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| What's the solid state amp to buy $2500? Parasound A21 works very well with my class A tube pre . It responds to just about everything I through at it . Power cords, i/cs , fuses and spkr cables. I am now getting almost ridiculously good sound from my system. I am sure many of the others... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Greg Brown last night for wife's birthday. Small venue a full acoustic set, alone on a bare stage sitting on a old chair . The performance was fantastic, highly engaging. We were in awe of his talented songwriting, delivery and guitar work. | |
| A21 or A23 for KEF 700? You are better with the A21 for better and more effortless sound quality. It is a good match with the Kef R series speakers . I am driving the R900s with the A21 and getting very good results. Make sure you are using a high quality preamp. Also th... | |
| Budget Pre with 2outputs, rectifier tube and..... Consonance T1 gz34 rectified 4 inputs 2 outputs. Point to point wiring auri theta caps,class A circuit. With upgraded tubes this preamp outperformed a very popular highly rated $4500.00 pre in sound quality . Was a/b tested with group of knowledge... | |
| Incredible album by Laura Mvula Thanks for the recommendation. I listened on youtube there is a lot to like and I agree with Ghosthouse on the production. I'm ordering the deluxe edition. Another new find for me is a well produced album Anais Mitchell Hadestown considered folk m... | |
| Zu OMEN - hmm I attended Capital fest looking to find good floor standers . One of the rooms I stopped in was Zu and I left dumbfounded scratching my head thinking what the fuss is over this brand. That said if someone is getting enjoyment with them than good.I... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Pretty close I believe they are 70+ but look and sounded surprisingly good. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? The Zombies 8/17/14 | |
| Time for some new speakers I would suggest while you are doing demo on the Kef 205/2 if possible compare the Kef R900 I found them to be more to my liking than the 205/2 , more dynamic and seamless and better with all type of music in comparison. Just make sure all speakers... | |
| Beloved? My speakers have great bottom , hot set of tweeters , wears spikes and can be very alluring. That said they will stay beloved. Women are my thing. Martykl if I list my speakers you're safe , yes they're ported. | |
| Top brand speakers Bo my wife asked what I wanted for my birthday. Because I already have 3D sound from my system I had asked her for a 3D television. I was very disappointed when I realized she purchased a 2D tv and called her a mongol. We are now splitting up . I ... | |
| Speaker decision $3000-3500...help I'm with Ricred1 on this . I personally have never listened to a Monitor speaker that didn't sound tipped up and unbalanced. That said maybe Bo1972 has found electronics to get a balanced sound. As far as the 3 dimensional sound, I have heard many... | |
| In Awe of "Yessongs" Forty Years Later I'm with Pops on this . My first exposure was the Yes Album and I was completely blown away by the performance. I still listen to their works today and smile . Great talent and revolutionary in the day. I read where a poster stated that Kansas and... | |
| A Must Hear under $5,000 I had demonstrated almost 30 floor standing speakers not long back. There was three that stood out,Joseph audio perspective over 10k Kef r900 and your dynaudio excite 36 I found the same qualities that you have and I preferred them over the 3.4 co... | |
| What to do with bad recorded CDs +1 beewax. Also if I like the music enough and know it sounds better on other formats I will use a zero stat that is designed for Lps to remove static charge and many times will make it much more listenable. Don't laugh to hard , try it first . Th... |