mrklas
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| If you had $2500 to spend on a new TT and cart.....what would you buy? I've heard the unit before...and if my budget was $2500. I'd buy a Rega P6 with Exact cartridge...simple to set up, sounds great and has a lifetime warranty from Rega. | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k Simaudio has some good integrated that shocked me when I learned their price.Rega has some nice integrated as well.And NAD was my first integrated and that brought me years of enjoyment. | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @ nortonDomestic bliss is priceless! | |
| HiFi vs MidFi I first mid-fi as a term from a friend of mine - his definition was a category of music used as background music.And then he turned on his TV, searched YouTube and put on a mid-fi video was a fireplace with 'smooth jazz' playing.I liked his defini... | |
| what's going on with specs? @unsound are we in violent agreement? | |
| what's going on with specs? @unsound specs matter until they don'tAudio research has stereo watt amplifiers rated at 75-85 watts that can deliver sound quality, quality and dynamics comparable to may amplifiers rated much higher. | |
| what's going on with specs? Specs are interesting.I heard two stereo amps from different with different wattage ratings - one 450 watts per channel and the other 250 watts per channel.Conducting a listening test and using my iPhone to keep the volume at 80db there was two s... | |
| XLR or RCA cables? I would love to tell you it’s all BS. In my experience has been XLR cables make a difference in comparison to RCA cables - signal is higher and quieter. I've also tried different XLR cables - Better Cables, Mogami and Kimber Kable KCTG XLR cable... | |
| Experience with Moon by Simaudio amps & preamps @ghdprentice Very helpful comments - thank you.@arafiq I appreciate your suggestion. | |
| Experience with Moon by Simaudio amps & preamps @ddafoe Thanks for sharing.Perhaps I should have asked if the Moon sound was ever fatiguing - I enjoyed the sound and its much more detailed than my McIntosh gear. | |
| Experience with Moon by Simaudio amps & preamps jerryg123 - Thanks for sharing you experience. Interesting how the decision I didn't articulate keeps coming up. Go full tubes with Audio Research or transition to solid state. Very helpful input. arcticdeth - I appreciate your brevity and ent... | |
| Experience with Moon by Simaudio amps & preamps @ghdprentice Thanks for sharing your experience and perspective.I was listening to an all Mac system and did an A/B comparison starting with Moon amp and then preamp using my sources. I preferred the sound of the Moon amp to the MC 462 with the M... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? A preamp can make a big difference - positive or negative - in my experience.This weekend I auditioned some equipment for my system. I am interested in purchasing a more powerful amplifier.My situation is I have a McIntosh C 2600 preamp and McInt... | |
| Wondering whether to upgrade amplifiers ? In my experience yes. Several years ago I bought a NAD 80 watt integrated and returned it for the another NAD integrated rated at 150 watt and the difference was significant. If you are upgrading within the same manufacturer and product family ... | |
| How long do good speakers last? It depends - I had a set of speakers for 20 years and it was my moving for work several times that did them in. Along with some help from the movers.I think you're going to love your speakers - I have them and regularly get astonished at hearing ... |