mtrot
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| Ayon's "Scorpio" tube imtegrated amp vs PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium tube integrated??. @aberyclark If you are moving up to the $3500 range, I'd recommend you just try out a Raven Audio Blackhawk Limited Edition and be done with it. Check out this review in which he compared the Blackhawk LE to Ayon and Cary tube amps(it was not eve... | |
| Need Recommendation for Turntable--$2-3k What improvements did VPI make for the 2017 Scout, vs the 2016? | |
| Please Help Me Choose a Speaker Cable Yeah, I have the CV-8 in my bedroom system, and they are very nice. | |
| Cables for Focal 1008be2 Douglas Connection 9 awg speaker cables might do nicely. You should be able to get into a 15 foot pair for around $310. I have heard Douglas cables with tube amplification and it sounded great, in that they have great highs, but not edgy or brig... | |
| Legacy Audio Classic HD Speakers with or without Sub There is no "Focus Signature". It is the Signature SE. I was able to do a home audition of a set of Signature SE in Black Onyx for a couple of weeks, and they are awesome. | |
| Legacy Audio Classic HD Speakers with or without Sub When looking at Legacy speakers, and considering bass performance and sub or no sub, bear in mind that Legacy measure pretty flat, i.e., unlike some other speakers, Legacy does not boost the mid bass. Some companies boost the mid bass, so as to g... | |
| Help me get started again. Tube amp... Why not try out a modern design tube integrated, such as the Raven Audio Nighthawk, if you can swing it? You even get a remote volume control, and the sound is sublime. https://www.ravenaudio.com/Nighthawk-MK2-Integrated-Amplifier-_p_11.html | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? @williewonka,@gregThanks for the tips on the Mani. I may have to consider some phono stage that works with both MM and HOMC or MC cartridges, as it would give me a lot more options. I don't yet have the turntable, but leaning towards the P3. Ju... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? @rar1 Not sure why the snarky comment, or how it helps anything. If you read my post, I wrote UP TO $1000. I didn't say $1000. Also, are you saying that when using a receiver one cannot tell the difference between a $200 cartridge and a $800 ca... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? Thanks all for the recommendations! I'll be connecting to a receiver. Hence my request for MM or high output MC cartridges. | |
| Have ~$10-12k...what would you do? If you are open to an integrated, you might want to try a Raven Audio Reflection MKII, which is in your price range. I've heard Raven on your genres and IMO may be a great match. The imaging, sound stage, vocals, and instruments sound incredible... | |
| Speaker upgrade... I'd agree with audiotroy above about looking at newer designs, as speaker driver technology has just advanced so much since "back in the day". I'd also agree it's hard to beat the Legacy FocusSE in overall performance at its price. You get the A... | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables @jmcgrogan2 Lol, I hear you! I was a rep for 30 years and spent a lot of time studying and memorizing the package inserts and clinical trials you guys come up with. And yes, extremely regulated. | |
| Speaker cable recommendation for Marten Django XL Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables might work nicely. I very recently heard the Django(not with the Douglas cables), and I would agree with jbrrp1 above about their sound, which seemed to me to be just a bit "sterile" or "analyti... | |
| Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables Hmmm. I'm really impressed with my GE speaker cables, but I'm not so sure what to think about posts with any possibly negative info being removed. I do hope there was some good cause for the removal. |