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| Harbeth P3ESR vs Fritz Rev 5 vs DeVore Gibbon 3XL +1 on the AXPONA suggestion. And perhaps you could hit other Hifi sellers in Chicago, like Decibel who sells Harbeth. | |
| Moving coil cartridge Yes, what is your phono stage? If it can accommodate a LOMC cart then I would go with a LOMC over a HOMC. | |
| One more time: autoformers? Well, as far as I know, OTLs are the only amp design that increases power into higher impedance. Though many amps may struggle when impedance dips too low (not sure if autoformers help this or not). Amps certainly can push power into 40 or 60 ohms... | |
| I heard BAT was sold Music Direct ruined MFSL? How do you figure? Have you heard some of the excellent MoFi releases that have been coming out lately? (Music from Big Pink and the Basement Tapes come to mind) Unless there is some aspect of MFSL I don't know about, I t... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS I am surprised that Nelson Pass' FirstWatt amps haven't been mentioned yet. SS amps designed and often built by a master, and intended for sensitive speakers. 6moons has reviewed most of them if you want an idea of the different models' flavors an... | |
| Seeking DAC $300 Gungnir will reclock a digital signal, so I wouldn't worry as much about the SPDIF from your computer. | |
| Seeking DAC $300 There are excellent sub $300 DAC options at the moment. The new $99 Schiit USB DAC is one option, or the HRT Streamer DACs are solid in that price range. BitFrost and Dragonfly suggestions above are also solid. Used, you could get a USB only Tranq... | |
| Newbie building modest system ...what amp? +1 to Unsound's comment. | |
| Gear vs. Music investment. What's your ratio? Todd, Spotify is not CD quality. 320 Kbps at the most if you have a Premium subscription at set it to 320 in the settings menu. That said, it does offer an amazing amount of music at your fingertips. I use it to explore music and help me decide wh... | |
| Von Schweikert VR 22 Team212,Have you heard the VR-22s? If so I would like to hear your impressions. | |
| Need recommendations for a Cartridge under $2K Of your dealer carries these 3 brands, then why not audition the carts? In your home if possible.And be sure to check compatibility of these carts with your tonearm's effective mass (easiest place to do this is Vinyl Engine cart database) | |
| KEF LS50 No_regrets, See the Steve Guttenberg review and the Stereophile review. Both note how they compare to the BBC monitor designs. | |
| KEF LS50 How are they at low volumes? | |
| KEF LS50 Yyzsantabarbara, I think Steve Guttenberg's review mentions using them on a desk. Check his Inner Fidelity review. On CNET, he names these Product or Speaker of the Year... | |
| KEF LS50 Good to hear. I have a pair on the way. |