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| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? "However, the typical audiophile mantra is to demo for yourself to find what subjectively “resonates” with you. Can’t do this with a kit." Not true in all cases. The GR Research forum on audiocircle has a sticky up on top where people offer aud... | |
| AliExpress order issues Hope it shows up. I just received an Odin Gold USB cable from Ali RM Digital(ordered July 19). I recently installed a streamer and to get it up and running I was using just a basic usb cable I had on hand. I was looking for a good, used cable ... | |
| Open Reel Curious Back in the day, when I was in high school..'72, I took out a $3000 loan to buy a stereo. I might have been a drug-addeled 16 yr-old, but I had my priorities straight.(I was working near full time in high school) My mom co-signed the note and I we... | |
| McIntosh amp Power tube replacements needed @chuck I'm hip. A 16 tube install could sum up to a chunk of change. Linlai Global Dream might be good to look into, or other Linlai. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/linlai-kt88-experience Shuguang has a number of higher-end opti... | |
| Can single ended 211 or 212 amplifiers drive magnepan 20.7? No direct experience with the Maggies, but having a sensitivity of 86 dB...I wouldn't think what you're proposing will work, either option. I once drove a 90dB set of speakers with 60 watts of (KT88) tube power. Sounded..wonderful..but volume-wi... | |
| McIntosh amp Power tube replacements needed I think if you do some research on kt88s, you'll find there are many better options than the JJ tubes, with or without a Mac label on them. These days, $60-$70/tube is a pretty modest amount for (really good) kt88s. | |
| Low powered integrated recommendation Don Sachs Valhalla, if you can find one. | |
| MacArthur Park Maynard Ferguson did a heck of a cover of this tune. I listened to it often back in the day...a looong time ago. | |
| Need Ideas on speaker cables Go to Parts Express and pick up Audtek Pure Copper Audiophile-Grade 16 Core Interlaced Braided OFC Hi-Fi Speaker Wire 11 AWG Clear insulation is polyethylene, white is teflon Then find some terminations of your choice. You'll have your $500-... | |
| A Low Cost Pleasant Sounding Used CD Player? Jolida 100A Well reviewed years ago. I've had one for years and no complaints. Responds well to tube rolling. | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @williewonka Thank you! for the reference to this thread. I did quite a bit of searching on this topic when I first ran across your helix design, but, for some reason, my searches (Audiogon & web) didn't hit on this thread. No clue why. T... | |
| Which amp with Wilson watt puppy 8 Sort of an elephant in the corner..OP.. do a google search, or on youtube, for Wilson Watt Puppy 8 and GR Research. There are two videos, part 1 & part 2. This could be a significant part of your issue. | |
| Chair +1 I also have a Stressless chair and ottoman. I've seen them used and in perfect condition in a number of locations(Chicago & Sarasota) for about $1200. They sit a little low-ish, but offer good support. The cushioning isn't like a c... | |
| Remote volume out on TAD-150 preamp..options? To tide me over I'm using a passive preamp with a remote volume control(source>DAC>preamp>passive preamp>amp>speakers). I works and sounds fine. The preamp itself works as it should..it just requires manual volume control..wh... | |
| Bluesound node confusion Just went through all the Node models/differences thing. Google "bluesound node models by year" and/or "bluesound node model differences". I ended up picking up a Node with a custom power supply and internal power supply board of A-gon..sounds te... |