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| Balancing time for music: Discovery/acquisition vs. listening Download Shazam app onto your smartphone with a shortcut on your homepage. Listen to WFUV out of Forham or drive south on the GSP and pickup WXPN 88.5 out of U of PA. tap shazam when you hear something you like, and it will find the song and store... | |
| Time for a new tube system. Dennis Had is no longer part of Cary and I would suggest searching the threads for customer experiences in the last few years. My vague impression is that some here posted disatisfaction with either the newer team/support or the newer gear. Agree ... | |
| stats Here's my biased viewpoint. I own a vintage pair of Sound Lab A3s and am enthralled with how good they are every time I listen to them. After owning a dozen dynamic speakers including Quad ESL63s, Thiels, Vandersteens, Merlins, Nolas, Von Schweike... | |
| SME Tonarms, SOTA Vacuum Turntables, and 10" Records What does Donna @ Sota suggest? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Can I use this amp in my house? @jea48 Considering Krell FBP300, FBP200, KSA-250, MDA300s or something similar. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions @bigdish So what did you end up doing? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Old Amp vs. New Amp I would venture to guess that the used $5k amp would even surpass the P5 in capability and you would be set for a long while with the amp. A cable conversation could take your whole life to read the history. There are some inexpensive ones that wo... | |
| Which is the Better Tonearm - Pro-Ject or Rega? @gregkohanmim If you build the Audiomods arm, please tell us your results. That looks like a really intriguing arm and great value. Thanks,Spencer | |
| Noise, rumble and general intereference There's no way interference of any kind would kill one channel. Process of elimination is your best route. Do you have a local audio buddy who can let you try their cables, phono, phono stage etc. so you can narrow it down by swapping one at a tim... | |
| Is it too bright or is it high resolution? @onhwy61 "an audiophile who goes to a live symphony concert and turns to his companion and asks, "where are all the high frequencies?" So true! I find many hifi systems present the treble region in greater volume than live. That is brightness, and... | |
| Old Amp vs. New Amp At about 20 years old some amps will have capacitors that will need replacing, but that usually isn't too expensive or difficult. Tube amps obviously might need retubing at almost any age, but even if you just look at inflation and depreciation, t... | |
| Upgrade from DV 17D3, looking for recommendations! Be sure to use a wide variety of LPs across genres, thicknesses, reissues/originals etc. when you listen critically. It's easy to get caught up in 1 track A/B comparisons, but if you pick a track that doesn't have every instrument and voice in the... | |
| Tube vs Solid State Have you heard the speakers in another system that did what you seek? What were they using to drive them? Have you tried any hybrid amps that will offer the control of SS output stages and maybe a bit more warmth on the top & mids? I'd be caut... | |
| Tube Pre+ Transistor Power will burn your power Amp. easily? Only a problem if you buy them from a white van in the back of the mall parking lot. | |
| Can I use this amp in my house? @jea48 So I live in a rental home and aren't free to add dedicated lines. etc. I am considering buying a stereo amp or a pair of monoblocks that like @alpha_gt described have 20A female IEC and comes with PC with 15A male prongs. The house is has... |