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| Not much discussion around MBL I've heard the big MBL loudspeakers a number of times and have always enjoyed them. They remind me a lot of the Linkwitz LX521, which you can build for about $3000/pair. | |
| Just saw the Absolute Sounds 50 Greatest Bargins in Audio What a lame list. Really. By far the best value in audio are the tube amps from VTA (http://tubes4hifi.com). Not even close. You could build a ST-120 kit for less than $1200 or drop nearly $5000 on a Mac 275 that isn't as good. Exceptional va... | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! Build the Linkwitz LX521 and do the whole project for about $5000. Spend the other $15,000 on concert tickets and recordings. You won't find a better loudspeaker anywhere at any price. But if you truly insist, you can drop your $20k on some mon... | |
| Maybe tube preamp What claudebond said. The tubes4hifi SP14 takes a back seat to nobody at any price. Exceptional. You do see them pop up on the used market if you're patient enough, but you have to be diligent and willing to wait. Most people build one and nev... | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers I run a custom built set of Linkwitz Orions, which normally have kind of a Danish Modern look. Not bad actually, especially compared to pretty much most of the monstrosities listed here. His LX521 is every bit as good as anything I've ever hear... | |
| Preamp w/ a budget of $2000 VTA - http://tubes4hifi.com/They sell everything both in kit form and preassembled. Their top line line stage preamp, the SP14 sells for $1350 preassembled and for $960 in kit form. Their best phono preamp sells for $895 preassembled and for $65... | |
| Need advice about upgrading speakers ( it might be the last one i own). Built the Linkwitz LX521 and it WILL be the last loudspeaker you will ever want to own. It murders everything else listed here. The whole project will probably run you about $4000. If you don't have access to a wood shop, you can buy a pre-cut... | |
| Which server / renderer to buy? Y'all just can't WAIT to spend your money. Some people can't believe something is any good unless it costs enough to feed a family of 4 for a year. I'd pick up a used Windows laptop ($200), throw out the hard drive and pop in a new 3TB drive ($1... | |
| 2017 amps - $10K to $15K who is on your short list? I’d for for a pair of Bob Latino VTA M125 monoblocks, available in either kit or assembled form. Assembled, ready to run, they’re about $2800 pair. The kit, without tubes, is $1800, but y’all would never get your hands dirty, would you? | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? With that budget, I'd buy the SP14 and PH16 kits from VTA. Talk to them about building the SP14 with balanced outs if you like. Not all that hard to build and a major ton of satisfaction you can't get from any standard commercial preamp at any ... | |
| Looking for an used, inexpensive pre amp Look for a Hafler DH110. It'll be in your budget and will do a most excellent job. I like them much better than anything Adcom ever made, but that's just me. | |
| Should I Switch Preamps? @timlub When you "roll your own", audio is a totally different, and more involving experience.It's kind of like the difference between buying a recording of a string quartet or doing a location recording of that same piece at a live date and liste... | |
| Should I Switch Preamps? If you're one of those guys who buys audio the way you buy a car or your furniture, then ignore me. But if you've really got the huevos to be a real audiophile, build an Aikido preamp with the boards from Glassware Audio.http://glass-ware.stores.... | |
| 8K for a one-time listen? What *IS* the point of being a billionaire oligarch, drug lord, 3rd world dictator or president of the United States if you can't have things nobody else can? You play that record as you open that 1873 Rothschild Pinot while entertaining the Sult... | |
| Richard Clark $10,000 Amplifier Challenge - Why Couldn't Anyone Pass this Test?? Everyone knows that the difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola holds more beer. |