moto_man
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| I have been on the hunt for the best turntable I can buy. Any suggestions? @stereo5, off- topic, but wow, you brought back some memories. I grew up in Framingham and Natural Sound was where I bought my first "real" stereo, back when I was in high school in '75, which I think was a Harmon/Kardon receiver and Electrovoice... | |
| Surge protectors and power conditioners - Good idea or bad? I live in Miami Beach. I live in a newer house (2015). We get lightning and storms all the time in the summer and a lightning strike blew my preamp and I had to send it in for repairs. I then put a whole house surge protector in at the breaker ... | |
| REL subwoofer questions, Storm III and/or Stadium II Slightly off topic, but how do the old Stadiums/Storm/Strata’s compare to the much newer and higher power REL subs for music? Those are 10+ years old. | |
| Best speaker cable for Focal Sopra 3 YMMV, but I am using Morrow SP6 speaker cables with my Focal Diablo Utopia III's and I like the way the speakers sound with them over the MIT S.3's that I was using. . . | |
| Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k +1 on the PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premier HP, which is just the amp. Runs beautifully with my Focal Diablo Utopia III's, for a tube move, like I am, it is no-hassle. auto biasing, lights to show if there is a failing tube, 70W per channel in Pentode ... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp I own the PrimaLuna Dialogue Premier HP with the stock tubes. I use it with Focal Diablo Utopia III's. I really like it, it is hassle-free, sounds great, and can switch from Pentode to triode mode with a remote. 75wpc with the stock tubes. I hig... | |
| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? my dedicated music room is a pretty reflective cube, 11x11x11. with a carpeted floor, no treatment. I have two different systems that work great in that room. First is my PrimaLuna DiaLogue HP (75 watts of tube power with the stock tubes) poweri... | |
| DAC Choices - $5,000 to $7,000 I highly recommend the MSB Analog DAC with the separate power supply. Pricey when new, probably in your price range now, used. I use it with the updated Renderer 2 module. Sounds great, and handles DSD and MQA, and with the volume control, I no ... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I have to say that I love my PL DiaLogue Premier HP with the stock tubes. It is pared with my Focal Utopia Diablo III's and it is a great combination. Really makes them sound fantastic. Other things that I like about it are the hassle-free tube ... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- I have a PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premier HP and not only does it sound great, but it puts out 75 watts and does not heat the room up. As others have noted, all tubes give off some heat, but this amp runs very cool and definitely a lot cooler than my C... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? I'm a trial lawyer with several famous rock bands as clients over the years. My dedicated music room is small -- 11x11x11, but it is my go to place at night to have a medicinal hit and chill after a generally long and stressful day! Sometimes it... | |
| Who says cables don't make a difference? To my ears, speaker cables make an audible difference. Notice that I said "audible." Has changing cables around taken my system from good to great? No. But each incremental improvement adds up. As far as the "pseudoscience" of cables goes, it ... | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars with REL Sub or Perspectives in 11x11 Room? @djones51, thanks for that point. I was just about to forget about the Perspectives, since who would know better than Jeff himself. However, looking at the cubic feet, there is almost twice the amount of space in my room as that of @rlb61. I wa... | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars with REL Sub or Perspectives in 11x11 Room? @prof, you mention having the Perspectives "well off the walls." I am pretty limited to placing them about 2 ft. max off the walls, which puts me about 8 feet from them, max. Do they need to be farther away from the walls? | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsars with REL Sub or Perspectives in 11x11 Room? Thanks for your input! My room is not a good room acoustically. It is all reflective walls and ceiling (carpeting on the floor though), and I have one spot for putting my "listening chair." It is a converted bedroom, so it is not open at all. The... |