mglik
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| I sure miss my Quad ‘57s! A main factor for me is that I am a single ended triode guy. Ever since I started using the magic of 1 1/2 to 8 watts of amp power I have been limited to highly efficient speakers. Fortunately, I finally found a great speaker that works great with... | |
| Choosing between floorstanding speakers. Unless you buy speakers that are facades old, buying used speakers are the way to go. Really no reason not to buy used if you don’t mind a ding or two. | |
| Big Silver Lining in these tough times! Hi millercarbon,And a time to every season under heaven!Things change with the times.I guess there would be more comments if my post were about some audiophile minutiae.I am grateful for no longer being concerned with things that really don’t matter. | |
| Best headphone under 10k$ Good enough is good enough. $2500 ZMF Verites! | |
| TOTL Headphone Amps The best deal out there on an excellent OTL (David Berring’s ZOTL design) is the $1250 Linear Tube Audio ZOTL. I actually have David’s prototype of this amp that is so good that it can also be used as a preamp in a very high end system! Also as an... | |
| Favorite Headphone Stands - What do you look for? ZMF now has a stand that is well designed and beautiful.Nice solid wood with a position for the headphones and one for the cable. Best feature is that the pads are not compressed. | |
| Power Conditioner: Isotek, Audioquest or other? Hi cleeds,Thanks for your response.My whole point is that everything is relative.One thing that is constant in any stereo system is the AC.Regardless of the relative quality of any particular system.And, for sure, Pandora is geared toward convenie... | |
| Power Conditioner: Isotek, Audioquest or other? The nature and character of the wall power are, by far, the most critical element to the nature and character of the sound. The only genius designed products I have experienced are those made by Shunyata. I am the fortunate owner of older models o... | |
| Thoughts on choosing an amplifier One of the best sounds I have ever heard for anywhere near the price was at CES several years ago. A pair of KEF LS 50s powered by a Prima Luna integrated tube amp. The amps you mentioned are all good, especially the Pass XA 25, but all have an el... | |
| DartZeel CTH-8550 vs PS Audio BHK 300 Mononlocks PS Audio has done a great job collaborating with Bascom King on their BK line. However, DarlZeel is among the world’s greatest manufacturers. Do you want a Cadillac or a Rolls Royce? | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Hi Andrew,There are only a couple of companies who only make one product-a preamp. The slam dunk best of these is Audible Illusions. A “class A” Stereophile component for decades. With the continuing review “as good as any regardless of price”. I ... | |
| What country builds the best audio equipment? Oh, forgot to mention the UK! And decades of BBC standards...In a way, British gear companies are up there with Germany. Maybe a notch down in ultimate quality than Germany. But historically up there in great companies with the US. | |
| What country builds the best audio equipment? If it’s the most companies/products it is the USA. And it would win for the most excellent companies. If it is the most consistently great products, it would have to be Switzerland. Japan and Germany would probably tie for second. However Germany ... | |
| Anyone else grateful that they got hooked on this crazy addiction Surely, an affirmation of the love of listening!This reminded me of my first love. At 6 years, hiding under the covers being swept away by Elvis, and others, coming through my precious little transistor radio. Jumping to my first “High End” system... | |
| Rega P10 v Complete rebuild Garrard 401! Hey Uber,Appreciate your echos of my comments.Yes, that USAM 301 is an attractive unit. Seems well beyond the “classic” 301 set up. And the new Woodsong idler wheel and new pulley probable make it very usable. Feel we have done our best to guide G... |