rmdmoore
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| $25k speakers, are we there yet? My experience is that speakers are what actually make the sound and so will define the sound of your system more than anything else. Find something you really love and buy it. If the rest of yor components don't match up to your speakers, fine. Ta... | |
| Vandersteen Forum As a vandersteen owner I will admit there can be a cultish quality to vandersteen enthusiasts. What I will also say is that if you liked B&Ws better that your probably not someone that digs the vandersteen sound. B&Ws tend to be very brigh... | |
| Help…looking to buy turntable For a TT I'd actually stay away from used unless you're getting a demo or open box from a dealer. Buy something new from a company that does that price point well. Personally, I'd go with a Pro-ject debut carbon evo or X1 in that range. They're a ... | |
| Large speaker recommendation I'm a big fan of a lot of the speakers on the market right now with a powered sub integrated into the speaker. I have Vandersteen Quatros and what really like about them, aside from the house sound, is that they have an active crossover that takes... | |
| Best Phono Stage You're gonna get lots of good info here about high-quality products that suit each of our own personal preferences. For instance, I love my Rogers PA-2 which you could get used for about 5k. I'd strongly encourage you to find a couple local audio ... | |
| Looking for a new (preowned OK) line stage under $5K: suggestions? For under 5k used you can get a rogue RP-7 and some nice NOS tubes. I'll agree with bdp24 though when he says a preamp is unlikely to solve your problems. If there's not enough stuff in the room and it sounds too live maybe appeal to your wife by ... | |
| Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers I went to hear Treos some years back and left with Quatros. The integrated subs made all the difference. If you already have a sub that you want to continue to use then the Treos could work. As for having to replace rhe Hegel, yes, in time you'd p... | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend There has been a lot of good discussion here. From my perspective there are 2 bug upgrades you need to make; your analog rig and your amplification. Either one should produce a fairly large improvement. The amp is probably the less exciting thing ... | |
| N.P.I. What is it? I would have agreed with the OP until yesterday. I recently re-setup my room and moves the speakers much farther apart. I listened Smokin at the half note by Wynton Kelly Trio featuring Wes Montgomery. I was transported to the Half Note with my Da... | |
| Feel free to talk me off the ledge For me, the speakers are the heart of the system. They are what produces the actual sound that your ears hear. They need to be right and a fair amount of time should be spent choosing. When I got my first pair of speakers I drove all over the NY t... | |
| which turntable for the future? I spent a ton of time thinking about this last year. I emailed Mike Fremer and Michael Trei and got a lot of opinions. In the end, I was down to the Kuzma Stabi R with a 4pt arm or a Brinkmann Bardo. I ultimately found a demo model Bardo with the ... | |
| Thinking of taking the plunge. Also agree with bluesound node. I got one and was surprised at how good it sounded. The interface is amazing. My wife uses it sometimes and enjoys it. I later added a Schiit Ygdrassil and that really opened it up. You already have a nice external ... | |
| looking for separate tube phono stage for use with VAC Avatar SE integrated amp I have a rogers high Fidelity PA-2. The thing is fantastic. It can do MM or MC and what's nice about the MC is that it uses a built in SUT. The thing is built like a tank and the tube swapping options are extremely interesting. Being a tube phono ... | |
| Which Preamp with JC5? Rogue Audio RP-9 or Parasound JC2 I disagree with avanti1960. I have an RP-7 and I find it to be very detailed, dead quiet, great imaging and spaciousness, but lacking in tube warmth. I called Nick at Rogue and had a very frank discussion with him asking directly about if I should... | |
| Rouge Audio RP-7 I've had 3 different Rogue preamps over the years; a sixty six, an Rp-1, and currently an RP-7. The sixty six sounded like a tube preamp but the phono stage was pretty poor. The RP-1 was a moderate step up but the sound got kore solid state. I can... |