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| Modest upgrade from Acoustic Zen Adagios? @soix I've always been curious about Joseph Audio - never heard anything but good about them. Still, the $7200, overseas-shipping tag puts me off. I'm thinking can I get something that's a modest upgrade in the $4K-$5K range (used)? | |
| Modest upgrade from Acoustic Zen Adagios? Hi @grannyring I know I've seen some posts on here on how to do that. Can you direct me to a good place with advice/guidance how to do so? | |
| Adventures in Table Shopping I've had some wonderful experiences with audio store owners/employees. The most positive one was with Don Hoatson, the owner of The Listening Room in Baltimore. He was my intro into the hi-end world and he was patient, listened to my tastes and ex... | |
| Oppo BDP-105 Volume Control? Hey,I'm resurrecting this thread to ask a question:I have a newly bought (off Audiogon) 105, manufacturing date of April of 2016. It's running through AZ cables to my 150w LSA Statement integrated amplifier. The LSA has an infinite (rather than st... | |
| Rotal 1072, Oppo 95, or Oppo 105? Sweet. Just bought a 105 from a fellow Agoner. Looking forward to setting things up soon! | |
| Speaker companies with a focus on parts quality and measurements Personal bias, but Reference 3A are beautifully matched in terms of price to performance. As are Acoustic Zen Adagios. | |
| Speaker companies with a focus on parts quality and measurements Both PBN and Shahinian are pretty accurate, based on what I've heard and talked with personally. I would also recommend Defiance Audio and, of course, Devore. | |
| Best divorce album? @asvjerry Good call on the Jayhawks' song. Isn;t that the same album that had "I'd Run Away"? That's a tear-jerker. And I've been listening to that Beck album since it came out and never realized it was a breakup album, though it makes perfect sen... | |
| Triangle Titus 202 or Triangle Comete ES? I loved my Tituses when I had them. Sold them when I got my de Capos, but never forgot how clear and powerful they were. | |
| Digital player for truck suggestions I do appreciate all the advice you've given me on this. @djohnson54 You have a point about not getting too worked up about sound quality - especially in a truck where road noise is going to be a bit more than in a more sealed sedan or coupe. I thi... | |
| Digital player for truck suggestions @elevick I would probably aftermarket both the car stereo and speakers. The company offers a $500 Bose 7-speaker upgrade package, but I doubt I would be happy with that And would be happy to spend more if it got me more.And no $100K SUV; we're loo... | |
| Digital player for truck suggestions Thanks for the reply. My serious listening is on the downstairs system: more and more vinyl and a static number or so of cd's. The upstairs system is more casual - streaming from my phone; the occasional cd in the blue-ray player. I have about 200... | |
| Robert Lee recommends Triode Corp, but... @jayrossi13 Definitely! I rolled in the Amperex 7308's last year with awesome results. | |
| Robert Lee recommends Triode Corp, but... @cjaronica Thanks - just PM'd you.@steakster I'm using AZ cabling throughout except for some homemade 8402 IC's I made. I'm running the amp through an AZ Tsunami II cord off a dedicated outlet. | |
| Robert Lee recommends Triode Corp, but... You all are awesome for your thoughtful suggestions. And thank you in particular to the AZ owners for their ideas on synergy and cautions, too. Keep those suggestions coming in.Again, My LSA is stellar, but in this hobby there's almost always the ... |