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| Integrated with switchable voltage Thanks for the suggestion so far. Nuforce definitely sounds like an interesting idea. Aronov is out of business, but can still be a good contender since tube equipments generally don't go bad. There are not too much info on Aronov, will have to do... | |
| what else-$$ ????? Start with a BMW M3 and Lotus Elise. Next will be Lange 1, Blancpain flyback, Patek Philip annual calender, and Girard Perragux tourbillon. Leica M6 and Canon EOS-1 are nice to have too.I never have problem finding things to buy... | |
| All Japanese system Aball, don't forget JBL, Altec, Marantz, and other fine vintage gears. | |
| sonic signature of Pure Note Paragon Question As a Pure Note Cerulean owner, the version before Paragon, I was under the impression Cerulean was the first Pure Note to use ribbon conductors vs. round solid core used in the older wires. I read this on the Pure Note web site.Difference between ... | |
| Looking to change from Thiel 7's Look for speakers with Dynaudio drivers, they have high power handling and can take >1000 watt of short term dynamic, even on a 1" tweeter! I won't get into their sound quality as everyone has their preferences.Without knowing your budget, I wi... | |
| Good way to dampen tonearm? So anyone hears improvement after damping the arms with Teflon tapes or shrink tubing? I know it varies with arm/cartridge, but want to get some statistic from experienced listeners.It's common for speaker manufactures to damp their drivers, same ... | |
| Upgrade from Forte F40/4A Hoopster, that's a good suggestion. The reason I am looking into integrated is convenience. One machine and one remote, now is two machines with no remote.I do have a Placette RVC, thought about pairing it up with 4A but that will only allow one i... | |
| Upgrade from Forte F40/4A So Forte still holds its own against the newer digital amps, or newer amps in general? I did try the PS Audio HCA-2 with my bigger Sonus Faber and liked the sound, but I know digital amps are very load sensitive and have to be heard with the speak... | |
| Upgrade from Forte F40/4A all your Forte owners are so happy no one ever thought of upgrading? | |
| Review: Sonus Faber Stradavari Homage Speaker Richard,I am still looking for chances to hear your setup, but I am always flying in on red eye and start working on Monday morning!You are correct about tube with Sonus Faber. A friend brought his Lamm M2.2 over to compare to my BAT VK-75SE, tube... | |
| Tweeters, Scanspeak or Seas late to this thread.I own an Italian speaker that uses SS Revelator for years. Before that, I used to own several speakers with Dynaudio Esotar (SF Extrema, Dynaudio Confidence 5, Merlin VSM, etc) for many years as well. I also owned Tyler Linbroo... | |
| FM tuner use in SF Bay area if all fails, KDFC does stream online. quality sucks, but connection is as good as your DSL or Cable can provide. | |
| Are extended warranties necessary on plasmas? Mitch4t, I am not in the position to state whether plasma have high fail rate in general but just stating some known facts. My CRT TV is still going strong after almost 20 years of service.NEC plasma is the 2nd biggest plasma house on earth and ma... | |
| best speakers for vocals? As a former owner of SF Extrema/Guarneri, B&W 802N, Merlin VSM, Dynaudio Confidence 5, Wilson Watt/Puppy (and many others), current owner of SF Amati & Cremona, my personal favorite for vocal is....Dynaudio Consequence & Confidence 5.L... | |
| Are extended warranties necessary on plasmas? Ok, hear it from someone who actually owns a plasma.My NEC VP4 failed after 2 years and probably less than 200 hours total, vertical driver failed and lots of missing columns. NEC only offered 1 year warranty at that time, but they are nice enough... |