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| Need some Amp help - a little new to properly powering speakers The very first thing you need to know is that wattage rating on loudspeakers tells you exactly zero about how they sound. All it tells you is that if you exceed that wattage, you can fry your loudspeaker. I think your current setup is actually q... | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs The problem with digital gear is that it keeps evolving so quickly. Today's $5000 wonder is tomorrow's $2200 White Elephant.I run a Peachtree DAC I bought several years ago for $500. Still sounds great and I need to make no apologies for it. Mo... | |
| Pick A Tube Phono Preamp, but not just any Tube Phono Preamp Get a PH16 from VTA - http://tubes4hifi.com/PH16.htm You won’t find a better phono preamp anywhere. You can buy it as a kit and build it yourself for $700 or fully assembled and tested for $940.The value in building a kit is that you end up being ... | |
| looking for a new pre/amp or integrated amp I run Ubuntu Linux on a laptop old enough to have a Windows Vista sticker on it. Every bit as good a media player as anything you can find on Audiogon costing many thousands of dollars. I run it into a Peachtree DAC, which feeds a standard unbal... | |
| Budget American made speakers? Build the Linkwitz LXmini. They image better than speakers I've heard costing $30,000. Absolutely incredible. You could readily do the whole project for less than $1000, including amplification.http://www.linkwitzlab.com/LXmini/Introduction.htm | |
| Speakers costing range of 2500-3500 per pair You can build the Linkwitz LX521 for about $2800 in drivers, active crossover and pre-cut cabinet parts. You'd have a loudspeaker that nobody here would even come close to surpassing, at ANY price.http://www.linkwitzlab.com/LX521/LX521_4.htm | |
| Musician vs. audiophile I'm a life-long active musician - big band swing trumpet player:http://hornsaplenty.org/My wife is a professional classical violinisthttp://temescalquartet.com/We've both acoustic musicians and so we mostly listen to acoustic music and have a pref... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano This is easy. Build the Linkwitz LX521 system. Easy to do for $4000 or less. And that includes amplification.Siegfried Linkwitz is one of the premier audio techs on the planet, so you already know his design is superbly engineered. It doesn't... | |
| Linkwitz lx521 active speaker system or Emerald Physics EP 2.8 I’ve heard the Linkwitz LX521 on a number of occasions and feel it is unsurpassed. I don’t think there is a better loudspeaker value. But I have not heard the Emerald Physics, so I can’t offer an opinion there. The LX521 is very affordable conside... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? I think this is a false question. There is a great deal of variation between tube preamps and power amps. And let's not forget that tube power amps need to be paired with the right loudspeakers as well. I run a multi-amplified loudspeaker that ... | |
| 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... |