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| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? If you look at the top most expensive systems on here or other "extreme" audiophile hang-outs (god help you if it’s WBF), you’ll quickly find that even $5K per component is considered very cheap. "Performance" is a different matter and a whole ’... | |
| "Users of wide-range playback equipment should compensate for the RIAA curve" I’m certain they’re telling you to specifically use RIAA phono equalization - which is of course the defaut for virtually all phono stages, now. But I agree the choice of wording was poor. If they were using ANY other curve to cut that record, the... | |
| Cable Enthusiasts. When it comes to cables it’s about quality and matching. THOUGHTS? Cabling makes a difference, but its net effect in specific instances (good versus bad) can be very random. I think many of us (including myself) have/had a strong bias to asssume more expensive cabling should sound better is some way - but that’s ... | |
| ??? Which Would You Buy ??? Too often I feel like the usual arbitray percentage reference "85% of the sound quality" is actually a euphemism for "not anywhere NEAR as good sounding" - so I would go for either of the more expensive options in this case, and not think twice. W... | |
| Which one would you buy The rebuild on the less expensive unit looks good, but I used Yellow Illinois coupling caps on mine @ the recommendation of the friend who rebuilt it (he used Orange coupling caps in my Dynaco gear). @devinplombier Yes, years ago I had a great... | |
| Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp? Push Pull, easy choice. | |
| Which one would you buy 1. Why didn't they test the tubes? Surely a shop with the word "ham" in its name has got a tube tester somewhere. 2. If the tubes are untested, how was the amp tested? Different set of tubes? Maybe I missed that part and now I'm too lazy to go b... | |
| I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them..... What about avoiding the 1099 that now is issued by Paypal for every item you sell where payment was handled by them from the buyer? Do you still see a 1099? It's not fun when you are selling gear via Paypal that you paid for in the first place b... | |
| Which one would you buy I would have to know if they were factory refurbished. I generally stay away from rebuilt anything, specially from EBay Doesn’t apply to a (mostly) kit amplifier from the 1960s. What REALLY applies is good under-the-hood pics, so you can check... | |
| Which one would you buy Yeah, definitely Ham & Hifi. Super clean unit, nice inside pics, decent parts used, no apparent silliness. Nice deal. Sky-fi is well into "dreamer" territory at $3K+; they are looking to make a lot of money. I know the HF-81 model is revered, ... | |
| Tannoy Striling v. Striling III LZ SE @lalitk Canterbury GR are by far the best out-of-the-box sounding Tannoys I've every heard. No surprise to me that you've enjoyed them so long! Tannoy voiced these near perfectly. That said, my crossover experiment with Kensington GR (smaller sy... | |
| Tannoy Striling v. Striling III LZ SE Have not used those specific models, but am quite familiar with that exact 10" alnico/pepperpot driver (same used in Kensington GR) versus the tulip 10". The alnico simply renders a more vibrant, brilliant sound - especially in midrange. More imme... | |
| They should charge more for it… There is the concept of diminishing returns. I don't buy into diminishing returns. That assumes solid objective evaluation criteria, and also paints the picture of a nice clean horizontal asymptote where performance NEVER decreases as price inc... | |
| Single way or multiway A well executed two way speaker can deliver excellent sound reproduction. 😎 Absolutely! It's really the sweet spot of "managed complexities". Kind of hard to mess it up and get bad sound - you almost have to be TRYING. | |
| They should charge more for it… Price has become THE main feature, at the top-end of market. I mean, it’s been that way for a while - just more so now. Just make sure your product uses enough visible "material" to "justify" its price level - minimalist philosophy like Rega’s doe... |