stereo5
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| Whats playing on your system today? DSOTM SACD. | |
| Just confused I would add a nice rug and just enjoy the music. As you get much more accustomed to the sound and your hearing becomes more astute, you will then to be able to find flaws or not in your system. I wouldn’t blindly throw money at cones, spikes, bett... | |
| 40th Anniversary Pre Amp and Repair History @bdp24 you got to hear folkfreak’s system? You are so lucky as he has a killer system. I am so jealous you were able to hear it. | |
| YBA Signature Amplifier Are they still relevant? I haven’t heard anything about them or seen any reviews in years. | |
| Tempted to buy a Macintosh @dill ,I checked out your system. Congratulations on the Pathos Integrated. I heard it in upstate New York and it is quite special. Very nice system, enjoy. | |
| Are the Stereophile setup CD’s any good? @curiousjim,Sent you 3 CD's a little while ago. Stereophile Test CD 1 and 2. Chesky system evaluation CD. Expect them Saturday via Priority mail. Sent you a PM with all info. Enjoy them. | |
| Suggestions to match a pair of speakers to Pass Labs XA25? Golden Ear Speakers, efficient and built in powered bass. Your Pass amp will be driving just the midrange and tweeters. | |
| Are the Stereophile setup CD’s any good? @curiousjim,I believe I have a few of the Stereophile CD’s which I no longer use. If you want them totally free, (I will even pay shipping), send me a PM with your info and I will send them to you. I believe I have at least 2 of them or maybe 3.... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. Buy a McIntosh integrated amp and you will be done. | |
| Does anyone have experience with seller Kron on cartridges? How is his feedback? If he is a long time member with good feedback then the risk is low. You could always ask him if he will take payment via PayPal if you pay all the fees. Worth a try. | |
| krell ksa 250 You can post a “Want to buy” ad in the classified section here. I did that when I was looking for a Modulus 3B preamp and 3 different people contacted me. I purchased from one of them. A basic ad is around $4.00, you have nothing to lose. | |
| Emotiva Xpa 2 Gen 3 power amp A friend of mine here (johnto) was using Emotiva amps in his system. When he went to Magnepan speakers, he found the amps very bright. He has moved on to Pass Labs amps now. He may chime in if he sees your post. | |
| Analysis Plus Silver Apex Speaker cable I had a pair of Von Schweikert speakers that were wired internally with Analysis plus cable and I don’t know if that was the problem but I found them quite tipped up in the treble region. They were the VR33 speakers with all the extra bells and w... | |
| Tempted to buy a Macintosh To OP, I purchased a McIntosh MA6600 200wpc integrated with all the bells and whistles including big blue meters from Audio Classics used for $3200.00. It looks brand new And has the great McIntosh house sound. It is quite heavy, weighing in arou... | |
| Setting Anti-Skate on VPI Fatboy Tonearm VPI does not believe in anti skate. The reason they give you the fishing line gizmo is because people expected it to come with one. This is straight from Harry of VPI in their turntable forum. |