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| All in One Solution for Streaming For $3K you can pick up a used Devialet Expert Pro 140. Streamer/DAC/pre/power/phono input in an elegant slim case. IMHO, it’s in a different league sound and function wise plus the coolest remote control ever. Its sound is pristine and should mat... | |
| Amp for Raidho TD1.2 What preamp will you be using? Those are all great amps so I’d look for synergy with your pre. Earlier gen Raidho’s pair exceptionally well with Aavik amplification as both were designed by Michael Borresen. Your TD’s were designed by Benno Meldga... | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? I sold the separates three yrs ago for all the same reasons and bought a Devialet Expert Pro. One of my best decisions ever. Unless you just like to swap individual components like DAC’s for the fun of it (it can be fun, no argument) I don’t see h... | |
| The panic selling of tube audio had begun. Fun fact: the Russian tube factory that produces Tung-Sol, Electro-Harmonix, EH Gold, Genalex Gold Lion, Mullard, Svetlana & Sovtek is and has been owned by American Electro Harmonix founder Mike Matthews since the 1990’s. The EHX website is a... | |
| Dumping it all for Lyngdorf??? I can’t speak about Lyngdorf, but will say +1 on simplifying. About three years ago I sold all the separates and bought a Devialet Expert Pro and haven’t looked back. While room correction isn’t built in like the Lyng, you can configure it with ... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k Nice thread, lots of good suggestions here. For a super integrated the Devialet Expert Pro 140 (or 220 used) is amazing. Network streamer, DAC, phono stage, pre and power amp, will drive darn near anything. Roon ready. Amazing pristine SQ. I repla... | |
| Topping D50 vs the "Big Boys" Seemed like the OP asked a legit question that devolved into a discussion about the veracity of Amazon reviews and Chi-Fi QC vs SQ. Has anyone listened to a D50 vs something more expensive? Or any of the Topping/SMSL type DACs vs the Chords, Mytek... | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? Early ‘80’s; I walked into a few shops and said “what’s the best system I can get for $1,000?” One salesman was showing me their entry level Denon setup when I asked “what would you show me if I had $10,000 (even though I obviously didn’t).With a ... | |
| Its my first tube! (Preamp) +1 ARC SP9 vI, II or III depending on your budget. I just sold one that I used with a Threshold amp of similar vintage and, I suspect, sound profile to your P300. The combo sounded great with several Vandys and Thiels over the years.SP9 has two tu... | |
| Song (or music) you want played at your funeral. It’s called a “wake” because it originated as a vigil to make sure the person was really dead and didn’t “wake” up.Somewhere Over the Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | |
| Turntable that will be around heavy foot steps? SOTA. Footfalls are not a problem, my 200 lb teenage son walks like a T-Rex too. The TT is on the second floor of a wood frame house where you can feel the floor oscillate when the dog walks across it, and the SOTA is impervious.You can literally... | |
| Looking for the best Preamp with a phono circuit built in Manual volume means the AI has two volume knobs, one for each L&R channel, so they are also the balance control. I used to have one and it quickly became second nature to turn them together. I’ll also add my vote for the ARC SP9 III, great pre... | |
| Digital Microscope advice SRA Also...just for fun I measured a few regular and 180 gram records and saw an average thickness difference of around .6 mm in a range from 1mm to .25 mm.On a 9” arm .6mm height difference equals a change of .15 degrees (.12 degrees on a 12 inch a... | |
| Digital Microscope advice SRA Others can debate the value and effectiveness, but to specifically answer your question about using a digital microscope, here’s a 5 min video by Mike Fremer who I consider a premier expert https://youtu.be/otysEyET6yEYou might also enjoy and lear... | |
| 1K sleeper MC cart? Soundsmith is introducing new versions of their carts and there are great deals on the old versions at Music Direct, Elusive Disk, Upscale Audio, etc.The Otello, Carmen and Zephyr MkIII are all now under $1k and the $2k Zephyr MIMC is down to $1,2... |