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| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system FWIW, I have used the Canare 4s11 sold by Blue Jeans as well as some 10ga Belden sold by Blue Jeans. I have used them both in 15' lengths and to my ears the Belden is much cleaner and balanced than the 4s11 used in a single wired configuration mak... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? FWIW, I just bought and set up a pair of stand mount monitors from Music Direct (Wharfedale Dentons at half price ($500). I used a tube amp and they sound far beyond my expectations. They are well reviewed in the English mag's. Caveat - they are r... | |
| Retired audiophile? I'm semi retired I think. My main system has stabilized and hasn't changed for the past few years. Unless something fails or I move I think I'm pretty much through.BUT, I did just set up a second budget system using some small and inexpensive stan... | |
| Is revealing always good? Robster, I've never tried a tube buffer and it might work. You might post a question about the experience of others. FWIW, the single biggest component change I've made in my system which helped with early digital issues was the introduction of a ... | |
| Is revealing always good? I tend to agree with Onhwy61.Your problem is one often solved by simply getting a second CD player, frequently a tubed one in which you can change the tone by a simple tube substitution. You have to be very careful though because most CD players a... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? With a limited budget and modest expectations as already established by your selection of speakers (I'm not suggesting that your Polks are a poor choice, Polk actually puts out some good speakers at a reasonable price) it would appear to me that y... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? Hey guys! You might note that he has previous posts seeking advise on how to select stuff for some Polk speakers he has already purchased. He is a novice for sure and might benefit from some really simple advise which will keep him out of a quanda... | |
| Bookshelfs budget is $ 2000. FWIW I just took delivery of a pair of Wharfdale Dentons from Music Direct - cost $499 delivered. I've set them up with a 40wt tubed amp, 3 feet out from a back wall and 2 feet from side walls and I'm impressed! Warm with detail and excellent bass... | |
| Agree or Disagree? - FM tuner info site I think the ranking has far more to do with spec's on sensitivity, selectivity, etc, than the actual audio (sound!) quality of the signal. Most of these guys are more 'tuner' guys than audiophiles. FWIW I have two Accuphases, the T100 and the T101... | |
| Primaluna Tube System Md30, If you want to 'tone' down the highs a bit, you might try some current production Mullard 12AX7's in the pre-amp - if there is no change there you might try them in the amp and see if that makes a difference. If it works in either, you might... | |
| Primaluna Tube System FWIW I used the PL 1 and the PL3 & PL5 combo for about 5 years. Frankly I found the PL1 very pleasant. The 3&5 combo had greater transparency but the PL5 was a tad lighter in the bass, perhaps it was just that it was 'tighter' than the PL1... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 CtO517, On the SP11 does the hotrod mode apply to all inputs or just the phono input. In my SP 10 it only worked with the phono section. And, wow, did it work! | |
| Cables for the new pad Looks wise, I don't know, but the Belden cable sold by BJ is quite good. You can get it in 10ga or 12ga for less than $1 a foot (unterminated) and white jacket which could blend in with the base board. The 10ga is fairly flexible and the 12ga more... | |
| My Gemme Tanto V2's with an Acurus DIA-150 That sounds like, potentially at least, a tough load. Undoubtedly the minimal impedence is below that 4 ohm figure. How far below is it's minimum impedence? Was that assigned by the manufacturer? | |
| My Gemme Tanto V2's with an Acurus DIA-150 Try to hear a quality high current amp (not necessarily a high power one though). These can usually be identified by the fact that they double they power with each having of the impedance, i.e 100w @ 8ohm, 200w @ 4ohm, 400w@ 2ohm, and 800w@ 1 ohm.... |