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| Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k I have been on the hunt for an Integrated Amplifier. After reading, dreaming, saving money I finally got to Demo some equipment. I have enjoyed some good audio equipment purchased in the 80’s but it was showing too much wear recently. Before I bou... | |
| looking for a Integrated amp $6,000 range Primaluna. you need to listen at a brick and mortar store. They can be had used for less cost and fit your price range. I compared a primaluna EVO 100 the starter integrated with a Hegel H390 in a private listening room on $4,500 / pair paradigm s... | |
| Better Integrated Amp? Oliverben5672I went through the same process as you. For years I read reviews and followed blogs hoping to get insight and focus on what to get to upgrade my 45 year old gear. I ordered with excitement a streamer amp and was highly disappointed. T... | |
| Do speaker wires matter Speaker cables do make a difference. For decades I scoffed at the idea and thought that just current capability would matter. For decades I used 10ga speaker wire bought at the hardware store. It sounded good ....until I bought some reasonably pri... | |
| Looking for a new integrated amp Read reviews on the Shiit Ragnarock. Qualiy build, made in the US, good after sale support from what I heard. Also its upgradable. Hegel audio might have something in that range. The H90 just sqeaks in. Good reputation in audio circles too. Findin... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? I assume the tubes have not always had issues? Did anything change in your environment lately? Thuderstorm? Electrical work? High or low voltage? AC socket grounding issues.Many things can cause this. Take your preamp to a different room, or... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker The room, the long speaker wire runs. Speaker placement, room acoustics. A pair of Radio Shack speakers in a good acoustical room will sound better than $10,000 speakers in a bad room with long speaker runs and poor speaker placement. | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? Bass driver size depends on the design of the cabinet and the driver design to utilize that drivers best potential. In other words the components and cabinet they are mounted need to be designed together with an intended sound.The difference bet... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? I was impressed in the 70's when I bought my Crown international home audio equipment. It came with Nickel plating on the whole metal case and a block diagram schematic in the top lid. Shines as good as new still today. The problem was the black... | |
| Unbelievable 3-D imaging sound I am so happy for you! You have a pile of cash invested in quality electronics and it is good you have complete enjoyment with the sound you will enjoy for along time. This is what it's all about, excitement, and enjoyment of music and an experie... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed I would recommend as a speaker builder, hobbiest to stay away from metal / plastic drivers if your ears are sensitive to harshness. The less harsh silk dome tweeters you can listen for hours. Some cone drivers can also be very smooth but can have... | |
| Crown vs Vidar Update , with what lttle time I have , I was blessed to have a Shiit frend at work. I borrowed a saga preamp, Bifrost Multibit DAC my friend had laying around after he upgraded to a Freya,, Yiggy, mono Vidars. The change in sound was remarkab... | |
| why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable??? Everyone's ears are different. I respect your opinion, but I can hear a difference by trading CD players, dvd players, blue ray players, pre amps, DACs. Power amps, and speaker cables. I will not spend alot of money, but will try to do the best fo... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- I have heard a Shiit Saga preamp with a solid state tube. I could not tell any difference in sound as opposed to a regular glass tube. It ran warm, but not hot. For power amps, I am not sure if solid state tubes exist? It sounded really nice. | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? I saw the coolest product not sold in the states but in the UK you might be able to. I never heard of it before. Advance Paris. At Kronosav.com |