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| Last Audition - Blown Away By A Lottery System If you'd like to be totally blown away within your budget, do what it takes to audition the Dutch & Dutch 8c. It's a totally engineered package of loudspeaker, with built-in active crossover, amplification, DAC and DSP EQ. Add a laptop as ... | |
| Amp and Pre-Amp suggestions needed The Don Sachs preamp lists at $2500. It is just a dressed up VTA SP-14, which admittedly comes in a very plain package at $1500 assembled, or $1100 kit. It will make you smile.As for a SS amp, I'd look for a classic Sumo Andromeda. A truly g... | |
| Need speaker advice Look into a used pair of Avalon Ascent loudspeakers. You can find them on your side of the pond. | |
| Building new system starting with power amp. What would you choose ? Once again, the tail wants to wag the dog.Engineering is all about achieving an optimal result within the constraints you have to work with. Constraints are more than just budget, though that is the most obvious. How big is your room? What kin... | |
| Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k If you've got a $3k budget, why not get the Bob Latino ST-120? Fully assembled for only $300 more than the ST-70. $1700And if you're really willing to drop $3000, that will get you the M125 mono block pair at 120 watts each! And don't forget t... | |
| Looking for a tube Preamp new or used for under $2000... The Don Sachs preamp will be found for about $2000 on the used market when they show up. New they're about $2500. This preamp is just the VTA SP-14 in a pretty chassis. The SP-14 is available as a kit for all of $1100 and fully assembled/teste... | |
| Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's... Not exactly what you were thinking of, but you'd be thrilled. I've been running a set of Linkwitz Orions for 15 years now and am still delighted every time I fire 'em up.https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649684733-linkwitz-orion-floor-standing-... | |
| Stereo systems are like Harleys I invite everyone to pull down this track and run it on your main system. Crank it up. Loads of fun!Don't bother if all you're going to do is listen on headphones or your desktop speakers. Waste of time. Put it on the big system.Donny’s Harley | |
| 6000 dollars CD player What you're listening to in a CD player is the DAC, not the transport. The CD reader is just what you get from a $20 CDROM drive. Really.It's the DAC you're listening to.I run a Tascam CD player because it's a piece of pro gear, and being pro,... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp The Bob Latino power amps are always going to be your best value. They are universally admired. His ST-120 is a real Mac 275 killer. But in your budget, you could readily afford his M125 mono block power amps which put out 120 watts each. All... | |
| Harley quote Y'all are listening to the wrong Harley.This is the Harley you should be listening to. | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music @ssmaudio The Linkwitz LX521 is intended for stereo listening. A friend originally built his with the intention to have it sit on either side of his large screen TV set, but it seemed to me that that large flat panel interfered with his imagin... | |
| AUDIOPHILE OR JUST CRAZY ? Get RID of the ADC graphic EQ. Really. Send it off to electronics recycling. If your speakers need that to get sound you want, you have the wrong speakers. But then, the Klipsch LaScala was intended as a PA speaker. No decent low end to speak of e... | |
| What do I do next to improve sound? If you're a headphone guy, then yeah, a DAC with a headphone amp. I run a major hi-end audio system in my front room and use a laptop running Ubuntu Linux as a digital player into a Peachtree DAC-iT (less than $200 on the used market), but it do... | |
| Power strips- too many choices Most power strips are just extra outlets. But if what you really want is a proper surge protector, get this one from Belkin. Cost you all of $35 and will do a BETTER job of surge protection than a UPS system or even a typical power conditioner. |