shkong78
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| The best State or region for Audiophile My 86 years old neighbor had moved from Maine to Washington State 15 years ago.When I asked him about Maine, he talked about lot of good things but in the end he is happy here since he does not need to mow lot of snow in front of house during wint... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJFsr2N4HG8 I am out of town and enjoy this Youtube music with my Soundmagic 11 earphone.It is quite listenable.I am not so sure whether I need to try more expensive earphone. | |
| Tube dealers on E-Bay I ordered from Ebay dealer who offers return.No problem yet with 8 deals.I had got nice deals on Sylvania 1944 vt 231 at 100$.Thus it could be hit and miss. | |
| Which 300b amplifier for Devore O/96 My recommendation to OP.Get the NOS Wes 300B (6k$ or more) made before 1960, then Coincident Frankenstein will be alive again.Or you can get Line Magnetic 508 or 805, then you have lot of room for tube rolling.After tube rolling, LM amp sounds ver... | |
| The best State or region for Audiophile My community of 25 houses take more than 2 acres lot each.Thus I can play music loud even during midnight as long as I close the windows.I am happy about it.Unless I develop serious health issues, I will stay put at my current house in Northwest... | |
| Apogee Centaur Major + cary cad 805AE?? No way JoseI had run Apogee Duetta Signature by Krell KSA 150.You need 200W or more to run Centaur to its full potential.I am having good result with combination of Line Magnetic 805 48W with Lansche 4.1 (99db/w spec but real eff around 95db/W)12d... | |
| The best State or region for Audiophile Washington State got the honor of best state not just for audiophile but in general.https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings | |
| Used DACs in the 10k range + 1 to AudiotroyOP can try better music server or CD transport.The law of diminishing return is stiff for Dac.I have been using EMMLab Dac2(paid 9K$ for new one) for 9 years.It is time to upgrade but no easy choice under 20K$..Also it is possible ... | |
| The best State or region for Audiophile @nolacapI agree with your points in general.If I live in New Orleans, I would attend live Jazz concert rather than listening to musics at home. | |
| The best State or region for Audiophile I mean no stat Income tax, not sales tax.I heard that Oregon is the only state with no sales tax in US.Western Oregon is also pretty good for audiophile | |
| The best State or region for Audiophile Property tax is high in Redmond!Thus you have to pay for big listening space.But if you move to suburb, it is much better. | |
| High definition vs. tonal balance I recommend you to stop paying attention to sound and just enjoy the music.Most audiophiles tend to pay too much attention to sound and keep spending money on the hardware.I really think it is a crazy hobby.I bought 1000 CDs at 2500$ during last 6... | |
| Best earphone for the value With so many choices of nice earphones, it is hard to choose one for another audition.Some of earphone has a good reliability record, while some other excellent sounding earphone may not have good reliability.I am not considering any on ear headph... | |
| Most “disappeared” speakers. My current system with Lansche 4.1 also disappears although it is well beyond OP’s budget.I agree with everybody that combination of front end, amplification, cables , room treatment and placement play in 3-D imaging or disappearing act.But in gen... | |
| Most “disappeared” speakers. You can try out Magnepan LRS with generous 60 days return policy.Planar speakers are known for disappearing act.I also pulled the trigger for LRS although I have nice dynamic speakers. |