mikte15
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| What Integrated Amp do You use Mcintosh MA252 does a very sweet job of driving a vintage pair of Meadowlark Kestral 2s. I streaming from a rebuilt desktop pc with a 1 terabyte ssd that I've copied my entire CD collection (.flac) through fiber to vintage but top of the line Den... | |
| What speakers to go with my new Marantz 2265? A good vintage combination is the Marantz with JBL 4311b or 4312.Great for rock! | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Due to the way I build my audio component collection (frugal & patient) most of it is stupid good for the money.But two components stuck out as Surprisingly Stupid Good. One was a Denon DVD9000 (~$3000 msrp new - $300 to me used); I couldn't ... | |
| Most coherent low volume speaker with very fast bass under 10k used? I didn't see in your posts what type of music you listen to.I listen to mostly classical and jazz at relatively low levels, even at night while I'm sleeping.Some time ago I discovered Meadowlark speakers which are sadly no longer being made, but f... | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Dave mentions Mcintosh above.I've looked at Macs for a long time and never saw one that I thought was reasonably priced;talk about holding value!I see an integrated suggested and would like to hear more recommendation there as well. | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions erik,I'm not a fan of class a amps, that's why I question the extended class a of the Stratos. I'm sure it sounds great but I'd like to know how it's implemented.In the case of each amp suggested above I've scanned google images and articles to ... | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Meadowman,Glad to hear very positive comments from another ML fan.I believe they are some of the best bargains on the used market today.I currently have 5 pairs(!), Swifts, Ospreys, Kestrel HRs, Kestrel IIs, and Swallows. | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Everyone,I'm pleased with all the responses and got a lot of good suggestions to keep an eye out for.The one that's got me the most interested is the Odyssey Stratos. It has the longevity to fit my time and (hopefully) discount parameters, but I ... | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions I just found that Vincents are designed in Germany and built in China. | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions To all those recommending Sunfires, Bob Carver designs have been on my list for a while. Thanks for the recommendation! | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Kalali,The Vincent is gorgeous but I don't think it's been around long enough such that used models are in my budget range. If I'm wrong on this please advise. Also, where is it made? I did a quick search but didn't find an answer to that. | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions yogiboy,Good question!I've had good experiences buying nearly top shelf items of that era paying between 1/10 and 1/4 of the MSRP (back then) and it's still recent enough not to need a complete overhaul.For years I've used vintage components that ... | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Paraneer,Either integrated or power amp would be acceptable. I do have a couple of preamps, one is an AGI 511.But I wouldn't let what I have as a preamp affect what I select as a power amp. I could upgrade that later as well. | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions My main speakers are Meadowlark Audio Ospreys. | |
| Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?) In the last year I acquired 4 sets of used Meadowlarks (Swifts, Kestrals, Ospreys, & Swallows) all from the original owners and all but the Swifts were purchased remotely and shipped.All but the Kestrals are in fabulous shape and sound great. ... |