jond
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| Advice for a Tube Amp, TT setup only If you want to go the vintage tube route this looks pretty interesting:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tube-heathkit-aa-151-sams-audio-lab-professional-build-2017-12-03-...As far as a TT goes I had a Rega Planar3 and personally didn't love it, m... | |
| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next @pops Spending other peoples money for them is one of my favorite things to do! :) Even hypothetically lol. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @lowrider57 I would not worry about the AD1865 chip, Audio Note is still using it and they have spares. That being said I just racked my brain and cannot recall anyone saying an actual converter chip failed on them. It must be an exceedingly rare... | |
| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next I daresay if spent wisely you could upgrade your amp AND your speakers for $7K. Perhaps something like this:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tube-line-magnetic-518ia-extra-tubes-mighty-845-set-magic-2017-11-...And since you like Vandersteen you c... | |
| Can't we all just get along? @crazyeddy I think when an airplane crashes in your backyard all bets are off in every aspect of life. Glad to hear it all turned out ok and also good to see you are the kind of person who can admit being wrong. It's a very rare trait these days. ... | |
| Can't we all just get along? Honestly I think people worry too much about this stuff. Just move on when you see something disagreeable. There are enough of us here legitimately trying to share our passion for audio to still make it worthwhile. | |
| House Call Happy Birthday and happy listening! | |
| 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. |