markmendenhall
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| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? forgot: Thorens (TD 160 I think...) before the Sonographe | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? Dual 1218Onkyo or Yamaha (or something along those lines)SonographeSota Sapphire (great deck!)Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm (since 2004 or so) | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? 07-28-2017 10:56pm Edit DeleteI was raised on radio and records. When the CD and digital music came about in the early to mid 80s, I went forward with that and never looked back. I get that the turntable and records can, together, can constitute... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Several posts re the Oly's 3 by SFjust some personal observations as an owner of these extraordinary loudspeakers: first of all, IMHO, they are not compressed, veiled, slow, dull, small, or 'blah' sounding speakers, they are everything but that. ... | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision Would like to add that working with Mark at Reno Hi-Fi is a great experience. Along with many other fine dealers I've worked with, Mark is just a pleasure to deal with. Highly recommended! | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision More SET like in the mids and highs, just sounds sexy as all get outbass is deeper and better definedsoundstage extends further in all directionsa very pure, detailed, natural presentation that just 'eases' out of the speakers effortlessly with ex... | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision OKdroped the dime and traded the X150.8 for the X250.8its not the wine, it's not the company, it's not anything else new in the roomits clearly better than the X150.8 | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. FWIW, great results powering my SF Oly 3's with a Pass X150.8 stereo amp. Tubed pre: First Sound PD mk III with dual power supplies and recent S upgrade. I just don't believe you can go wrong with either the Pass nor the First Sound. Absolutely ... | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision The Pass just sort of ended my amp quest. I can't tell if or when it switches from A to AB, if indeed it ever does. I've often considered spending big coin on VAC or Burmester for example, and my SF Oly 3's are 4 ohm speakers, so the X150.8 deli... | |
| Amplifier Upgrade Decision Fwiwhave owned the very fine A21 twice now, also own the JC2 in system 2, also a fine piece of gear recently bought a Pass X150.8 and prefer it to all other amps I've owned; would have preferred purchasing the X250.8 but its size and added cost ju... | |
| How many CaryAudio techs does it take to replace a lightbulb in a CAD-211FE? Might be more than a little irresponsible to call Cary Audio a 'Chinese manufacturing clearing house.' I've owned and still own Cary Audio gear since 1991 and have always enjoyed good service. Recently they upgraded my PH302 phono pre to the mk I... | |
| Do I need a power conditioner? Perhaps somewhat off topic but related; I have a hydra and plug the tuner, cd, phono into it but prefer the pre amp and amps plugged directly into the wall. Someone above mentioned flourecents;. OMG did my fluorescent front porch light cause me... | |
| I'm considering replacing my passive preamp with a tubes. Is it worth it? One of the finest designers and manufacturers of pre amps, Mr. Emmanual Go of First Sound, started by making passives and now produces only actives. That is in itself is a statement given the superb quality of his products. Vacuum tube pre amps... | |
| Have ~$10-12k...what would you do? Buy Apple stock | |
| Which Amplifier for Sonus Faber Olympica 3 Speaker NightfallThis is my first Pass amp so I can't compare the .5 vs the .8 series. Mark at Reno HiFi is a good source to consult with. I find nothing lacking in my .8 amp. Better bass than the A21 or Bel Canto REF 1000M monos. SET like mids, huge ... |