smatsui
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| What's your favorite $5-7000 turntable? Rega P10 is my choice in that price range. I've had mine for almost 2 years and it's a fantastic turntable. Before the P10, I had its predecessor the RP10. The P10 is quieter than the RP10 and it has many small but meaningful improvements. I a... | |
| wanting to take a digital step I have 2 streaming systems in 2 different systems in my home. One is wired and the other uses a WiFi extender wired to the streamer. Both systems use very high end streamers, Aurender W20SE (wired) and the Grimm Audio MU1 (WiFi extender). I al... | |
| Michael Fremer leaves Analog Planet Does anyone know when MF will join TAS? In my latest issue of TAS, September 2022, he's not listed as a writer. | |
| New Rega P10 setup @crustycoot, I agree. I don't see how a dealer could make such a big mistake. Sounds shady to me. | |
| My experience with the First Watt F7 @roxy54, what speakers were you driving with the F7? I've never owned a First Watt or a Pass Labs amp but I've been tempted to try one for my Cornwall IVs. | |
| New Rega P10 setup @marktheshark, usually Rega offers a nice discount on the Apheta 3 (factory installed) through their authorized dealers when you purchase a P10. I assume you're buying the open box P10 from an authorized Rega dealer. The dealer may be willing t... | |
| New Rega P10 setup I have an upgraded 25 year anniversary Linn LP12 (I'm the original owner) with Radikal power supply, KEEL subchassis, Ekos SE arm and Akiva MC cartridge. I also have a Rega P10 with Apheta 3 cartridge. The turntables are in different systems and... | |
| Speaker polyamory -- or, stories about getting a second set to alternate with your primary I have Harbeth M40.1 speakers in my main floor system. In the basement system, I switch between Klipsch Cornwall IVs and Sterling Broadcast LS3/6 mounted on Skylan stands. I'm thinking of getting a pair of Magnepans 3.7 for a 3rd speaker in the ... | |
| Choosing Headphones up to 1700 USD The one downside to ZMF headphones is quite often you'll have to wait for 2-3 months for the headphone to be made. Their headphones are in high demand and there's always a waiting list. The wait is worth it imo. | |
| Choosing Headphones up to 1700 USD I'm surprised no one has mentioned ZMF headphones. The Aeolus is $1199 and it has beautiful hand finished wood cups. They have punchy bass and excellent mids and highs. A lot of ZMF owners like tube amps but solid state amps will do very well. ... | |
| Turntable advice Buy a Rega P6 with a factory installed Rega cartridge. It’ll take about 15-20 minutes to unbox, level, set the tracking force, set the anti-skate adjustment and start playing records. No worries about azimuth, zenith, vertical tracking angle; etc.... | |
| Which would you choose for good sounding tube preamp for an audiophile new to tubes. I 2nd crustycoot's recommendation of the AVA FET Valve CF all tube preamp. I've had nothing but tube preamps in my system for the last 30 years including a Conrad Johnson PV11, Audible Illusions Modulus 3 and later the 3A, Convergent Audio Techno... | |
| $3-5K speakers to match Rockna/Enleum @orrman, I have a very similar set up to yours. I own the Enleum 23R and my system consists of a Aurender W20SE, Holo May KTE, Rega P10, and Luxman EQ-500 phono stage. My speakers are the Klipsch Cornwall IVs at $6600 MSRP. Yes, I know that is ... | |
| Deal Fellow REL Owners I use a Signal Cable Magic Power Cord and I use their Speakon cable to connect my REL S5 to my amp. This has worked well for me. All my other power cords in my system are Triode Wire Labs. | |
| Are there any happy long-term owners of the Focal Elex/Clear/Utopia? I was among the first to get the Utopia in North America back around the beginning of October 2016. Many headphones have come and gone between then and now but I still have my Utopia and its been trouble free for nearly 6 years (knock on wood). ... |