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| What is missing here? I used to always read the specs section first to see price before I decide to read the review. But I am letting both subs to TAS and Stereophile expire....just got tired of reading glorified ads written by gushing reviewers for ultra-expensive equ... | |
| Sub Question. One higher quality sub or two lesser quality? (Rythmik vs HSU) Get two powered and connect from amp speaker outputs. Never again will I try to integrate one into a 2 channel music system. | |
| 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... |