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| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! Rbstehno, I did say I was making a "general" observation. I couldn't be less interested in who or what's right or wrong here but it sounds like you just proved my point. Did you say you replaced a $6,000 "nice" integrated with $12,000+ of separate... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Speaker specifications & measurements are, relatively speaking, not very helpful. Sometimes, those specifications & measurements are obtained in an anechoic chamber. Every speaker's performance is going to be affected by the size, dimensio... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Interesting! Not familiar with Jeff Rowlands amps or Teac preamps. Regardless, I'm very surprised at your findings of the F208 under those circumstances. The specifications for the JR are very impressive and 325 watts into 8 ohms should have been ... | |
| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! Just a general two cents, based upon my research of about 4 years ago. Things may have changed since then but I doubt it. Unless you are wiling to shell out, at least, $8,000 to $10,000 on separates, you are not going to achieve an appreciable im... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? Erastof, if you are interested in an objective or more science-based approach to this question, check this out: The Best Speaker Cable | Reviews by Wirecutter (nytimes.com) This article contains links to other articles on this question, includin... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Adversam, I put together a CleanerVinyl system around 4 years ago when CleanerVinyl was still trying to get off the ground, so to speak. The last time I checked their website it seemed they were much more geared to offering packages, now, and less... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Adversam, you don't need to spend a lot of money for an ultrasonic record cleaning machine. The hottest thing on the market today is the Degritter. However, they refuse to prove their claim of why using an ultrasonic frequency of 120 kHz/ 300 watt... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) First & foremost, there is no substitute for critical listening auditions under controlled conditions, especially when you're spending upwards of $6,000 (US). Unfortunately, controlled conditions, other than bringing speakers to your home, wi... | |
| 30 year old player, worth an upgrade? Here's my two cents: first off, there is no substitute for critical listening or auditioning equipment under controlled circumstances. That being said, seven years ago, a Sony CD player that was gifted to me died. So, I did my usual research &a... | |
| Next step in Turntable There are so many ways to approach this! Have you thought of an ultrasonic record cleaner? If the budget can bear it, how about an Ultrasonic record cleaner, which could be put together relatively cost-effectively with a system from CleanerVinyl, ... | |
| Considering a POSSIBLE replacement for speakers. Opinions? As mschott astutely pointed out, this has a lot to do with your amplification source and other components in your chain. Actual critical listening sessions under controlled conditions is always best. However, I empathize completely with how much m... | |
| Any Thoughts On These? High-amp, the hunt never ceases. It just goes from vicarious to serious sometimes.With regard to active speakers, have you spent any time with GoldenEar Tritons? The day I spent about 1.5 hours of seat-time with the ML Motion 60XTi, I actually A/B... | |
| speakers for classic receiver By all means, jump on those Focal Aria 936 if they're free! Those are $5,500 a pair speakers! You'd be out of your gourd to pass up a deal like that! I spent around 3 hours of serious seat-time with a pair of those speakers powered by a McIntosh ... | |
| Blindfold Speaker testing CD318, "Cognitive Dissonance"? Really? Do you even know what that really means or did you look that one up in your Thesaurus? Is that where the CD handle comes from? "Preconceptions"?Lighten up, man! This is supposed to be fun! I've got abso... | |
| Any Thoughts On These? Haven't heard the KEF R11s but did do about an hour of seat-time with the R7s. I've done a fair amount of seat-time with KEF, B&W and other British speakers, over the years. The only British speakers I've ever spent serious seat-time with and... |