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| Best low budget speakers for a Levinson 383 Integrated amp @yogiboy I'm by no means an expert on this kind of stuff. So, I can't explain, from an electrical engineering vantage point, why this is. I've had experts explain the science to me and read some stuff about this, but I still don't get it. Howev... | |
| Best low budget speakers for a Levinson 383 Integrated amp @knollbrent I've never spent any serious seat-time with a Levinson 383. However, based upon its specs, I would recommend 8 Ohm nominal load speakers. Given your budget range, there are many to choose from. Only your ears can and will tell you w... | |
| What's my best upgrade options Just another two cents: If vinyl is your jam and Rega P6 is about where your budget price point is, take a serious look at the Mofi TT's (i.e. more bang for your buck). Also, if you don't already have a record cleaning system I would seriously ... | |
| Integrated Amps Another two cents: Of all the amps the OP mentioned, the only one I've ever spent any serious seat-time with (i.e. approximately 2 hours) when I was auditioning for a two-channel system speaker upgrade several years ago was the MF m6si. That is... | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? Perhaps this may help? Detail: The subtlest, most delicate parts of the original sound, which are usually the first things lost by imperfect components. See "low-level detail." Compare "haze," "smearing," "veiling." Sounds Like? An Audio Glossa... | |
| Decisions, decisions, decisions bipod72, you are getting lots of good advice & guidance here, so far. Generally speaking, your Marantz 50 watter is a fine amp but really doesn't have the juice (i.e. current) to make anything other than moderately priced 8 Ohm nominal load ... | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs @kinarow1 I have a MAC amp and a pair of Revel speakers in a two-channel system. I usually avoid proffering opinions on speaker cables and connectors in general because this is the best way to start a fight in an empty bar. If by "looking to vas... | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? This is another one of those Lilliputian questions like which end of the egg do you break first or are super expensive speaker cables better than less expensive ones. A very respected and elderly (i.e. quite knowledgeable & experienced) high... | |
| Quality of recording while evaluating speakers FWIW: When I do serious seat-time listening to speakers, I bring music with me (i.e. various cuts) that I'm very familiar with. I bring a mix of different genres (i.e. rock; classical, folk, jazz; etc.), good recordings, mediocre quality recor... | |
| Best Audiophile/Music T-Shirts @travelinjack I've got a print of the vintage Maxell tape ad (i.e. "Blown Away") matted & framed, hanging in the room where my sound system lives. I've always thought it was and continues to be the quintessential visual representation and de... | |
| Quandary @rvpiano If I had the system you have now and the upgrade itch with 7 or 8 grand burning a hole in my pocket, I'd go out and spend some serious seat-time with a McIntosh MC152 or the MC312. My guess is the MC152's 150 watts with its autoformer te... | |
| Quandary @rvpiano OK, a little perspective. Somebody wants to sell you something he doesn't have. (Alarm bell number one.) He says he's got a pair of monoblocks at twice the power of the stereo amp he doesn't have and is willing to set those up for you ... | |
| ADD or Audiophile? @ezstreams That's a nice piece, too. Just curious ... what's it doing outside? Was it being moved; sold? My youngest sister & I have our Grundig in storage. I've often thought pieces like this would be perfect displayed in a high-end audio... | |
| ADD or Audiophile? @ezstreams Your reference to your parents' Grundig console caught my attention! I, also, cut my teeth ... or maybe I should say my ears ... on the love of music and, ultimately, the quest for furthering its fidelity, on my parents' old Grundig co... | |
| Static on turntable @chille1525 One more basic thing to check = stylus force (i.e. with a good quality, accurate stylus gauge). |