lalitk
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| When did you digitize your CDs and LPs? I still haven’t... I ripped my 1K plus collection of CD’s 4 years ago when I bought Vault 2 and then sold most of it for pennies on the dollar. My collection is now reduced to about 200 discs that are mostly SACD, K2HD and XRCD. I wasn’t going to give away those fo... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? Is adding a high-end FM Tuner pointless- Yes, IMO. Instead, download the streaming app, there are several to choose from. You do pay a monthly fee but you get a much better SQ and you’re also in a driving seat as far as what you like to listen. I ... | |
| McIntosh vs Accuphase? Go with Accuphase. Luxman here being toss around a lot because of lower pricing in USA otherwise Accuphase is a superior product both in sound and build quality, IMHO. | |
| What does ‘balance preamp’ mean? Please read up on this article, https://www.stereophile.com/features/335/index.htmlARC Ref 6 SE is a fully-balanced, Class-A design with zero feedback 😊 | |
| SUT into MM input section of Solid State Phono Stage +1, chakster. In most cases, a customized SUT for your MC cart should sound better than your internal phono’s MC step up transformer. | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. @goldprintaudio,Thank you for the info, impressive line up. I have owned Shindo and Leben preamps. I may contact you for Leben Phono once I sort out my SUT options. | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. @goldprintaudio,What is the US retail of Levante? Are you the US dealer for Riviera? | |
| Advice Regarding Reel-to-Reel ^^^sure...there is always an opportunity to pick through litter and bargain bins :-)Between our posts, OP now knows his choices. | |
| Advice Regarding Reel-to-Reel @oldhvymecI don’t quite get the ‘desire’ to record music that’s already available on another format. First, you need a pristine source and just because it will sound ‘different’ on R2R doesn’t quite justify the long term investment for me. I’m sur... | |
| Advice Regarding Reel-to-Reel bob,Not to discourage you but keep in mind the cost of R2R tapes are in the range of $300 and not to mention limited titles availability. I thought of getting an R2R so many times but as it stands, it is probably the most expensive playback audio ... | |
| JL Gotham F212 v2 vs ? ^^^^For me, the sub integration in a two channel system...nothing comes close to musicality and simplicity of REL subs. | |
| Has "politically correct" killed the used audio market? OP loves reminiscing things from his past, what he needs is a time machine 😂 | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. “Surprised that Gryphon has only been mentioned once.”OP prefers ‘I tend to a slightly warmer side of neutral’ and Gryphon sound is neutral. So is Burmester and Vitus. While I like the suggested LTA ZOTL Ultralinear option, I would not ‘settle’ wi... | |
| Stupid Power Conditioner question but... “So, considering my monoblocks put out more than 100wpc, is there any power conditioner/surge suppressor that will allow them to perform without limiting their performance?”Check out Audience, they are non-current limiting and provide excellent po... | |
| Stupid Power Conditioner question but... “I would plug the amp directly into one of the receptacles of the dedicated 20 amp circuit’s duplex receptacle outlet”Please don’t do this without installing surge protection at your main breaker box. |