mrjstark
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| Best Budget interconnect cables for cd to preamp AR interconnects HT Pro original series rave about by Stereophile years ago. Not in production any more but worth to give a shot finding a pair. I got 3 pairs from Ebay for $30.Another choice might be: LAT cables, Morrow, Signal cables among few o... | |
| Single driver speakers - opinions Jeff, please do contact me if you could.For some strange reasones ALL of my contacts and emails vanished from my Gmail account.......I do not think it is becouse of my porn addiction :):) but I still have to get in touch with Gmail staff to try to... | |
| Single driver speakers - opinions Listen to well design SD speakers and you will find it very hard to go in any other direction. Match it with SET amp and its seductive qualities andd you will be in heaven.Build it yourself.....ahhhhhh , what a felling.Seat pretty and enjoy the ma... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Gsherwood53I am very happy that your search for "Holly Grail" has come to the point where you can enjoy the music ones again."Poor Man's Reference".....I am not sure.Money do help to make dreams come true but it is not the answer for everything.Wh... | |
| Single driver speakers - opinions T_boneThat is not what I had in mind.Your above proposal is not so simple , necessary or present any benefit over the original design.One of Sachiko's design benefits is that the speakers can be placed relatively close to the front wall. You can a... | |
| Single driver speakers - opinions T_bone Tybones have great image, speed and soundstage....no question about it.Bass is dynamic and tunefull but if the last two octaves are important to you, I would consider the Sachiko double horn design and 8" Fostex instead.Your spiral idea is ... | |
| Help with Pre-Amps Another one is Mapletree Audio linestage. For about $800 it is a bargain with planty left for the phono amp/stage.You would have to spend at least twice that much to get meaningful improvments. keep in mind.......there is planty to choose from.It ... | |
| Starting over Consider Shanling MC-30 all in one - tube integrated amp, radio, CD player, iPod dock. It can be had for around $700. The only problem is its power rating. Since it is only 3wpc class "A", it needs to be matched with very efficient speakers.Omega ... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? Joe, same on this side of the fance.I am in the mid-process of restoring my Scott 299B integrated amp. Since I am quite bussy with the other stuff, I just might have one of NY Rave members do the work for me.All in all, it is hard to beat for $280... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? Hello Joe and great to hear your input on this thread.Of course your description of Consonance Cyber Series and Quicksilver Audio amps is spot on. In fact, at yesterday's "NY RAVE" (a NY Audiophile monthly meeting) Quicksilver was on the menu as w... | |
| Need rec on $500 preamp I would very strongly recommend looking into Mapletree Linestage 2SE for about $800.I had another opportunity to listen to it tonight and am seriously considering one for my other system.Its is one of the better values out there....if not the best... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? "The Wall" | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? MrtennisConrad-Johnson MV60.....list (years ago) was about $2800. It can be had for around $1700 (SE version which listed for $3800) now on AgoN and you can pick it up yourself (NYC location). Good luck.--------------------------------------------... | |
| Used Tube Preamp Suggestions Since Rcme53 is all done and happy, I want to throw one more recommendation for someone in the same situation.Mapletree Line 2A SE Stereo Line PreamplifierVery, very nice. I love it.One of my personal favorite underground brands.Mariusz | |
| Need Rec on $3k or under Preamp I'll 2nd Dodd. Hard to beat......possible but hard.Excellent feel and finish. Very transparent. Simple circuitry.Mariusz |