schubert

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Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1
Jymc, it is WELL documented that Conductors in their 80's and even 90's who can't hear 6k on a hearing tester routinely correct musicians playing at twice that frequency.If something is burned in your brain it can recreate it, hearing has to do wi... 
Rethinking my set-up - Advice Welcome
I have the Mini-Max integrated in my bedroom.8 watts drive Rega S 1 OK.Everything that EE makes is high quality.For The money, perhaps best quality in Audio.EE mini-max is THE cheapest quality pre there is and uses only 3 tubes which are easy to f... 
Tube preamp vs Tube cd player
No 1 all the way. I have an amp that though SS, sounds like a very good modern 120 tube amp. Van Alstine Synergy 450.Used with either my AVA Pas4i tube pre with phono stage or my 8 tube Eastern Electric Avant I'm happy.I avoid tube amps because th... 
Rethinking my set-up - Advice Welcome
DAC?? The EE Mini-Max tubr pre is just a pre.Show up on here for around 5-600 $ . Better than Classe 
Impressed by Pangea Audio AC-9SE
I recently, like yesterday, replaced the 9se with the Cullen Crossover PC sold on here.As big an upgrade as anything I've heard in 40 years.And the 9se was not bad. 
Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1
I've been to a hundreds and hundreds of Symphony Concerts in the last 60 years which were not amplified.I know what they sound like and my system is designed to come very close. Instrumental separation and location are the hard part, and for that ... 
Has anyone purchased a krell S 550 I Int amplifier
Amen, Jafant.I bought my Van Alstine Synergy 450 from the factory 10 miles from my condo!It sounds great, like a 120 watt tube amp without the hassle. Better than any Krell I ever heardPaired with my AVA Pas4i pre, with NOS RCA 12Ax7's , drivingmy... 
Rethinking my set-up - Advice Welcome
Watch A'gon like a hawk and the first Eastern Electric Mini-Max tube preamp you see on here press buy it now so fast your finger hurts. 
What sub under a grand?
Those Gallo cylindrical subs are quite good. 
Best 3 channel amplifiers under $750?
Nothing wrong with their Erc3 CD player, I know of none at the price that betters it. 
Hegel H30 owners
Indeed, I heard the H-20 as well.If I was just starting out and an integrated would work, placement-wise , I'd start with that.Made even B&W 825's sound good ! 
storing vinyl, reducing damage over many years
All I can say is I live in a big city area with, I kid you not, a dozen Goodwills within 10 miles of my abode.I often buy used vinyl a lot older than that and many sound as good as new. Perhaps they throw warps away , in any eventI seldom see any. 
Looking for a skilled and well respected tube
What's the answer? 
Just got my new Quest plinth for my Rega P3
Glad you like it, I've owned Rega TT's since the 70's.Recently though, I bought a same price as RP-6 Project in self-defense as there is no Project upgrade industry. 
Hegel H30 owners
I heard one at a local dealer last week, as good as anything I ever heard. If I had 15K to spare would have bought it.