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| Power amp around $3000 for C-J Classic preamp I was recently chastised offline by a Vandy dealer for recommending 80 watt amps for the 3a's. So, whatever you get, make sure it is fairly potent and doubles down to 4 ohms at least. | |
| Old fart needs help with speakers and power req's Blindjim's advice is good, for somebody who has an idea of what is out there and is comfortable making a deal sight unseen for products they may have never heard. I agree with Rleff and Stanwal that you really need to do some "ears-on" research to... | |
| Old fart needs help with speakers and power req's Dear Mr. Old Fart,Lots of good advice here. I like the NAD amps, the C-375BEE in particular. With that said, you should have an open mind, and ear, at this point. As stated above, I also believe the source is critically important (garbage in - gar... | |
| harbeth p3esr or usher be 718 I am more generous towards the Ushers - especially the US version of the Be-718 - than some of the other posters here. Given enough power and the right placement, they can sound very, very good. But as an amateur speaker builder, I am a big fan of... | |
| Which is the best cd player under $10k? Look at the products from any company whose name starts with an "A"***, plus Esoteric X-03SE and Wadia 581.***like: Audioaero Prestige, Audio Note CD-4.1x, Audio Research CD5, Ayon Audio CD-5, Ayre C-5xe(with MP upgrade).The "best"? HA! These are ... | |
| A good cartridge match for Thorens 150 mkII? Sheesh, You must be right because the Gold stylus costs 2X ($55 more) than the Blue stylus! | |
| A good cartridge match for Thorens 150 mkII? Thorman, Thanks. I actually think the stylus is the same for the Blue/Red and the Silver/Gold lines while the coils in the cartridge body are different - "ultra-high purity long crystal" oxygen free copper wire in the case of the Silver/Gold and "... | |
| A good cartridge match for Thorens 150 mkII? Update. OK - I recently took the Thorens into my local dealer that usually does the work on turntables to fix a broken cuing mechanism, adjust the suspension and upgrade the interconnect cable. Turns out the belt I had purchased from another vendo... | |
| Wilson Audio's New Sound? Rebbi, thanks. I enjoy this site and others insights very much as well. | |
| Best Used CD Player Under $500? For $750 - try to find a used Cambridge 840C, Rega Apollo or Marantz SA8001, or discounted NAD C565BEE. There is an NAD M5 listed on Agon right now for $749.For $1500 (assuming this is a separate deal and not 750 + 1500 = 2250) - try used Rega Sat... | |
| Best Used CD Player Under $500? If you are interested in buying used, you will probably need to take what you can find. Here are some choices:Cambridge Audio 640C (version 2) or 740C (both highly resolving, good bass for this price point)NAD C542 (smooth, pleasant sounding)Music... | |
| B&W 804S + $2,000 used integrated Both of these amps are excellent and I think you would be happy with either. The MF is going to have a little more control over the woofers and perhaps a little better detail retrieval, while the Vincent is going to have a little more tube bloom a... | |
| IC's from pre-pro to amp Try the new version from RS. I liked the Gold series too, but somehow lost my old set. | |
| Totem Forest and Budget Amplifiers The tube amps listed are good choices - PrimaLuna would have to be used, but ProLogue 1 would be very nice match.Solid state my choices would be in this order:-Naim Nait 5 - used (very good match with Totem)-Music Hall's new larger integrated amp ... | |
| IC's from pre-pro to amp Blindjim,Not really. I posted a while back on Auvio wires to see if others had used them in more critical applications, but that thread died and I did not get the feedback I wanted. I just really like their sound, very musical and coherent. Would ... |