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| ifi iPhono 3 "Black Label" Anyone? @audiofun What are your thoughts on how the 3 fairs in extended listening sessions? My views on it concur mostly with yours (it's excellent) but my listening sessions seem to be shorter when using the 3, over say the Allnic H-1202 that I have here... | |
| D'agostino amplifiers: where's the beef? Consider the cost beyond the constraints of 'practical value.' Think of them as 'functional art', and as with a piece of fine wall-art or metal sculpture, attribute part of their monetary cost to aesthetic value.To a small group of discerning owne... | |
| Talon Falcon C; Bueller... anyone?? I owned Talon Khite monitors for quite a while and liked them a lot. They were a little dark sounding and with a definite character, but otherwise very musical, and a bargain for what I paid used, around $600 without stands if memory serves me. | |
| What's your "diminishing returns" preamp choice? I had a Thor TA-1000 MKII preamp that retailed new for around $11K. Having tried a number of different preamps over the years, I genuinely thought that the Thor was at the line of diminishing returns, and that it wasn't really necessary, sensible,... | |
| High Powered Holographic Amplifiers Lamm M1.2 driving ML Prodigy created the type of holographic imaging that I think you're looking for, they'd work well with the Maggies I suspect. | |
| Question For Those In The Know About Audio Research Power Amps @minorl @fsonicsmith Great posts/info, thanks. I wrote a long update on the situation but the whole post was taken down by admin.I’d forgotten we’re all children here and need to be protected from such profanity.Does anyone know how to get a post ... | |
| Question For Those In The Know About Audio Research Power Amps Since these threads live online for all eternity, I thought I’d post an update on the KT150/SE issue. I contacted ARC yesterday via their website and they responded very quickly and courteously. ARC say the stock Ref 110 can run KT150’s without th... | |
| ifi iPhono 3 "Black Label" Anyone? @lewm Hi, not sure if your question is aimed toward me (the OP) or Audiofun, but I've never heard the ARC Ref 10 and I favor the Allnic H-1202 over the Zesto Andros.Rooze | |
| ifi iPhono 3 "Black Label" Anyone? @totem395 yes, I have one on order from Audio Advisor. | |
| Question For Those In The Know About Audio Research Power Amps @docknow thank you, Sir, this is what I needed. | |
| Is it really worth it to get a phono stage over $10k Since people have mentioned the Zesto Andros 1.2 and the Manley Chinook in this thread, I’ll chip in with my two-penneth. I went from Manley Chinook to Zesto 1.2 and I’m currently using the Allnic H-1202 on loan from Hammertone Audio in Canada. [h... | |
| Question For Those In The Know About Audio Research Power Amps @cleeds - thanks for the suggestion and for checking out the arc website. I couldn’t find anything there either.@erik_squires - thanks for that link! I’ve been googling but didn’t come across that particular thread. [EDITED - It seems to be conclu... | |
| Question For Those In The Know About Audio Research Power Amps @audioconnection Origin Live Resolution MKIV with all factory upgradesOrigin Live Illustrious tonearm with hybrid silver upgradeZyx Ultimate 100ZAllnic Audio H-1202 / iFi iPhono3 (both review samples)Allnic Audio L-5000 DHT with V-Cap upgrade (Lin... | |
| ifi iPhono 3 "Black Label" Anyone? Update on the iPhono3 - I'm at around the 100-hour mark with the unit and sat down again last night for a serious listen.The sound has certainly evolved since my last listening session a week or so ago. The soundstage has deepened significantly, a... | |
| Going Price for Apogee Divas? It's a tough one that is. They may not be buzzing now, but will they withstand being handled out of your place and into a new location? What about shipping?Most folks will be thinking that it's just a matter of time before one hears that first lit... |