nycjlee
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| D'Agostino vs. Ayre I haven't had a chance to listen to any D'Agostino amps but my Ayre Ax-5 Twenty is the best integrated I've ever heard. Better than most separates. Btw, I also own several other Ayre products and the guys over at Ayre are great. Just like anythin... | |
| Ethical Help from the AudiogoN Community Honestly, I see nothing wrong with this listing. I see no bad will or intentions. I'm not sure what these speakers are worth but if the damage is already priced into the cost, its fine. I will say his though, if you want to attract more potential... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? No. | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system A soft non-abusive dish washing brush with some dawn detergent seems to work pretty well. Not for everybody but it works pretty well for me. | |
| Sonus Faber Olympica II Speakers vs. something else? Nice system. But if you did want to checkout other options, have you listen to any of the Vandersteens...maybe a Treo CT or Quatro CT. You may also like the new Dynaudio Contour 60 (haven't heard the new model but they look nice) or the PMC Fact ... | |
| In ear headphones $150 or less I highly recommend the Massdrop Hifiman RE00. When it's available On massdrop it's about $40 dollars. The Venture Monks are also a bargain at $5. Checkout www.massdrop.com they actually have a lot of IEM headphones at decent prices. The only dra... | |
| Need Help Ripping My CD Collection I would look into the Bluesound Vault 2. It's about $1k but it's an all in one, 2TB of space, a CD player to rip and store CDs (no pc required) and a streamer. It plays and streams both ripped and Tidal music. I heard this unit recently and it so... | |
| Best budget integrated choices If you like the Sugden sound, a used Exposure or Naim may work for you. I would stick with a British amp and sound. I agree with paraneer save up for the amp you want, otherwise you will not be happy :) Good luck! | |
| Dynaudio Contour 20 impressions I highly recommend you go and see Johnny at Audio Connection in Verona NJ. In my opinion Johnny is the best audio dealer in New Jersey or New York. He knows good sound. I've been to all the shops in NYC (Lyric, In Living Stereo, Sound by Singer, ... | |
| from Harbeth 30.1 to SHL5+, an upgrade or lateral move? I wouldn't call it a lateral. The SHL5+ are more expensive and bigger. I think it really depends on the type of music you listen too. I use to owned a pair of Harbeth C7s and I was thinking about upgrading to the SHL5+ because they were a better m... | |
| Speakers for electronic/hiphop/rnb [$4000 range]? Harbeth is not a match for hip hop. Stay away. I would take either yogiboys advice or look at other kef models. I think a pair of b&ws, golden ear or dynaudios might work well for you as well. I've never listen to an arcam with a pair Vanders... | |
| Anticables +1 Audio sensibility, they use OCC cables. They have their own cables manufactured. I’m using their balanced phono cable with great success. I use AQ wires for everything else. Solid. | |
| DAC for CD transport If Redbook CDs are all you care about, the Cambridge Audio CXC is a good transport. Solid and quiet. I used it for a while then switched over to an Oppo to get support for dvds and SACD. Oppo could be a good option as well. As a standalone tran... | |
| Looking for a Speaker Recommnedation After many months of waiting, since Thankgiving, my system upgrade is finally done. The Ayre AX-5 Twenty and Vandy Treo CT is a magical combo. Johnny@audioconnection is awesome!! Highly recommend going to see him, he came over to my house with C... | |
| Coherent Speakers from Canada Looking at the pictures, these speakers definitely looks like a Canadian version of a Devore orangutan :). Let us know what you think once get them. |