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| Audioquest Cheetah vs Audioquest Anaconda @monicajack2122 Old thread, dude! That said I’m literally listening to my headphone desktop rig right now with a 0.75m Audioquest Cheetah XLR. I agree it’s got a bit of an austere sound to it, perhaps slightly lean - certainly compared to the up... | |
| TANNOY will stop Hi-FI ? So I have no idea what the deal is with the rumors . The rumors happen because Tannoy has never been transparent and forthright about their operations. Even as a customer (and based on what I’ve seen my dealer go through, them too), communicati... | |
| Speakers for VAC sigma 160i -- need inputs This is quite the old thread! I see I contributed a post showing a healthy interest in the Tannoy DC10A. Well, let me update: I heard that speaker and hated it. The Kensington is way better, despite using the same driver and having a less rigid ca... | |
| Rogue Audio Dark Upgrade. Which amp, specifically? They do it on ST100, M180, Apollo, and even old Zeus. I went from stock 2010 Apollos to 2017 Apollo Dark. To be quite honest, I feel the stock Apollo were a better value. If I could have this back, I would have stuck with... | |
| Russian tube supply issues @prof x1000 - thanks man. | |
| Russian tube supply issues I’m sure everything you guys have ever enjoyed would pass great scrutiny for never harming anyone anywhere along their supply chains 🙄 Get off your high horses. Some of us just want to buy tubes to bring some musical joy into our lives. It doesn’... | |
| Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings? I think this is just a quirk of the Ortofon MC line. Some 12 years ago when I "upgraded" from Ortofon Kontrapunkt "c" (Cadenza Bronze) to Jubliee (Cadenza Black), I definitely did not feel as engaged in the music - and yes, rock music fell flat. T... | |
| Russian tube supply issues Nobody should feel bad about acquiring tubes for personal use in their expensive tube gear. I honestly don't care where they came from, or who gets the money. Good grief. | |
| Russian tube supply issues I don’t think you will simply be able to buy Russian tubes from other countries, as customs is likely to reject them due to the embargo. Cuban cigars ring a bell? I think this all will also have an impact on NOS prices... Interesting times. I... | |
| SS Substitute for Tube Integrated? We’re going to go through a period of panic, hoarding, and price gouging on power tubes. We’ll probably have to wait a while to see how things look after the dust settles. Personally I won’t be running my Apollo Darks on a "hot" bias setting anymo... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @trentmemphis The Stirlings are rated 91dB, so it’s an 8dB discrepancy on paper! I do appreciate that the Tannoy sensitivity specs indeed seem legit. I've noticed and enjoyed the greater efficiency when moving up in the line (91 to 93 to 96). I... | |
| Auditioning The Fyne 703 Soon Recently however there are questions about design and manufacturing under the new ownership at Tannoy. Therefore I’m curious about the Fyne speakers. But not many dealers yet so not easy to audition. @pryso Yep - my Tannoy dealer hasn’t picked... | |
| Auditioning The Fyne 703 Soon All three models had the fast, lively and engaging sound you expect from Tannoy-based designs, but, to me, they sound substantially better than Tannoys because they did not have the slightly hard and sibilant edge in the upper midrange that I hea... | |
| Auditioning The Fyne 703 Soon Fair, I shouldn’t be commenting anymore on Fyne before I hear them. But this experience with Tannoys most likely carries over: when you buy these, get a pair of spare tweeters for your Fyne and stash them away safely for peace of mind. I hadn’t r... | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns Too bad @mahgister is the only one who knows how to make a $500 system sound better than most (all?) $100K systems with careful placement of a shag rug, pillows, and some tapestry 😭 This hobby would be so much easier if only this valuable knowled... |