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| Tube amps under $7500 What sound characteristics are you looking for, which model Legacy do you have, and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Streamers under $1500 How about an old iPhone streaming to a good DAC? @bivhopkins I started that way because it was cheap/easy. It’s functional but even a cheap streamer sounds much better. | |
| Luxman CD players If you’re just looking for a transport the Jay’s CDT2-Mk3 is cheaper than the D-N150 and probably has a better clock than either of the Luxmans and also offers superior AES/EBU and i2S connections for now or future use. Just another option to con... | |
| Should I upgrade my preamp? +1 @mrdecibel Totally depends on what improvements and sound characteristics you’re looking for. I’ll just caution that with your amp and speakers you should be careful to not venture too far into greater neutrality/treble detail or things might g... | |
| Advantage of separate Bi-wire runs I think the biggest benefit of bi-wiring is the heavier gauge, but all else being equal in gauge if I can get a better quality cable with an internally bi-wired cable for the same price as a lower quality externally bi-wired cable I’d definitely g... | |
| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review @mschott But it’s not even a review — it’s nothing more than an ad disguised as a “review.” And as for the readers of this thing not being high-end consumers, how many entry-level buyers is crap like this really gonna attract or maintain as subsc... | |
| You can't afford a Lambo Veneno, so get this.. Yeah this seems more than a bit silly — an ultra-premium, exotic sports car manufacturer putting their name on a budget turntable??? Thankfully for Lamborghini their car sales don’t rely at all on their obviously clueless marketing department. The... | |
| London Grammar? So give us a few examples of music that you do find “engaging” inquiring minds want to know @dougsat Well, something with a halfway decent melody helps as does some evidence of actual musicianship. Nondescript synth mood music that sounds like... | |
| London Grammar? Gave some of their most popular tunes a listen and not for me. I found the music to be minimalist and not very engaging or interesting, which leaves the songs heavily dependent on her vocals that I found just lilting and likewise not very interes... | |
| Marantz vs. Arcam I got to compare their top AVRs about five years ago with B&W 805D3s with my reference recordings, and the Marantz was warmer and fuller sounding but with less treble detail and air while the Arcam was overall more clear and neutral so they we... | |
| Sam Ash closing Guitar Center bought Musician’s Friend about four years ago, which is probably keeping them alive. | |
| Marantz AV7705 AV Receiver: HDMI out to external DAC Use high quality cables to an audiophile grade power amp (Luxman, Gryphon, etc) just like you would with your T+A. I doubt your T+A would beat out that Marantz if you applied the same ethos with the latter. Well, the Marantz is a $2400 A/V pre... | |
| Streamers under $1500 The Innuos Pulse Mini comes with their excellent Sense software, and adding a separate LPS (Teddy Pardo, etc.) down the road for not much more $$$ will give you a big performance boost. Best of luck. | |
| Vandersteen Aficianados please step inside (Quatro) Great speakers and certainly tube friendly. Enjoy! Verity will be greatly missed. | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. Some just off the top of my head that are well recorded and a good listen… - MA Recordings Sera Una Noche - Tony Falanga Soul of the Bass - Patricia Barber Companion - Keb’ Mo’ Slow Down - Norah Jones Come Away With Me |