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| On the hunt for a non-tube preamp (or hybrid), long post... At this price level I’d shy away from balanced as truly fully-balanced gear ups the cost significantly. I think an LTA preamp combined with a Bel Canto amp would be excellent. https://www.ebay.com/itm/334888121947 https://www.ebay.com/itm/325... | |
| Can anyone identify these speakers? @larryi Thanks for the context — most helpful. I was gonna comment on the mismatch of this system, but you explained it nicely and now makes sense. Big fan of ProAc BTW. | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? I think this is a relevant thread since reputable dealers are disappearing and fewer and fewer of us have access to good dealers/equipment within a reasonable distance. There are speakers that walk that fine line between detail and musicality tha... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb538h-placette-audio-passive-linestage-solid-state | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control I’m done and out. See ya. | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control What the hell just happened here? | |
| Vacuum tube amplified headphones... They sound interesting. I’m not gonna read through all this and a HUGE pet peeve of mine is when I have to search for how much a damn product costs. Please advise. ARGH!!! | |
| Best way to connect my Gustard R26? Here’s another option — use the LAN input into the Gustard if you can because it’s the easiest solution. But with a DAC of this quality you have some significant upgrade paths in the future. First, you can get a better streamer like the Innuos Pul... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control I think you’d be remiss to not look at Placette preamps. They use Vishay resistors in their volume controls and are about as pure straight wire with gain as you can get. They’re all about purity and accuracy in the volume control. That’s their ... | |
| Wireworld Platinum Starlight 48 i2s over HDMI Ooh. Great question! I’d also be interested in anyone using top Audioquest i2S cables. | |
| Best 2 channel music quality on a 5.1 home theater AVR Here ya go… https://www.ebay.com/itm/325700408777 If your current AVR doesn’t have front preouts just letter go. You don’t wanna use a stereo amp with your AVR because you’re still stuck with your Onkyo’s crap preamp section that will be a huge ... | |
| LessLoss Echos End Look at the Musician Aquarius. It’s up there on the level of the Terminator, but you could add their Phoenix DDC and take it to the next level with an i2S connection for around the same $5k. Here are a couple reviews… https://soundnews.net/s... | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps The Warp1 from LSA would be one to consider in your price range… https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/lsa-amplifiers | |
| Salk Future TBD +1 @tomic601 @jsalk although I never had the pleasure of hearing your excellent speakers, by all accounts you are absolutely one of the gems in the industry on all levels, and I’m really interested in hearing what your next chapter involves. Can... | |
| Quick Question About Power Cables Apparently your Quads are highly sensitive to toe-in so maybe play with placement first, because it’s free. Next, your speaks only go down to 32Hz (-3dB), so the obvious answer is to add a couple good subs. If I was you I’d add 2 Rhythmic F12 subs... |