kahlenz
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| System building; a meditation Listening habits. I have my modest system in a room with some comfortable furniture. I can, if I want to, sit between the speakers, and sometimes pull them a bit forward for more of a near-field experience, but usually leave them where they are an... | |
| Biggest "bang for the buck" audio gear you have owned(in your history)? After a number of years fiddling with audio I settled on an AR turntable with a Shure v-15 type iii, a Dynaco PAS 3x (bypassed tone controls), a kit-built ST-70 with Mullards, and FMI stand mount speakers (using their own heavy gauge wire). That m... | |
| Helping a friend build a new system Well, looks like like your friend bought the I-85. Great tube amp but moving in the wrong direction. Most of the great sounding stand mounts have low sensitivity, and require a bit more oomph. If he wants to go the big box/paper cone/horn loaded r... | |
| Helping a friend build a new system Your friends preferences hits all my buttons. My room is a bit bigger but with 8’ ceilings. Similar taste in music. Cozy and intimate rather than big and loud.Over 50 years I’ve had it all (within my budget): Altec Lansing VOT, JBL 100, B&O, F... | |
| Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance I have Harbeths on Sound Anchor stands. I took out the spikes and replaced them with round headed "carriage" type screws. Now I can move my spealkers around wthout poking holes in my floor. No degredation of sound. Note: high quality vinyl fl... | |
| Average Price Spent for Speakers For the average audiophile, 100 hours seems about right unless you have a stash of cash. Any more than that and you are either single or dealing drugs. | |
| Do I NEVER shut it off…? I leave my ss stuff on all the time (occasionally unplug if I will be away for a while or threat of severe storms). Improves dynamics and timbre especially on acoustic instruments. Takes my amp about three days to get up to speed. The DACs all beh... | |
| Which amplifier should i buy Why on earth would anybody drive those speakers with a tube amp? Tubes are fun with high efficiency speakers with modest current demands (pretty much the opposite of the Magicos).Many good ss suggestions above, but with the kind of dough you want... | |
| Substantial Upgrade I have not heard the Hana ML, but I suspect the $450.00 upgrade will be subtle compared to the SL. The difference between the EL and the SL is immediately apparent. The SL is probably the sweet spot in the Hana range. I would pause on the ML un... | |
| How old are you? Old enough to remember yanking the tube amp out of my Mom's Sears Silvertone console and hooking it up to some 12" Utah speakers that I built plywood cabinets for. That year, Santa brought me a Garrard SL55b with a Shure m95e! | |
| Looking for a new integrated amp All of the amps you are looking at will work fine with your system. I think I would go with the Rogue. More importantly I would take a look at upgrading your phono stage. Just about any competent amplifier will drive those Tektons, but you will... | |
| $1000 bookshelf speakers with "recessed", "laid back" or "flat" mid-range? Too bad you don't have an extra $1500 or so to spend. Harbeth makes a line of speakers that are quite easy to live with. | |
| Cheap/expensive or expensive/cheap? My suggestion is to find a quality audio dealer and work with them to build a system that suits your needs and budget. Trying to do this using internet opinion forums and back issues of Stereophile is a fool's errand.The whole system needs to be ... | |
| Best Rock Song Ever! "Surfin' Bird"~The Trashmen | |
| How do you sort your LPs? I have four categories: Pop, jazz, classical, and "other". Within the catagories I go alphabetical (performers for pop and jazz, composers for classical). "Other" is things like seasonal records, novelty records, test records, comedy, and anyth... |