shkong78
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| Magnepan LRS compared to the .7 or the 1.7i ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdqchci3AhU Above video appears to give answer to OP’s question.I had used Apogee Duetta Signature driven by Krell KSA 150 from 1989 to 1999.But I had never used Magnepan in my listening room although I heard them i... | |
| Best earphone for the value So far SoundMAGIC E11C meet my needs pretty well.The only downside of it is not enough bass.But it could be blessing not to hurt my hearing.Thus I am not in a rush for new earphone.It appears that there are many good ones under 300$.I will auditio... | |
| Best earphone for the value Since I use earphone only during travel, I will limit the budget to 300$.It seems that there are many good ones including "Final E4000".I wish to choose one which fit my needs of soothing mind during travel. | |
| Best earphone for the value @ folkfreakIt will be good idea to attend T.H.E. show in LA to experience various earphones.There appears to be 4 or 5 nice earphones at 300$.I would like to choose one or two and compare them at my familiar settings.Thomas | |
| Magnepan LRS compared to the .7 or the 1.7i ? I pulled the trigger for LRS.It will take 5-6 weeks before I get it.I expect to run it with Lyngdorf 2170 (170w at 4 ohm) possibly with PSB subwoofer ( 2 12 inch driver and active 500w)I had never used Magnepan but I had used Apogee Duetta Sig f... | |
| Best earphone for the value @ prpixel Periodic Audio Be and CA Io are almost same price around 300$.I may want to try one of them.Do you have any preference between them?You may not have tried CA Io yourself but you know their lineage sound.Thanks a lot in advanceThomas | |
| Best earphone for the value @ prpixel https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/periodic-audio-beryllium-be.22397/reviews Thanks a lot for your recommendation.300$ may be sweet spot for earphone newbie. | |
| Best earphone for the value This one has enough isolation in the airplane.The most important thing is that its sound is musical with classical music like violin concerto.I can live with this one for at least one year.There is no need to rush into rabbit hole of earphone sin... | |
| Best earphone for the value @ jaybe Thanks a lot for recommendation. There may be many affordable choices. | |
| Best earphone for the value @ folkfreak https://www.head-fi.org/threads/campfire-audio-io.905408/page-10 I am going to try out Campfire Audio Io after being back to my home.Thanks a lot for your recommendation. | |
| Best earphone for the value Somebody also recommend Etymotic Research ER4P-T microPro. https://www.amazon.com/Etymotic-Research-microPro-Precision-Earphones/dp/B004CXBJ6A I may order it through Amazon to compare it with Soundmagic.If Etymotics is better than Soundmagic... | |
| Tube Amps Watts vs SS amp With larger power supply, tube amplifiers tend to play louder than SS with same watt spec.20 years ago I had Jadis 500(350Watt) which played louder than Krell KSA 150(350Watts at 4 ohm).Rogue Cronus Magnum II (kt120 100Watt) play much louder than ... | |
| Best earphone for the value Come on Shure-Se846 is too expensive for earphone.I use earphone only if I travel out of town. | |
| Tube rolling Question Electro-Harmonix 6sn7 sounds too bright.I recommend you to look for Ebay dealer on NOS Silvania vt231 who offer return like this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sylvania-6SN7GT-Chrome-Dome-Tubes-3-HOLE-BB-PLATES-PLATINUM-MATCHED-on-AT1000/264306150011?h... | |
| ?Morrow or ZenWave Power and interconnects? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9e319-synergistic-research-uef-blue-power-cable-ac-cables I had been happy with Synergistic Research Powercell UEF Blue power cables for last 6 months, with transparency and tight and tuneful bass.I plan to... |