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| Matching Power and Speakers -- Much Ado about Not-that-Much? (Tube amps and speakers) But keep in mind that no amp works at its best when pushed near to or at its limits, so just because you maybe CAN drive a less-efficient pair of speakers with a tube amp doesn’t mean you’ll be getting the best out of the amp — or the speakers. A... | |
| Digital coax cables I recently switched from a more budget digital cable to this Acoustic Zen MC2 and the improvements were significant, immediately obvious, and across the board. I bought mine used, and here’s the same one for $275 and retails for $660. You won’t be... | |
| Amazon Music High Definition and Ultra High Definition Equipment Requirements I used to stream from my iPhone, but using a separate streamer sounds much better, but I don’t think too many streamers work with Amazon HD. I’d suggest eventually stepping up to using a streamer and switching to Qobuz that reportedly sounds bette... | |
| Fee for home audition If I happened to be a dealer of hifi gear…and if I voluntarily chose to have a policy of a 5% fee to demo a piece of gear in your home…. and if you rejected the offer…swinging by the shop to “rub it in the dealer’s face” would absolutely validate... | |
| Fee for home audition If I’m a local dealer and I have a chance of selling a $12,500 DAC, I DAMN WELL LET HIM HAVE IT FOR A DAY OR TWO!!! What??? What’s absolutely wrong with this dealer??? HOW ARROGANT, and I’m so glad you decided to go elsewhere. When you buy thi... | |
| Fee for home audition Seems like a lot of whining going on by dealers here. Learn how to adapt and use your inherent competitive advantage to your advantage and let potential customers demo a piece at home on a day when your store is closed Let a new customer know aft... | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations If I was you I’d strongly consider pairing the Atmasphere MP3 Mklll tube preamp with their relatively new GaN mono amps. They’re both available new within your price range, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Ralph @atmasphere could arrange an in-home... | |
| Paradigm Studio 100 v3/tweeter assembly down to the screws If you’re saving up for 803Ds I’d highly recommend you go out and listen to some other brands like Vandersteen, Joseph Audio, ProAc, Usher, QLN, Martin, Sonner, Verity Audio, etc. as, IME are all better and are at least worth a listen with your mu... | |
| Oxidation on surface of cable under clear jacket I have a really old pair of uninsulated Monster Cables with tinned, twisted wire ends and exhibit the same green corrosion you’re seeing. Honestly, I use them in my home theater now and they work perfectly fine. My advice would be that, if you l... | |
| 2000s Home Theater What % do you use this system for HT or 2-channel, and which is more important? | |
| Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations What improvements are you looking for and what sound characteristics are most important to you? | |
| Fee for home audition Finally, I am not questioning the OPs facts, but perhaps there is a big misunderstanding about the "5% for 1 hour" thing?? @xtremefidelity First of all, a 1-hour demo is absurd. Second, paying $250 to demo a $5000 component at home for an hour ... | |
| Spotify HiFi And if I remember correctly, Spotify HiFi will be CD quality bit rate. CD quality? Wow, that’s great, ehem. Qobuz has been offering CD quality as its base resolution rate for years, and much of their content and almost all their new content i... | |
| Help me to build my first stereo system BTW, the reason I recommended the Wharfedale speakers over the Klipsch is that they’re a straight-down-the-fairway, very good speaker that’s well balanced and won’t offend you in any way. The Klipsch, on the other hand, can sound bright and becom... | |
| Best Preamp to Pair with Acurus A-250 and Vandersteen 3 Signature Speakers Let’s start with this — what improvements are you looking for and what sound characteristics are most important to you, and are you open to maybe selling the Acurus and go with an integrated stereo amp? Personally, I’d be hesitant to pair a $5000... |