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| China built tube amps Wow, I think we are all missing the essence of music reproduction. It’s not where it’s made, or the circuitry, or the name on the faceplate. It’s all about the music and service (to keep it sounding great). I’ve had great and bad experiences... | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system Wow, so many to choose from. In no particular order…Nils Lofgren, Keith Don’t Go (live)Return to Forever, The Romantic Warrior (Instrumental)Supertramp, SchoolMichael Hedges, Aerial BoundariesPeter Gabriel, BikoJenn Adams, Mozambique is Burninga... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? I owned the SOTA Sapphire, V1. Hands down the best table I’ve ever owned. You could do nuclear testing in the room and that table never missed a beat. It was as close to flawless as I’ve seen. I don’t know about their current products, but... | |
| For auld lang syne, ..high-end companies you really liked that are gone.... Paracas WinnLabsAcoustatGale | |
| DAC's Made in the USA If you are going to be in the Seattle area, I highly recommend Olson’s Hi-Fi in Lynnwood. All the goodies, great ears, and no hype or sales pressure. Ben Olson and his staff knows their stuff and they a good people with whom to do business.Ful... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? Well, I'm a satisfied Primaluna Dialogue HP Premium Integrated owner. I've tried many other tube amps in order from ARC D76A, ARC D76B, ASL-USA 845 SET, and now my PL. The one piece of tube gear I didn't get to try that I wanted to was Raven... | |
| Which tubes are the best? Tube rolling can be fun, rewarding, and expensive!I've got a PrimaLuna Dialogue HP Integrated; your Muzishare X7 seems to be of similar design so I'll share where I've landed.Disclaimer, I've got XStatic electrostatic speakers combined with a bit ... | |
| Anyone with tinnitus or hearing loss who is into "high-end" audio? I have mild tinnitus and high-frequency hearing loss in both ears. Probably from too many concerts too close to the stacks...I can still hear differences in equipment and music presentation. I’m sure I’m not hearing everything, but I can hear ... | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. There are some great Jazz selections already listed, so no need to repeat them here. If you want to take a step from Rock towards Jazz, you might consider Fusion or Progressive Rock genres.I find Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, even Carl... | |
| Happy Scale At about 23, I was working as a sales guy at a stereo shop in Santa Cruz, CA, I has Klipsch La Scalas driven by Paracas monoblocs (sr# 1 & 2), I think the preamp was an Audio Research, but I don’t recall the model. Turntable was a Sota Sap... | |
| Why are brick and mortar HiFi dealers so bad? For those in the Seattle area, I have found Olson’s HiFi (olsonshifi.com) to be very good. They aren’t pushy, they have rational advice, they lend components for people to try at home, and they have a generous return policy. They also stock an... | |
| Trying to find an amp that matches my tastes (aka death metal) I don’t know if your PL Prologue Classic accepts the KT150, but I put these in my PL Dialogue HP and was blown away by the significant increase in slam, power, detail, presence, and soundstage. YMMV, but I found this to be a great upgrade. | |
| Diving into the world of tubes...help needed! I own the PrimaLuna Dialogue HP Premium Integrated with the KT150 tubes. I love this Integrated, particularly with the more powerful tubes.It drives my XStatic full range electrostatic speakers really well and to loud levels.May your ears enjoy ... | |
| Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d I have the PrimaLuna Dialogue HP Premium Integrated and I think it is wonderful. I started with the EL34 tubes and move to the KT150. You can find these PL Integrateds used for about $3k.In this price range you have lots of options as others hav... | |
| SCAM ALERT ON MULTIPLE CRAIGS LISTS - Watch Out! I ran into a very similar add, but it was for Martin Logan Summit X speakers for $3,000. These were supposedly located in Sebastian FL.I went through a nearly identical exchange and then backed out as the terms seemed too weird to me too.You hav... |