in my initial post to this thread my amp uses a 5U4GB rectifier not a 5AR4. Sorry about that! | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. Also if the LED lights in the kitchen are on a dimmer switch that's a big culprit of AC line noise. |