moto_man
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| Primaluna or not Primaluna I think that its hard to judge different amps without knowing what the rest of the equipment is and even the room. So many things go into "sound." That being said, when I had Focal Diablo Utopia III's, I got a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP, whic... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? The Borresen 01's seem to be the consensus winner here, a speaker that I never have listened to. I am surprised that the Focal Diablo Utopia III's have been nominated for that category of the "best ever." I had them and they are great speakers, ... | |
| any lawyers in this forum care to give an advice? I am licensed in California and Massachusetts, but the advice is pretty much the same everywhere. First, assuming that the dealer was an authorized dealer, and assuming that the dealer arranged for shipping (even if you were charged for it), the ... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding Like so many, I began accumulating LP's in the early '70s and have about 1,000 LP's from my college days, all in great condition as I had a pretty good turntable at all times and always used a DiscWasher and ZeroStat (still have both!) every time ... | |
| Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly? So my starter system in 1977 in college was a Phase Linear 4000 pre, a Phase Linear 400 power amp, a Yamaha Tuner, a Phillips 212 turntable (with highly cool green LED touch sensors for speed on on/off, which in 1977, was awesome( and Electovoice ... | |
| Magnepan .7 Alternatives @rnl997, I too have heard great things (but haven't actually heard) the Ohm Walsh 1000 talls and they are within OP's budget. there are several threads here by fanboys of the Ohm Walsh speakers and probably are a lot more forgiving of crappy reco... | |
| Acoustic Curtain for listening area @jpwarren58, LOL! OP, ff you want what the pros use: I'm sure that your soundstage, top, bottom, midrange, wife, cats etc. will all sound better. | |
| Does dose anyone see these speakers in real? From the back those ugly speakers look like the gold statue that Indiana Jones found at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark! Maybe the speakers would be worth it if only we could speak Hovitos! | |
| We Can Make Classic Cars Outperform Today's "SuperCars": Why Not Vintage Audio? A buddy just bought a vintage 1976 Marantz 2125 receiver for $2000+. Why? I don't get the attraction of vintage gear that is 46 years old. Granted it was re-capped, but still, I have to assume that SS gear must have improved significantly over ... | |
| Shakti Stone I find that the best stone to dramatically improve soundstage is my grower son’s Banana Daddy Hybrid. Amazing increase in the depth of the soundstage and holographic. Best and cheapest upgrade to my system yet! | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations I love my Sabrina X’s. Fantastic speakers, powered by a Pass Labs 250.8 with an ARC REF6. I saw a used pair for $12K. They replaced my Focal Diablo Utopia III’s with a REL sub, which sounded very good with both my Pass and a PrimaLuna DiaLogue P... | |
| Indentical measurments = Identical performance? I understand both sides of the issue. Objectivists posit that if it can't be measured, then it doesn't exist. There is a certain logic to the notion that what we hear is a function of the measurements of a piece of equipment, or that one cable s... | |
| Pass Labs 150.8 and XP-20 versus PrimaLuna Dialogue Premier HP integrated Don’t sell the PL short. It is a very well made amp, and is $3K vs. $10K for the Pass 250.8. As for as being “one of the best amps at any price,”. OK, that is BS and another reason to take anything that Stereophile says with a grain of salt. I ... | |
| Does a DAC need a large/strong power supply? Does a DAC power supply matter? Yes. I have an MSB Discrete DAC. It comes with a single external power supply, but they recommend 2. I thought that the DAC sounded good, but when I added the separate Premier Power Base, it kicked the DAC’s perf... | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 I cant speak to the Zesto or Backert, but I picked up an ARC REF6 and it is excellent. Soundstage is locked in and I like having a digital volume display. Plus, the ARC REF6 really holds its value on the used market and ARC supports all of its e... |