mike4597
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| What DAC to buy? I have a Schiit Bifrost 2 that I upgraded to the 2/64. It sounds wonderful in my system, is under your price limit and is, as has been demonstrated, upgradable. (Part of my purchase criteria is “not made in mainland China” if possible, as I do n... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control I had the Rogue RP-1 and found it to be an excellent preamp. A modest windfall permitted me to trade it towards an RP-7, which I have found to a most excellent preamp. While not exactly a “budget preamp,” the RP-1 is worthy of consideration, and... | |
| Yamaha Amplifier Warranty Issues Just about a decade ago, a rather expensive well-known brand, high-end home theater receiver (HTR) I purchased new failed just after the warranty had expired. It would turn on but produced an error message I do not now recall. A check on the web... | |
| What's all the fuss about late 70s and earl 80s run of the mill midfi turntables? I bought a Thorens TD126 MKII—in the late 1970s I think—and just had it serviced and put back into operation with an Audio Technica VM540ML cartridge. I am quite frankly stunned at the quality of sound I am getting out of some 1980s audiophile LP... | |
| what are your top "audio bargins" in your system history? I was stationed in Germany where we could buy audio equipment at a substantial discount. I bought a pair of Infinity RSIIb speakers that were simply superb. Sadly, on a subsequent move in Germany—a decade later, they were destroyed when the mov... | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations I have had a Rogue Audio RP-7 for about six months and am quite pleased with it. Over the past 18 months I upgraded from an NAD C356BEE used as preamp feeding a McIntosh MC2120 power amp driving my Fyne Audio F702 speakers to an FP-1. That impro... | |
| Fyne F703...anyone owns the ? I have a pair of Fyne Audio 702s, driven by Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp and Stereo 100 “Dark” 100 wpc tube power amp. The SQ is marvelous, with great instrument tonality, superb imaging, and a wide and deep sound stage. The only shortfall is that th... | |
| Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald? ”El Paso” by Marty Robbins & “No Reply” by the Beatles. Robbins comes close to Lightfoot’s story telling, and the Beatles are a good bit further behind, at least on this song of theirs. | |
| Beatles vs. Stones I’d have to go with the Beatles—much more melodic, for the most part. My own favorites, however, are the Moody Blues. | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height Fyne Audio makes some fine (no pun intended, but it does fit) speakers. Their F501 is under your height limit and within your price limit when new. The F502s may be just over your limits but very close, when new as regards price. The F702 might... | |
| Made in USA Rogue Audio Preamp & power amplifier —USA Fyne Audio F-702 — Scotland Thorens TT — Switzerland Audio Technical Cartridge — Japan phono Preamp—Schiit —-> soon to Sutherland —both USA DAC —Schiit Bifrost 2/64 — USA Cd player, & stre... | |
| Tannoy Turnberry vs Fyne 502SP? I purchased a pair of F- 702s before the last price increase, and I am very pleased with them, driving them with a Rogue Audio Stereo 100 Dark. Superb imaging, sound stage, and tonal qualities. Depending on the recording, the performers appear t... | |
| Which Line Level, Balanced Preamplifier? I have a Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp feeding into Rogue’s Stereo 100 Dark (100 wpc) driving Fyne F-702 speakers (92 db efficiency). Superb three-dimensional sound stage, great reproduction of the tonal qualities of the various instruments, and very, ... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps Well done, Soix! | |
| Tube-Curious/Pre-amp I recently switched from a solid state system to tubes, moving from an NAD integrated amp (356BEE) as my preamp and a McIntosh MC2120 power amp to a a Rogue Audio RP-7 preamp and Rogue Stereo 100 tube power amplifier. I first replaced the NAD wit... |