strateahed
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| Need Cartridge Recommendation for Fluance RT85 Turntable @noromance +1 . I have the Audio Technica VM750SH with Fluance RT85. Great combo! Also agree with break-in time. Little on the shrill side in the beginning. | |
| Speaker cables with good timbre I was at the same point quite a few years ago ... looking for speaker cables with great timbre. Auditioned a number of brands over about a 3-month period. Installed Gregg Straley Reality speaker cables, got off the merry-go-round, and never looked... | |
| The Galion Audio TS A75 amplifier: Great amplifier for very little money @shtinkydog amp actually shipped from within the US ... Newport News, VA. No customs duties involved. Not sure if Galion has domestic warehouse. My unit was "open box", so got a little discount. Just go on the Galion Audio website and contact Thom... | |
| The Galion Audio TS A75 amplifier: Great amplifier for very little money I recently purchased a Galion TS A75 to replace Linear Tube Audio (LTA) Z10 integrated. Here's a copy of review posted on Galion's site: I previously powered my Ascend Acoustics ELX towers with an LTA Z10 integrated amp. While the Z10 paired be... | |
| Tube Amp recommendation for Thiel CS1.6 under $2k @glennewdick +1 | |
| Tube Amp recommendation for Thiel CS1.6 under $2k @uthlidian Here are a couple of suggestions: Willsenton R8 and Muzishare X7. If you can stretch your budget a little more, look into the PrimaLuna EVO 100 (amp or integrated). There are a number of favorable online reviews about these amps. Also... | |
| Flat copper speaker cables Goertz Alpha-core +1 | |
| What is the quality and performance level of Fluance turntables?? @sunnyjim , in answer to your question, so far I've found the Fluance RT85 table to be of good quality and it performs very well. I mean over 1,000 5-star Amazon ratings must mean something. That said, don't let yourself be deterred by the low pr... | |
| Wayne Shorter documentary Thanks @bikeboy52! Big fan of Shorter too. I'll be looking for it. | |
| Pre-amp with solid state/passive AND tube modes (Like Schiit Freya+) Congrats ... FWIW, the Schiit Freya+ is fully balanced. | |
| Salk Future TBD @mlsstl + 1, but it takes planning @renosteve while your experience was unfortunate, I also disagree that Jim Salk deserves anything less than the very best. I say that because of all the folks I encountered at a couple of audio shows, he was the... | |
| Review of Ascend Acoustics’ ELX Tower Speakers (released 2022) @hilde45 Thanks for the excellent review! While you may not be a professional reviewer, you covered all the bases and checked all the boxes as far as I’m concerned. Give yourself credit for providing context and personal listening experience for... | |
| Complete vinyl system, TT to speakers, for $1500? @lewm , did you get a chance to check the link in my post? Those systems have "... everything you need to play vinyl records." So the phono preamp is included with the top packages. Plus could be delivered, all-in for well under $1,500. What's not... | |
| Complete vinyl system, TT to speakers, for $1500? @lewm really good of you to help out! Partially based on my own experience, Fluance might be just the ticket. I have the Fluance RT85 outfitted with AT VM750SH cartidge and it's quite good. [Sold the stock Ortofon 2M Blue, which is more than adeq... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Just this moment, Lee Morgan's "Search for a New Land" came up in my Qobuz queue. Wayne's sax work woven into that piece ... man I could just cry. |