overthemoon

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Whats playing on your system today?
AC/DC…Back in Black  
Best turntable under $4000
I agree the term ‘best’ is vague. And I think you should consider the analog chain - table (including tone arm), cartridge and phono stage.    I believe you have an internal phone stage with your Rogue so I’ll focus on turntable and cartridge. Fi... 
Dan D'Agostino Black or Silver?
Black is the old black!  
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
If you are considering the 390 - it's internal phono stage is based on the Moon 810LP (there's many execution differences like dual mono and separate power sources). I'd add the Boulder 508 phone preamp for your consideration.  
Buying Equipment Based on Philosophy???
To some degree - In evaluating turntables, I listened to low mass, high mass and suspension tables.   
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
@cainullah Is the internal phono stage good - I think so. I used to own McIntosh C2600 with an internal tube phono stage and preferred the 390.    I don’t feel the need to upgrade the phono stage at this point - I appreciate the simplicity.   
If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end...
@cainullah I currently own Moon 390 and M400s and use a Rega P8 with the Ania cartridge and the internal phono stage for the 390.  In my environment I view the digital and analog sources to be very equivalent.  Some recordings are better on vinyl ... 
Do speaker cables really make a difference ?
Your opinion is the only one that matters. For me and my system- it did make a significant difference.   
New to vinyl question
For me and my system vibration impacted my turntable when volumes were higher than low volume. Isolation made a huge impact- I have a low mass turntable (Rega).   
Help me make sense of this - Midfi system sounding better hifi.
@gonglee3 I sometimes wonder how much my listening preferences change - this combined with the sonic signature difference in your speakers reignites my curiosity of difference in sound versus quality of sound.     
I have NOVA V's and I am not happy
@mckinneymike Good luck in your search. There are a lot of options and I was in a similar situation about 10 years ago. I was very unimpressed with many speakers that had strong reputations - B&W, Mission, Martin Logan and others were close bu... 
I have NOVA V's and I am not happy
@mckinneymike I tend to listen to music in the high 70s and low 80s db.    I think there’s significantly better equipment at lower relative prices in comparison to the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. And there’s more options with equipment with different ch... 
I have NOVA V's and I am not happy
I have tested Kimber Kable 12 TCs and I experienced harshness in the higher frequencies and muted base. Because my experience with Kimber was positive I tried their BiFocal XLs and there was a significant improvement in the sound quality   
Do Simaudio integrated amps run hot?
I have two mono blocks….and I stack them. They have not gotten more than warm. NAD and McIntosh ran a lot hotter in my system and room.   
Mono block Sonic difference $5k vs $25k
I have Moon 400M monoblocks which are approximately $5k each. I think they sound great. I’ve heard monoblocks that are $25k and higher (Martin Logan and PBN audio). Different systems and the difference I’ve noted is the dynamic impact and detail...