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| Line Magnetic quality Simna,Years ago, all Line Magnetic amplifiers were equipped with tubes from Shuguang and although these tubes were cheap and not the best thing in the market, the truth is they sounded really good right out of the box. Usually the advice was (and ... | |
| Line Magnetic quality You can't go wrong with Line Magnetic. For the past 7 years I lived near their factory and made some friendships with people related to Line Magnetic, Cayin and other Chinese brands (designers, technicians and dealers). And I must say that they ta... | |
| Advice for killer desktop speakers GENELEC - used by professionals as studio monitors for accurate sound at near field listening. | |
| Bands with great second albums Garbage;Nirvana;Morcheeba. | |
| What is the epic song of a group? Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple; Sultans of Swing (especially the Alchemy live version) - Dire Straits; Whole lotta Rosie - AC/DC; Psycho Killer - Talking Heads;Contentores - Xutos&Pontapés;Chiclete - Táxi. | |
| First Watt vs McIntosh vs Ampzilla Thank you all for the inputs. I had to put this issue on standby for a while and when I got back to it, I followed a different path. Bought a pair of monoblocks from Temple Audio and I'm very happy with the result. Everything I was looking for, I ... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Tisbury Audio passive preamplifier. I got one and it does the job. Of course every system will tend to act differently, so give it a try and take your conclusions. | |
| iFi AC iPurifier I discovered this gadget yesterday. After some experiments I'm a believer! Bought one already and maybe will buy more in the future. It works especially well with digital devices. I have it plugged on the power bar where my class D monoblocks are ... | |
| Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under ATC is an excellent choice. I only had listened to the active versions, but I think your electronics will be able to drive both active and passive models. The SCM50 is fantastic!Another speaker I really enjoyed is the Marten Django XL. Incredible ... | |
| Which is the best audio magazine? Like David said, dailyaudiophile.com is the best source. The page compiles all the information from magazines, webpages and blogs dedicated to audio. I also like to read STEREO, a German magazine that is distributed for free, in English, via email... | |
| Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible? Temple Audio monoblocks - far from expensive and highly musical. Their sound is fast and dynamic, powerful and rich offering different layers and a big soundstage. It's important to pair it with a good preamp because of gain and tone/neutrality. I... | |
| opinion on Omega Super 3i speakers I don't know about the Super 3, but just bought the Super 7 Monitors Mk2. I'm breaking in the speakers, so far they played for about 10 hours. I'm using them in a small room connected to a little tube amplifier (KingKo Audio KA101, 12W in push-pul... | |
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? Who makes budget fantastic speaker cables?Me!And I'm serious about this. I happen to be working at the right place (a theatre) to have access to the best possible wires. So I take a few meters from the Sound department at no cost and just plug the... | |
| AC power supply for Nottingham Analogue Lewm,Yes indeed it was a learning process. When I started searching for a PSU, the first device I heard about was the Eagle - that I couldn't find anywhere. Then I turned to the Falcon, but in the meantime got this Project for almost half price. M... | |
| AC power supply for Nottingham Analogue I also considered buying the Phoenix Falcon (after failing to find the Eagle, apparently discontinued and hard to get). But at normal prices, the Falcon is a bit more expensive than the Project; and I found a Project for almost half of its regular... |