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| Best integrated tube amplifier, under $3,000.00. No phono needed. Could be used, too.d Strong recommendation here for the Audio Research VSi60, which you can probably pick up used in your price range. About 50 watts.I've owned one, loved it, sold it to a friend who loves it. Have heard it compared to comparably priced Rogues -- blew... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? The first jaw-dropping and unforgettable moment -- which launched my 40-plus years of audiophile adventuring -- was hearing the clock bells ringing on then-new Dark Side of the Moon at Tech Hi-Fi in Ann Arbor in 1973. I never dreamed playback of m... | |
| Cover songs that are better than the originals. Feist's version of the Bee Gees' Inside and Out -- very cool.James Blake's cover of Feist's Limit to Your Love -- WOW -- and a real test for the bottom end of your system! | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? And I think the F's were $400 EACH. | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? Correction ... first cartridge was a Shure M91E. The V15III was an early upgrade. | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? Got my first full-time job after college in 1972. A few months later, realized I could actually afford a good stereo. Went to Tech HiFi in Ann Arbor and listened to Large Advents, EPI 100s ... and the most expensive speakers in the store, Ohm F's.... | |
| Audiophile LP's Oops, skipped:- Umbrella, several releases with killer sound- Ambience Recordings- East Wind | |
| Audiophile LP's Just checked my "Audiophile" section, most of which I bought in the '70s and '80s. Labels:- Pierre Verany -- some absolutely terrific albums with extremely realistic sound. Not really an audiophile label, but terrific sound revered in audiophile c... |