kennyc
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Harbeth 40.3's. Should I buy them? +1 @bfleetwood - better midrange vs more neutral linear dynamic lows highs | |
Streamers made in America? I am old enough to remember when "Made in China" on a product meant that it actually was cheap and poorly built. Those days are long gone. I am old enough to remember when "Made in JAPAN" on a product meant that it actually was cheap and poorly... | |
Tube rolling newbie- how to choose NOS tubes Thanks all, I’ll look up Brent Jesse. I have to be careful as I have an additive personality and may get caught in the accumulating tubes rabbit hole. | |
Incredible improvement in sound quality I use a Waterpik showerhead set to center pulsating blast to clean out my ear canal. A doctor would also use significant water pressure to clean ears. I figure that the initial air would cushion the eardrum, then column of water in the canal wou... | |
What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? Van Den Hul Grail - very quiet current mode, I have the SB model Esoteric E-02 - compares well to top phono stages- seems to be a sonic bargain | |
Incredible improvement in sound quality Sometimes there’s a huge void behind the earwax. | |
Tube rolling newbie- how to choose NOS tubes Thanks all for your advice, I'm learning a lot. This is my first experience with tubes so I'm in experimental mode to understand the sonic differences between tubes. I'll also be using my DAP as a SS desktop dac/amp to sonically compare. | |
Integrated amp recommendation The $1k Outlaw Audio RR2160MKII stereo receiver may be a good option. | |
Best sounding FM table radio ever made... Whoops, mental block. Desktop radios- brings back memories of my mom listening to the baseball games | |
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @boothroyd thanks for the Sierra lead. I’ll reach out to ask sonic difference between the HA and CB. I haven’t found comparisons online yet. | |
Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? The Rotel and Coda are SS, but I was answering your initial $4k or less new or used. I didn’t follow this thread which seems that you are now looking for SS only at $1k or less. Good luck. | |
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Because I don’t see the CB on their website so I assumed discontinued: http://www.vivaudiolab.com/Rigid_Float.html Like VPI, generally seems that when both are offered, Carbon fiber tonearms performs better than aluminum/metal. So I was wonderi... | |
Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? preamps w positive reviews: 3.1 Icon Audio LA4 MkIII SIGNATURE LINE PREAMP- D.O. -4.0 Rotel Michi P5 (to match their amps, DAC also good) 4.0 Supratek, 5.3 Audible Illusions L3B 5.4 First Sound Presence Deluxe MkIII-SI- Special Edition 7.2 Co... | |
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Whatever happened to the Viv Rigid Float CB (carbon fiber) tonearm? https://ds-exports.biz/rigid-float-tone-arm/ | |
I Was Stunned It’s not uncommon for wood shelves/racks to change the components micro vibrations which results in better performance. |