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| New Firmware Out For Sony HAPZ1 And S1 HDD Players Yes! Adding Qobuz or Tidal capability will keep this unit relevant for some time in the future | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? Never owned the X or XA series amps or preamps, but have always felt the earlier Aleph series were somewhat overrated, having owned the Aleph 2/5 amps, P preamp, and Ono/X-Ono phonostages. The Ono/X-Ono, in particular, were so mediocre sounding ... | |
| Voce Divina Loudspeakers founder contact info Tenore Soprano Basso Contrabasso Passo Alto I've heard the Sopranos at a dealer in Seoul and was blown away. One of the best reproduced sounds I've ever heard. I have been looking for a pair but they seem to be really hard to come by in the US | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? Wrongly designed or not, I rather like my 8000, at least more so than 90% of the turntables being made today. I'd take the "higher distortion/coloration levels" of the arms you don't like over the MS tonearms any day, and you can continue enjoying... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? My assessment of the MAX-237 and 282 arms comes from a direct experience of having owned both of them. I bought a NOS MAX-282 brand new sealed in the box with 3 different armwands from a dealer many moons ago. I was so disappointed at the sound ... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? The best of MS TTs are its looking but not its overall quality performance. In the other side the MAX 237/282 tonearms are really a reference product an a true challenge to any today tonearm designs. Is this a joke? Having owned 1500, 5000, an... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? Mirko Djordjevic of Huntington Beach, CA builds a very high quality replica of RX-5000 for substantially less $$$ | |
| Most overrated bands The BeatlesRolling Stones | |
| marantz model 9 service I'd avoid shipping it if I can. Marantz tube amps are classic textbook designs and are easy to repair for any qualified tech. I'd look for a local tech you can bring it to and pick up in person | |
| Does such a speaker exist? Jamo R909. Full range, Ddynamic, no cabinet coloration, never bright (Scanspeak Revelator tweeter), great bass (double 15" woofers). Best of all, well below $10000 used. | |
| The New Audio Research Reference 6 No thanks, I will wait for the Reference 7SE MKIII scheduled for very near future | |
| Luxman 3045 mb These amps look pretty, but its sound does not match its look, IMHO. I owned 2 pairs with the original 8045 tubes, a pair with KT88 mod and a pair with 8417 mod and liked the KT88 version the least. | |
| New Audio Research Reference 150 SE Why not wait for a Reference 150SE MKII? It should be out by the end of the year | |
| Wilson speakers/to people who own them etc What is the point of sharing our opinions if you are not going to own them no matter what? | |
| Honest Vintage Tube Repair - SoCal Why ship an amp across the country for service when are many local techs who can probably repair it at the cost of shipping? I'd personally avoid shipping a vintage amp at all cost due to risk of damage during transportation. |