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| 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. | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Iconoclast TPC are fantastic cables if you’re a soundstage and detail freak. I could easily live with these given careful matching with the rest of the gear. | |
| Sonus Faber Olympica nova 2 VS Sonus Faber Cremona M Loudspeaker vs I just picked up a pair of Cremona M and they sound very good. Nothing I've played so far appears off-limits - Jazz, rock, metal, etc, have all sounded very good. In my system with my ears, these are not your typical warm and cozy sounding Sonus ... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @lewm Did you ever talk with the factory about the coupling cap upgrade? I’d be tempted to send it back to them if it’s something they would be willing to undertake. I know it’s relatively simple to do, I’d just rather it were something factory ... |