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| Solid State Phono Stages @thiefoflight the Avid Pulsare is a serious phonostage and possesses similar character as the ART9. Neutral, musical and dynamic. It can boogie and play classical without a bias. Typical grown up British kit. A little more data on other Phonostag... | |
| Solid State Phono Stages Having heard many of the Phonostages mentioned here and some more, my 2 cents 1. The likes of PS Audio Stellar and JC3+ are good value but they ultimately sound like a sub 5k phonostage. They touch the high end end of the game. Simaudio 610 and A... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! Toe-in is a necessity because these are horn guided tweeters, they quickly lose intensity as you go off axis in the horizontal direction | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! Technically I may not be able to explain but I can say whats going on by ears. The dispersion pattern changes. To an extent it is like toeing in-out in the vertical direction. It is meant to fire straight-direct for the most coherent presentation.... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @trentmemphis , please don't tilt the speakers back for elevating the soundstage. The timing and phase goes for a toss. Buy a pair of Sound Anchor speakers platform. They make studio grade stands which goes very well with Tannoys. I am a Tannoy T... | |
| Another turntable @pindac , I meant, after owning many idler and direct drives, I personally prefer some of the belt drives the best when it comes to high resolution playback without getting sterile. I don't hear people talking about Hartvig turntables here but it ... | |
| Another turntable I have owned all the good Gararrds (Loricraft etc), Lenco (PTP Solid, Jean Nantais), Technics SP-10 Mk3, Platine Verdier, all EMTs. The only few which sounded really good to my ears are these SME 30/ Micro Seiki SX-8000 Hartvig TT signatur... | |
| Harbeth again…or other speakers for acoustic music? Tanmoy or Audio Note speakers with a good 300b SET will be very very good for your listening | |
| RIP oregonpapa https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/pani-new-art-9-up-and-running This is how my association with Oregonpapa started. His way of expression is very different. He had a big heart. Will miss him! | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond Among the 3 top TT you have selected, SME is the best and that too by a considerable margin. The most neutral, the quietest and the most dynamic among the three. | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? There is only so much appetite for any craving. When I listen to music in car I don't feel like listening at home anymore. Hence car stereo is always off, unless I am on a long drive or kids want it. | |
| Recommendation for a highly resolving amp Symphonic Line Kraft, if at all you change the amp for power and resolution | |
| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? Source and speakers first. Whatever remains should go into powering them. | |
| How can a system be judged with highly processed, non acoustic music? Is Metallica considered highly processed by the jury here? | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max Quad 909 or Quad Elite QSP. If you don't mind small monoblocks then Quad Elite QMP. Better than all the pass-es, accuphase and McIntosh |