nordicnorm
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| Speaker recommendation $10-20K (with some requirements!) Merry Christmas!What you're looking for you can find in hybrid electrostatics.I'm partial Martin Logan myself. Audition a pair of ESL 11A'shttps://www.martinlogan.com/en/product/impression-esl-11ahttp:// If the bass doesn't grab you, add a sub.As ... | |
| How old are you? 62... but still act 18 (according to my wife). | |
| Phono Preamp suggestions $2000 (pre-rabbit hole tire kicking edition) For MM, I’d recommend the Croft Acoustics RIAA Phono Stage. It sells for under $1,000 (£500). Highly underrated.Tubes: 2 x ECC83 Sensitivity: 2 mV for 0.5 V rms Input impedance: 47 kΩIt's magical with my London Decca Super Gold cart. | |
| Recommendations for fast sounding cables Teo Audio Game Changer ICs have a money-back guarantee so you have nothing to lose (except postage). | |
| Speaker upgrade Have a listen to the Martin Logan CLX Art or Renaissance ESL 15. You might be pleasantly surprised - they do exceedingly well on the type of music you listen to (except rock).As a musician, they are the closest I've heard to having the instrument... | |
| Streaming DSD to DAC options on home network I use a dedicated small form-factor pc (Asus VivoPC) that is fan-less. My digital files are on an external SSD. This is connected to a DDC via USB then to my DAC via I2S (then on to my preamp).I used to run it headless (no monitor). I would remote... | |
| Suggestions Nice choice! Enjoy! | |
| Best 2channel amps for my speakers. You haven't mentioned a budget but those speakers scream out for TUBES!! | |
| Suggestions From another Audiogon post:" Compared with and 8 ohm speaker, a 16 ohm speaker requires that the amplifier put out twice the VOLTS for a given power, because it draws half the amps [amperage]. Solid state amps are limited by the volts they can ou... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? In terms of accuracy of timbre, the speakers under $10K who deliver (that I’ve listened to) are:- Martin Logan (Spires, Montis)- Yamaha NS-1000(M)- Tannoy WestminsterAs a musician, that has always been my number one expectation of my audio system.... | |
| Do chinese tube preamp/amp clones interest you? I bought a Chinese tube amp (Music Angel XD-800 MkIII) about 12 years ago just to play around with upgrading it. IIRC, it was around $500.When I received it, I opened it up. It looked like the tech who assembled it, just put in whatever parts he h... | |
| phono preamp < $500 This appears to be a risk-free option worth considering:https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649666162-custom-phono-stage-based-on-akitika-z-phono/http:// $300The seller appears to have done skillful work on this. And is willing to give you a no qu... | |
| Suggestions These VTA M-125 monoblocks would be a good option:http://https//www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa6i1j-vta-m-125-mono-tube-power-amplifier-pair-bob-latino-tubes4hifi-m125-29698-tube Or, if you want to stay with C-J, here’s a nice MV-55:http://https//w... | |
| Suggestions Short answer: there is no “best”.what’s your budget? | |
| DAC upgrade, new or used, $1000 Since you already like the sound of the Teac UD-301, I’d recommend looking for a used Teac UD-503.I had the Teac UD-501 and thought it a highly underrated DAC. I eventually replaced it with a Singxer SU-1 (highly modified - SBooster PS, upgraded d... |