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| CJ ET250s or Pass Labs XA30.5 ---for Harbeth 7ES-3 Thanks for your comments. If I’m open to other options, what other pre-amps would you recommend that have a good synergy with Pass Labs XA30.5? Also, how do I make sure the pre-amp’s output impedance matches the input impedance of the power-amp (i... | |
| Popular Male Singers in the past Half Century... Thanks so much for the recommendation. I'll check them out and hopefully, get some CDs from Amazon.com soon.BTW, where do you buy your CD/SACD, LPs? I want to buy them at fair price with guaranteed quality. So far I just bought from Amazon.com. | |
| Conrad Johnson LP70s vs. the rest Xti16, thanks for sharing your experience with 70se. The price for new is very high ($7k) which could afford separate pre/amp Conrad used. Just curious where you bought the 70se. Did you pay retail price?I'm searching for used but it will take a l... | |
| Best CD/SACD Players under $3K Thanks for the comments so far.I saw a picture of the backplate of Marantz SA 8004 and it shows Made in Japan. Where it's made doesn't make a sonic difference but it indicates a certain level of quality control and craftmanship. Nowadays, all iPho... | |
| Popular Female Singers in the past 2 decades Thanks for the list so far. I'll research the albums of these singers.Meanwhile, do you have any great albums (CDs), songs that you can recommend for these singers? | |
| Hi Fi Dealers in NYC - where to find them? Martykl and others,Thanks for sharing your experience. I think I'll stick with the more friendly dealers. While I understand the dealers' practice of qualifying customers, I just don't feel fairly treated when I have the intention to make purchase... | |
| Which makes more sense? - CD player vs SACD Hi, thanks for all the feedbacks and thoughts.Cmalak, thank you for including the review links for Maranta. It's very informative. | |
| Which makes more sense? - CD player vs SACD Shakey,Just want to clarify, I was in the hobby 14 years ago when I had a collection of about 70 CDs. Then, I switched my interests to photography and RC planes for many years.Now that I have a much bigger house, I'm coming back to hifi at a 'full... | |
| SONY still makes SACD Player?- Any 5400ES update? Hi, thanks for your posts. I'm using a very modest and old Philips CD player and am considering getting a solid/good quality SACD/CD player for a 2-channel system.Pdn, I don't understand the difference between the 2 channel and 5.1 channel output ... | |
| Hi Fi Dealers in NYC - where to find them? Thanks so much for all the info. Actually I visited Innovative Audio in NYC once and my experience was good. But the gears they demo is beyond my reach - Wilson Audio, Spectron, etc. I thought they carry Dynaudio line which I was interested in aud... | |
| Hi Fi Dealers in NYC - where to find them? I've been to Take5Audio. They're friendly and patient but they didn't have the speakers brand I want to demo on floor. I'll re-visit it and see if they have any update.Thanks. | |
| Hi Fi Dealers in NYC - where to find them? Buconero117,What did you mean by "audio abused"? Is Lyric in NYC the same experience as Sound by Singers? If so, I would get the idea.Is the Lyric good for a visit? Thanks. | |
| Pass XP10, Ayre K-5xe, Calypso - Your Experience? Thanks for your feedbacks. It's very informative. Hopefully, I'll do some auditioning this weekend.If I mix the tube with solid state, I wonder which combo works better as far as impedance matching is concerned. Tube pre& SS power or SS pre &a... | |
| Best Stand for Harbeth 7ES-3 Compact Chashas1,Is the Skylan "Made in Canada"? Or, made in China?Can you describe the construction and materials used for the Skylan stands? What's the build quality?Thanks. | |
| Merlin VSM MXr vs Thiel 2.4 vs Dynaudio C1 Pubu157, What's a LFD integrated amp? How about a tube amp?Budget depends on what I'll get: for integrated $2K; for pre/power, $4K; new or used will be considered. |