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| 500 albums in a basement flood--worth saving? Keep the records. I had minimal flood damage to the covers of records stored on the bottom shelves in my music room. If I would have had each album in clear plastic outer sleeves there would have been no covers wet and no damage. Fortunately I had... | |
| D'agostino amplifiers: where's the beef? I like the steam-punk style of his amps. Never heard one and probably never will. Often we get caught up in the marketing of parts inside the boxes and parts can make a difference, and several brands make a big deal about this and push it in their... | |
| Tubed Preamp recommendations? +1 for the Dehavilland Ultraverve and 6sn7 based preamp. I bought a used Ultraverve and immediately sold my Primaluna preamp. | |
| Line Stage Preamplifiers AX vs AU For me 6SN7 is the way to go. I had a PL preamp. Once I had a 6SN7-based pre it sounded so good in my system I bought another. | |
| Manufacturers with Excellent customer service Not a manufacturer, but Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio. I also second Vlad Bazelkov at Audio Mirror. And add Kara Chaffe of Dehavilland. Also Egglestonworks (speakers). I have dealt directly with all of these folks and the service was first-class, as... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Audio Mirror/ pick one for me please I have the Audio Mirror 45W SET mono- blocks and can tell you Vlad B. is great to work with. I would also have the AM DAC but am about 95% vinyl. Vlad pays very close attention to the sound of his products. These amps reproduce music wonderfully. | |
| PrimaLuna Preamp Upgrade Question Getting to the sound you want takes years in this hobby. It requires time to evaluate synergy between components. Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb or try something out of your comfort zone. Reviews and sales folks are helpful but only you can d... | |
| PrimaLuna Preamp Upgrade Question I did exactly what you are considering. Was a PL owner for years. Prologue 2 integrated to Dialogue 2 integrated. Then decided to go separates in phases and bought a used PL preamp and ran it through the Dialogue. It was a lateral move. Then bough... | |
| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system Don’t know if it’s magic but here is where mine ended up. Virtual system posted here. System Budget (% based on retail)Source(cart, tt, phono pre) - 24%Pre-amp, amp - 33%Speakers - 28%Cables, ICs, power condition - 15%Did not include CD player and... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? Not 300b, but check out Audio Mirror (Vlad B.) 45w SET monoblocks, based on 6C33C tube. I have a pair mated with a deHavilland Mercury III pre-amp and the sound is wonderful. Clean, clear, not edgy at all, and very addictive. The amps drive 88dba... | |
| Best debut album +1 on mhe with Metheny’s Bright Size Life...but have to say Captain Beyond...a heavy mind-meld with the cosmos | |
| Subwoofers - Front Firing or Down Firing - Which Sounds Best? Get 2 subs. If your speakers could go as low as you wanted, there would be a driver in each speaker to accomplish that. For a few years I tried to integrate a single sub in my system, different ways of connecting it, even different subs, always fi... | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less I am 95% vinyl and have budget digital in my main rig but I would suspect, since I have not heard it, the Audio Mirror DAC is very good. I would have given it a try but it was out of my digital budget. My view is based on reading user reviews of t... | |
| Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp? Buy a used with remote deHavilland Ultraverve. I got a used one without the remote and immediately sold my 12Au7 based pre amp. The mods bigkidz mentioned sound nice and you may can have them done within your budget if you buy used. And thanks for... | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. @n80. Excellent suggestions above. I see you are near Charlotte. I live in Columbia and have lots of the above recommendations on vinyl. You are more than welcome to come listen. Also, go to the jazz event you mentioned. You can’t go wrong with th... |