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| Dream Amps I Could Not Afford 20 Years Ago Now Undesirable @shtinkydog I ran it with a pair of QLN Signature speakers and later I picked up a used pair of Apogee Caliper Sigs that I bought from the same dealer. The Krell had enough ‘on paper’ watts for the Calipers but couldn’t deliver enough current, so... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! I like my ProAc D40R but I doubt they’re end game. When the mood takes me I’ll probably be tempted to switch. | |
| Dream Amps I Could Not Afford 20 Years Ago Now Undesirable When I lived in the UK I lusted after a Krell KAV300i. It was popular in the audio press and I really, really wanted one. It was 3500 GBP back then and I couldn't justify the cost. When I moved to the USA a few years later I found an open box 30... | |
| Cats chasing laser pointers Aren't we all programmed to pursue materialistic pleasures? Is there any real way to avoid it? If not audio gear, it will be something else. A simple way to curb excesses is to avoid the use of credit. Save up for your gear, pay cash, avoid spend... | |
| Blue Jeans Cable Iconoclast Oddly enough I can't see a way to order Iconoclast cables at the Blue Jeans website. The links and information still push people over to the Iconoclast website which is autonomous. I'm a big fan of Iconoclast, having recently invested in two run... | |
| Feickert Volare + Shick 9 + Hana Umami Red Great choice. I had two Volares with different arms then moved to the Woodpecker. The Volare is a really good table. I did have some problems with isolation on my table, it would pickup from a nearby sub and I spent a lot of time figuring out how ... | |
| Is Aurender N10 still a good option @bill_k That’s entirely true Bill, but there’s a much smaller price difference on the used market which is how I acquired both my units. (About a $1000 or so). I think the N10 is a good player and definitely still relevant, to the OP’s question. | |
| Is Aurender N10 still a good option The N10 is a really good streamer / file server. I used a Small Green Computer i5 with Sonore UltraRendu and UltraDigital for a while then switched to a Lumin U1 Mini ‘cos people were saying how good the Lumin is. And the Lumin is fine for the m... | |
| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! @roxy54 LOL... you have a keen eye. (though there's also an asterisk next to the Sonus Faber Electa....) These are speakers I wish I hadn't sold and may repurchase at some point. I meant to add that comment then realized it was past my nap time. | |
| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! Goodmans (can’t remember model, but BIG!) Acoustic Research Epos ES14 Quad 57 Sonus Faber Electa* QLN Sig Splitfield II Apogee Caliper Sig Magnepan MG3.6R Oris Stacked 150 Custom Kalinowski Carver Amazing Plats Talon Khite HSU VT-1 / 2 subs Merlin... | |
| Help this old rookie with speakers I don’t know why you think La Scalas would be too big for a 20x30 room? That’s a large room and would accommodate a speaker even bigger than the La Scala. With $3k I’d consider spending $2k on a pair of Altec Valencia and $1k on a nice set amp wi... | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? @daveyf I'm sure you are right. I don't spend much time at WBF, nor here for that matter. A classic case of people not being qualified to have an opinion, yet having one anyway, lol. All is good with the world unless you look through the window. | |
| Best Forum to hear experienced audiophiles exchange thoughts? I think the differences are mostly down to ownership and moderation. WBF's owners are active participants and their moderation policy is open and transparent. This place - who knows what/who the moderators are and when/where they will strike? | |
| What are your top three live concerts of all time? Queen - Manchester Apollo - Crazy Tour 1979 Genesis - Six of the Best reunion with Gabriel at Milton Keynes, UK in 1982 Pink Floyd at Main Road Manchester, UK in 1988 Yes, I'm old. | |
| Suggestions for Phono Preamp iFi iPhono3 Black Label. Punches well above its modest $1000 price point. Quite rare on the used market, the last one I saw was $750 ish. Great little unit. |