moto_man
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| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. Having just gone through the "preamp shuffle," Get an ARC REF6. They can be had on the used market of about $7K and it is a fabulous pre, IMHO, a significant step better than the new LS28SE, both of which I had in my system. In fact, I thought tha... | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing I will confess that I have never heard $1 million speakers. I am sure that they sound amazing, paired with equally amazing electronics, room, cables, etc. But the point is that there are plenty of very wealthy people in this country and in the w... | |
| VAC Renaissance Signature Mk V versus Allnic L-7000? @jahatl513, that is certainly what others who have the L-7000 have said. After watching several of them show up used, my local dealer lent me an ARC LS28SE to try out in my system. Yes, it was slightly better than DAC direct, but the improvement... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 power cord I know that I am coming late to this party, but since the ARC REF6 and 6SE are frequently bought and sold currently, I thought that I would add my 2 cents, since this is still a relevant question. After running an MSB Discrete DAC direct to my Pas... | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? I have had good experiences with Morrow Audio MA7 IC's and speaker cables. reasonable prices and a nice sounding wire. I preferred the MA7 to MIT shotgun 1.3's and Audience Au24 speaker wire, both of which are also great. Morrow punches above i... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 SE I just recently purchased a REF 6 at an excellent price. ARC does not come out with a new product every year, obviously, and every company tries to make improvements. Otherwise, a company would make one product, and then never improve on it. It... | |
| Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k I know that you want a floor-stander, but you really should check out the Joseph Audio pulsars, which you can get used, often with stands, for about $4K. They are truly excellent speakers, with a silly amount of bass for a stand-mounted speaker. ... | |
| Most Realistic Recordings So many to choose from! However, a few of my "go-to" test albums for live music are: 1. Patricia Barber, Companion, XRCD . . . Particularly "Use Me" for the intro bass line! 2. Hot Tuna Live at the New Orleans House Berkeley. 3. Little Feat... | |
| Just my observation - seems like there is less listed on AG I have had nothing but good results with AudioGon. I generally have thought that one reaches a higher quality of buyer here, but these days, I am not so sure, since I have bought a couple of big ticket items on USAM, and they seem to be overtakin... | |
| Speaker Recommendation Help Please. As a Wilson Sabrina X owner, first I congratulate you on your choice. Second, I have to respectfully disagree with those who say that the Sabrina X's are bright speakers or that they are "hard to drive." That has definitely not been my experienc... | |
| Speaker Recommendation Help Please. Nicely detailed post! Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has got one. As someone who has the Sabrina X's, I highly recommend them. Although I have a small music room, 11x11x11, they are perfect for me, and I have them about 2 ft from the rear... | |
| Let me end the Premp/Amplifier sound debate ... It seems to me, that the bottom line here is that all people hear differently. Some people have very acute hearing; other people don't. Those people who have very acute hearing maybe will hear a differences between various amplifiers or preamplifi... | |
| Need speaker recommendations. @amitb, don't like that discourage you. I think that either the Pulsars or Perspectives would sound great. Take a look at all of the posts regarding those speakers here. They are overwhelmingly favorable. | |
| Decisive moments your your audio journey My friend and I went to “Natural Sound” in Framingham, MA in 1975 or so and listened to their high end setup, which I vaguely remember had Mark Levinson amp and preamp, and I think Dahlquist speakers. I think the speakers were big squares mounted... | |
| Scams on Audiogon (McIntosh Amps) When you are dealing with high dollar purchases on here, the only thing to do is read the seller’s feedback and insist on an escrow service. I haven’t used one, but I suspect that the escrow fees are probably similar to the fees that PayPal charge... |