mglik
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| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? Check out YouTube “Garrard 301 vs Studer”. Best audio quality of any YouTube I have heard. As good as the 301 sounds when the Studer comes on you don’t want it to leave! But, for sure, tape is a rich man’s game. But it sure is amazing! | |
| Need help replacing my beloved Magnepan.... Hi Analoguefan,Take a look at Tetraspeakers.com. First photo you see is Keith Richards saying “These are not just ANY pair of speakers!”. And then an amazing group of some of the world’s greatest musicians saying even more superlatives. Herbie Han... | |
| High Output Preamp for First Watt SIT-3? Look at the Tetraspeakers.com site and any other Audio Industry.I have known some top level Grammy winning artists. They normally do not involve themselves with any commercial enterprises unless they art financially invested (with the occasional e... | |
| High Output Preamp for First Watt SIT-3? Hey Murph,Thanks for your responses. It is nice to have my energy returned.Subjective is the word. Since you like how the SIT-3/.7 recreates the lower frequencies and the planar sound, the ultimate solution is getting an Electrostatic Sound Soluti... | |
| High Output Preamp for First Watt SIT-3? Hi Murph,I have pretty carefully read your posts. I relate to your perspective on music playback. Until recently I was a working musician and have made a living as an audio consultant and dealer. I own one of Nelson Pass’s “kitchen table” creation... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Hi Markus,My speakers are only 90db but a very flat 8 ohm impedance.And my listening tastes are mostly acoustic and not high volume.My amps are pretty expensive 4 chassis 300B at 8 watts but they have a lot of push with the separate power supplies. | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? First, the only absolute is that there are no absolutes.So, IMO, the most musical and human sound is from a single ended triode amp or preamp (SET). Think the SET is the oldest still used audio amp circuit. Used in the first Bell telephone systems... | |
| Rega P10 v Complete rebuild Garrard 401! Hey Gunner.If I were you, I would grab that Canadian 301:https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649600198-garrard-301-rosewood-shick-12-emt-tsd15-stillpoints/A great deal at $5K!Complete with good cartridge and good arm. It looks beautiful.You would ... | |
| Efficient, affordable speakers for SETs? FWIW its impossible to design any hifi audio product to favor a certain genre of music. Hey Ralph!Thanks for your input.I certainly respect your decades of a business significantly focused onall things audio and, significantly, matching amp with s... | |
| Efficient, affordable speakers for SETs? Thanks for the additional recommendations! The Klipschorns are the first high efficiency speaker I ever heard. Klipsch speakers are not my cup of tea. Pretty bright.A lot of people swear by Zu speakers.I only heard them once in an Audio industry f... | |
| Convenience vs Quality The Velvet Fog. Thanks for mentioning the great Mel. There is really no one like him. Although my favorite album is Coltrane and Hartman. John Hartman was amazing and kind of like Mel! | |
| Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25 I don’t really know or care much for specs. Voicing of any component is, to me, most important. For a designer to be a musician is not necessarily prerequisite but it helps. Vital is that the designer not only needs to understand what music sounds... | |
| Tidal vs ATC Apples and oranges. I was the only ATC dealer in California for many years.They have advantages over a passive speaker. The main one is that active ATCs like the flagship SCM 300 has an amplifier carefully matched for each driver. Surely, the most... | |
| Efficient, affordable speakers for SETs? Some great recommendations! Thanks. I would have never thought of Golden Ear. Wow. Sandy has developed them for years and they sure are popular. Only problem is that my wife would kill me (low WAF!). My budget is around $10K and my room is medium ... | |
| Choosing between floorstanding speakers. Not facades but decades old! Very old speakers frequently have failing surrounds.What is your budget?Don’t think you can touch used 802s for less than $10k. |