russ69
Responses from russ69
| Fezz vs Raven I'd be more inclined to buy more main stream products. Maybe a PrimaLuna with a Music Hall table. | |
| Help needed with new integrated amp. Any Maggie 1.7 or larger have true ribbon tweeters that are hard to beat . You need the 2.7 or above for the ribbon tweeter models. | |
| Gold coated brass speaker spades Brass is just copper with some zinc tin for hardness. Copper is a better conductor but you got better ears than me if you can tell the difference. | |
| Happy listening in SoCal I looked this up. I couldn't figure it out. They just removed a tier but I don't think the price of electricity is going down in California. They aren't producing anymore cheap energy and buy a lot of it out of state. Probably just a shift in bill... | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone Amazon has affordable Pangea amp stands. I've used a bunch of similar stands, they all worked great. | |
| Classic Marantz and Citation vs modern All those are very nice.I'm sure with everything freshen up they would be very enjoyable. Of course it's not always about the sound but pride of ownership. | |
| Classic Marantz and Citation vs modern Which classic Marantz and Citation. 50s, 60s, 70s,? | |
| HiFi satisfaction and/ or Musical enjoyment The goal is to make a system where you can enjoy ALL your music. You only have to please yourself. | |
| Phono Preamp Selection I'd just buy a Bellari tube phono amp. $225 at Music Direct. | |
| NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp Quick follow-up: were those Gold Lyons you put into your Rogue NOS or new run? Brand new production but they are doing really good things at Gold Lyon. I buy my tubes from Upscale or the original equipment manufacturer. My Gold Lyons came from ... | |
| LTL Freight Shipping Company Recommendation for Speakers Klipsch uses Old Dominion. | |
| Oh my goodness! The beauty of this hobby is that you can assemble a really nice system for very reasonable money if you know what you are doing. Reasonable money will have a different meaning for each individual. | |
| The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear I've been in this hobby a long time. I have mostly what I called mid-range gear. Most of my systems were under $15000, the majority were around $6000. Over the years quality gear has become more affordable. Still trying to improve my system/s, nev... | |
| NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp I just ordered Gold Lyon preamp tubes for my Quicksilver Mid-Mono. Looking for a little more extension. Previously I replaced the stock tubes in my Rogue Sphinx V3 with Gold Lyons and it really made a nice improvement. Those aren't cheap tubes any... | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma I think old Yamaha integrated amps had an adjustable loudness control. |