stuartbmw3
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| Are Harbeth Super HL5 XD right for me? My advice would be to take your time and listen before making a big investment. There is something to be said for being pleased with what you have. Your system, your room and your personal preferences all come into play. Take your time! This comes... | |
| getting into streaming I am in the same boat as the OP. For me it is either a new Bluesound Node 130 or a used Lumin D2. From everything I have read and absorbed it is really hard to out do the Node at $600, and you can always add a higher quality DAC and better power s... | |
| Harbeth 40.3's. Should I buy them? I am always surprised when folks say that Harbeth speakers don't rock. I have 30.1s driven by a Luxman integrated. They rock. 100 watts of Luxman power drive the 30.1s extremely well, and when I pull out some classic rock (The Who, Rod Stewart/Yes... | |
| Help me to build my first stereo system If it was me, I would definitely look at used gear, you are probably thinking the same thing. I would try to find a good Sony ES integrated amp or receiver, a Rega TT and some Monitor Audio bookshelf speakers. I have not searched what is currently... | |
| Female vocalist recommendations My two favorites.....Mary Black and Jennifer Warnes. Mary Black has a large catalog of great Irish-influenced music. No Frontiers, Babes in the Wood, The Holy Ground, Without the Fanfare and By the Time it Gets dark are favorites. Jennifer Warnes... | |
| Made in USA I consciously try to stay away from products manufactured in China. I realize there are some (many) things that are impossible to do that on these days, but where I can, I try to do it. Where I can I will spend my limited cash supporting companies... | |
| If someone handed you this system, what would you change? Have you ever thought of an integrated amp? I have become a fan of Luxman integrated amps. Current models would still offer the preamp out to the sub woofer and the ability to separate the preamp and amp stages when desired. I do not know the spea... | |
| Tube or solid state My experience would suggest (along with most of the above) that if you are looking for classic “tube” sound, the tube amp is more influential than a tube preamp. I believe you can get great sound going either way, and there is no single right ans... | |
| Weird Luxman/Exposure remote interactions I contacted Luxman. Here is their response and explanation: IR remote control works by sending out a certain amount of infrared light that symbolizes certain binary codes. It is possible (and often does occur) that certain sequences are close... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 I thought I would follow up on my original post. After reading about as much as I could, and not having local dealers to audition most if any of my options I purchased a new Luxman L505uxII. Just got it today and will break it in for a week before... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 So one reason why I am not specifically looking at a full tube integrated amp is that I have a McIntosh C-11 and MC-60s that I use in the winter. They were restored by Terry DeWick right before he retired. The integrated amp would most likely be S... | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 Nice @tomcarr . I drive a great 2004 330i ZHP manual with Dinan signature mods. it is kind of a one-of-a-kind car. Every time I have it serviced they guys offer to buy it. thanks for the input | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 Oh also, the iMac as a source is hardly ever used. Right now I use vinyl and cd as my source 95% of the time. I don’t really stream apart from playing the odd sound that I only have on the Mac. | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 No one like the Harbeth/Naim match? This where I thought I wanted to go. | |
| Integrated amp recommendations for Harbeth 30.1 MoonRiver is an option, although would probably have to buy new. Generally thinking I can gain more value going used |