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| So many YouTube clips to evaluate sound quality. Why??? Get a decent pair of headphones and you'll appreciate the time and effort put in by these posters. Like @noromance said...so you can get a glimpse. | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC I’ve owned the Audio Mirror Toubadour IV- SE for a year now. It’s a keeper. Very musical ...Scary Realistic vocals...You just can’t get a more " You are There" sound for $3500. Call Vlad. Great Guy.... | |
| So many YouTube clips to evaluate sound quality. Why??? You Tube is Fun. You get to see and hear gear that you normally would never even know existed. I don't understand all the complainers. If you don't like YT....don't use it.... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport HaHa....I've had the CEC TL5 for over a year....Belt drive...no jitter...Splendid and musical. A sweetheart of a top loading transport. When I teamed it up with a tubed R2R Audio Mirror Toubadour IV I'm listening to a Live performance every night... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT I bought the Audiolab 6000 transport.....Returned it.....Did not like it at all.....Then bought the CEC belt drive TL5 base model....WOW this is a fantastic sounding unit...No Jitter.....Belt drive instead of direct drive makes all the difference.... | |
| Magnepan LRS+ which amps do you use ? * 100 watts or less ** Peachtree Gan 400.....$2500 = Magic ! | |
| Turntable recommendation Just Don’t get the Ortofon Red..................spend the few bucks more and go for the Blue...Much better musically and detail wise. | |
| Perfect Vinyl Forever My Record Doctor cleans my old Vinyl to perfection...You don’t need to spend a fortune on record cleaning machines...just $229...... | |
| Poll: Most impactful component I have the Audio Mirror R2R Tubed Ladder DAC.....$3500. Absolutely the most Musical DAC I've heard. | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated Normally the DACS and phono preamps in an Integrated is inferior to a good quality separate piece...But there are integ. amps that defy that. see Steve Huffs review of the Aavik U-150. | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated You really want hi end sound.....Tube pre with a good Class D amp...The Audio-GD HE-1 XLR @ 4k is the best sounding pre that the Part Time Audiophile has Ever heard. the 10 tubes may be part of the reason. Also has its own regenerative power suppl... | |
| How rare is an audiophile The definition of an Audiophile : Someone that's spending their time reading this Discussion. | |
| Poll: Most impactful component A well known fact is that your preamp is the most important piece of equip. in your system.Upgrade to an Audio-GD tube pre and listen to how your whole system is upgarded.Speakers next. | |
| Downsizing: Separates>Integrated --PSAudio>Pass Labs Get a Class D Integrated amp from Jeff Roland, Atmasphere , or the king daddy, Aavik. These 3 have it down. Tubey sound with power and detail. Spectacular. | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? @mapman.....those are 2 of the best ( 20K speakers out there).....I was looking at those also But then I heard the 11K Borresen X3’s... I decided I had to have a pair of them..They have the Borresen sound with the fit and finish of a much more exp... |