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| Upgrade Amp or CD/Sacd...Help Needed No, I am on the same page on the big JBL's. Listened to L300's a lot back in the day. Owned four L200's in a 4 channel setup. Almost put a pair of JBL 4350's on layaway at the old Audio Club for around 1,100 a pair. Missed a pair of L300's for a g... | |
| Upgrade Amp or CD/Sacd...Help Needed Your post is somewhat neat in that you state there is no need to mention other brands (which is fine) as you probably know what you like.However, dynamics are the last thing you need with L300's. You should have all the dynamics you can stand. I w... | |
| Esoteric K-03/Plinius CD-101 I cannot compare with your current player however I can compare it with a Sony SCD 777 ES.I purchased a X03SE because I was sick of the no disc error and not being able to have it read all my sacd's. My friend was interested as he owns the 777 als... | |
| Upgrade Sota Comet or buy a used table? Your call of course. The VPI would give you a little different flavor and you might prefer it.SOTA is a great company and I went from a sapphire to a cosmos MKIV and I am done and super satisfied with my vinyl.The sapphire was a great table and so... | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? I do not know, and it is your money so it easy for me to spend, but, I think it would be advisable to spend a little more and get a great company like Rogue behind you if buying new or buy used audio research, cj, bat, vac, quicksilver, get a nice... | |
| Why CD players will never be dead While I use sacd/cd primarily as back up to my vinyl rig, I know that I am a dinosaur and think that the future is where Steve is now. I already lived through the "death" of vinyl and sure am glad I never bought into it and retained my records and... | |
| CJ custs – please help me get rid of my headache You might want to invest in a set of 12's wired for triode EL 34's. This would give you a nice cj look with some headroom with the monoblocks.You have a lot of options in the EL34 tube amp area if you leave cj but with your system (which I would l... | |
| solid state vs tubes--with a twist Not head to head, but,I heard the Mark Levison black monoblocks that were huge and put out like 25 watts Class A and 300 as heat and they were the most impressive solid state amps I have ever heard (of course dealer showroom and perhaps I was in a... | |
| ML Aerius I and Mcintosh Moving from Klipsch to ML is a big change in sound.I owned Klipsch LaScala's and ML ReQuest's at the same time and have a lot of time in front of both speakers. For dynamics the Klipsch are in another league than the logans. However, the highs wer... | |
| The Animals in High Def...Anyone have any feedback I agree with Rich, the SACD is very good. It comes across as fairly full to me and although I think it is not the best recorded band, I think it is as good as your going to hear the Animals.I bought a reissue of Eric Burdon's greatest hits on viny... | |
| What are some good tube amps that rock? KT88's? Like you I loved my 11a and sold it for more power as it ran out of juice quick on my stats.I bought cj 12's. The used prices should put them on your short list.Have Fun! | |
| Help with new used SOTA/Linn Basik LVX setup Are you sure the arm is not compatible. I think that arm should match up well with the Alpha cartridge. Do some research on vinyl engine or hopefully someone with working experience will chime in.You might be thinking of matching the cartridge wit... | |
| Ortofon A90 broken stylus Besides being a fantastic company in over 40 years of vinyl ownership and spinning ANY ort at ANY price always played at or above it's price class in my opinion.I am partial to Fidelity Research cartridges but I always have used Ortofons also. Cur... | |
| Martin Logan Prodigy with Sonic Frontiers Power Hey Shawn.Just in case you do not want to buy amps you may check with Paul Speltz about using autoformers with them which deals with the wicked impedance swing. I have no experience with them but Paul is honest and charges real world (read sane) p... | |
| Martin Logan Prodigy with Sonic Frontiers Power Nak8,I believe Martin Logan used to feature Parasound amps when showing. The Parasound monoblocks were well built and affordable and matched well with stats if recollection is working.The Sanders amp mentioned should be looked at real close as Rog... |