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| Isoacoustics overweight I wouldn’t hesitate to use the GAIA 2 supports. Doubtful 5 pounds will amount to a hill of beans. I use the GAIA 2 and the way they are built, it’s doubtful they would collapse at 5 extra pounds. I would go for it and not look back. The results ar... | |
| Recapturing my youth There is a person in the Facebook Group “Audio Traders” who has a pair of the original Snell Type A speakers for sale. The 2 woofers need refoaming | |
| Poor quality control crooked driver Is it the actual frame of the woofer or is it a dress plate? If it’s a dress plate, it may not be perfectly round or it may be able to be repositioned. | |
| Van Morrison Latest Record Project Honestly, I don’t care for Vans latest. Could not get through the first listen. Disappointing. | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player To all the people here who have commented, have you actually heard the units you are/are not recommending or are you going by what you have read about them? My recommendation was based on solid evidence and I have heard the Luxman and Marantz. No... | |
| TDL Compact Monitors I sold 2 different brands of speakers here, a few years apart, and I deeply regret selling both pairs. | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player I would go with the Esoteric. . I have an X-3, and LOVE it. I bought it in 2012 and wouldn’t consider another brand if buying another. No matter how good the Marantz SA 10 is, it isn’t in the Esoteric K1 league. The build quality is off the ch... | |
| Portability of Tube Amps As much as I hate to say this, if looking for something a bit more portable, I would look into one of the Class D integrated amps. They will be lighter and most I am told can sound pretty good to excellent. | |
| Townshend Maximum Supertweeters @MC,Thank you for clarifying. | |
| Conrad Johnson vs Van Alst I had a Conrad Johnson MF2550 power amp and found it dull on top and slow sounding. It didn’t seem to be a good match for my system, so I sold it after a year of ownership. The person who bought it sent me a nice letter thanking me for selling it ... | |
| Townshend Maximum Supertweeters One puzzling thing to me are the guys here (I am assuming most are in my age range 60’s) in MC case, hearing up to 15K and another hearing up to 12K. Are you guys in my age range and if so, have you had hearing tests to confirm or are you just gu... | |
| Tube vendors. I purchase new tubes from The Tube Store and NOS from Uncle Kevvy at Upscale Audio. Extremely satisfied with both dealers and shipping is about the same. | |
| HiFi Furniture I use Solid Steel audio racks for my 2 systems. In my office I use a S2-4 at around $500 and on the main rig, a S3-5 stand at $999. It is an investment that will last a lifetime | |
| What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks Roger Waters, “Amused To Death SACDPink Floyd, “Wish You Were Here” SACDKim Simmons & Savoy Brown, “The Devil To Pay” CDLegacy Audio, “Music Sampler 3” CDMuddy Waters, Folk Singer” MFSL CD | |
| Rotel Mich P5 vs McInstosh C49 I would also go with the McIntosh. If your amp is a Mac, then it’s a no brainer, MC works best with Mac. If not, listen to both. Never say you don’t plan on reselling it, I have sold some of my Mac for more than what I paid and for a time, I did i... |