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| OT: Espresso machines A big fork in the road here is if you enjoy pure espresso drinks or drinks with milk. If you like cappaccinos or lattes then a quality double boiler machine is a must. I have owned several machines over the years. My main station has the Lamorza... | |
| OT: Espresso machines A good bag of fresh beans will come in a 12oz bag. Freshness is key as beans age very quickly. Age is a major variable. Your taste preference might range from dark roast to light roasts. The lighter the roast the more demanding it becomes on your ... | |
| OT: Espresso machines The noise and nylon gear parts are one thing. But doubling your budget gets you into the arena of reduced ground retention. The legion of modern single dose grinders are just better. Period! They cost more and you should measure your grams in an... | |
| OT: Espresso machines Baratza is owned by Breville. They make a ton of models. A good “sweet spot” option is the Sette series. Depends on your expectations and budget of course. More serious espresso nerds move on from Baratza due to the loud noise and the plastic ge... | |
| OT: Espresso machines Erik, Espresso is very like high end audio. Some treat audio as a passionate hobby while others just want to have simple background music. Like audio gear everything matters with coffee. Coffee beans are an agricultural product with tons of varie... | |
| Older Linn Sondek LP12 info and interest The LP 12 is the longest continuous running audio product on the market at 50 years and still going. I don't own one but I have a whole bunch of Linn kit. My advice is go slow, do some research and kick some tires. The LP 12 is a mod/tinkerer/pr... | |
| Spendor D7.2 Pairing - First Watt F8 I have a system with Spendor D9 speaker and a Pass Labs XA30.8 amp and love the combo... | |
| Pass Labs Speaker Choices I have two systems. My “second system” has evolved to becoming my favorite. Linn Akurate DS w/ Katalyst (DAC plus Streamer) feeding into a Pass Labs two box XP-20 preamp into a Pass Labs XA-30.8 Class A amp into Spendor D9 speakers. Love, love th... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable Mijostyn himself highlights that history is littered with turntables of no significance. That is true. Many models have emerged, had a moment in the sun and faded away. This has been ongoing for decades. And yet the LP12 endures. For fifty years! ... | |
| Turntable advice $5K is real money so hopefully you can listen to options rather just following suggestions from us Internet forum slobs! Most HiFi is priced at different cost vs performance points. At the lower end doubling the investment will reveal real improv... | |
| Turntable advice I reread your question. Tell us about your speakers. If you need an amp and phono stage then this mission will need more time, research and a working budget overall. Do you also listen to digital? Do you own records? If you don’t have a record... | |
| Turntable advice There is endless chatter on forums about the Rega philosophy and mass, etc. But Rega is a successful company, started in the 70s with lots of dealership support. If you stay with Rega cartridges then there really is very little fiddling needed. R... | |
| Best turntable for the buck While not always considered the sexiest component the phono preamp might have the biggest ask in high end audio… | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable If you want to see LP12 samples in the wild then this thread on the Naim forum is worth a look. There is a long established friendly (mostly) rivalry between Linn and Naim fans, especially in the UK. But this shows the level of support this table ... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable I don’t own a LP12. But these threads on various forums always seem to be filled with posts that state “I had one in 1978” or “I have not heard one since 1982” but that 40 year gap does not mean that naysayers are not experienced “experts” in the ... |