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| Phono/preamp/amp chain. One of them tube the others SS. Which one? I have gone from using a SS phono (JC3+ and Audia Flight) to tube (Allnic H-3000 and HA-3000) and it has made a huge difference in the presentation of the music. Even my mother (since moms are frequently used as a lowest common denominator) menti... | |
| Cart Recommendations Sounds like I need to pick up an ART 9 to at least try out before going in another direction. If it, for some reason, doesn't work out on my system, I can always put it on my son's RP6. | |
| Cart Recommendations A local dealer sells VPI and Graham, so can construct a similar system to mine, but I know that auditioning will not provide a complete impression on how the cart will perform in my room. I just want to get a general feel for the cart's signature... | |
| Cart Recommendations Yes, there are many good options which is good and bad. Apparently I am so overwhelmed that I could not even complete my response above!Anyway, I wish there were more places where I could audition the carts mentioned above. I'll audition the Ben... | |
| Cart Recommendations Thanks everyone for the responses and providing detail to your recommendations. I'll try to narrow | |
| Cart Recommendations Thanks for the suggestions so far! I've looked into each of them and will try to audition the ones I can find locally. Also, I really like the H-3000 and HA-3000 combo in my system. Has anyone had experience with the Kiseki Purpleheart NS? Tha... | |
| KEF Reference 1 The Hegel H30 is a really great amp and most people who have the Ref 1 seem to like to drive them with higher watt amps like that. I first drove my Ref 5s with a Levinson 23.5 and they sounded awesome with lots of tight bass. I'm now using an MC... | |
| KEF Reference 1 I'm glad that you are enjoying your Reference 1s. There really isn't a lot of information out there on them, but they are definitely a great speaker with every kind of music. I love my Refs, too, and can't see replacing them anytime soon. | |
| "Good tube Integrated Amps" Just saw that there is a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP in the sale section here that's in your budget. | |
| Which integrated amp would you pick? I have a HINT in a third system and it's a great swiss army knife of an integrated. If you can use all that it packs, $2,500 (new) is a relative bargain. I have just converted to tubes recently in my main system, though, and would have to agree w... | |
| Recommendations for IC and speaker cable I really like Straightwire Crescendo III balanced interconnects and speaker wire, but they are a bit thick to work with for some applications. I use Clarus Crimson in tighter spaces when I need a bit more flexibility. I hear great things about t... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a budget You should take a serious look at these at this price: http://www.bluemoonav.com/pre-owned.php?id=815&cat_id=0&p=&search=http://www.whathifi.com/neat/iota/review | |
| Great bookshelf or small towers suggestions wolfernyc, in a slight fit of insanity, I did upgrade to the FACT 8 so the demo Twenty.23 pair is available again. If you like the PMCs you should give Len a call fast. | |
| Speaker Recommendation Needed You should look at the PMC Twenty.21 if you want some dynamic bookshelves. With the Twenty5 series just coming out you can get some great deals on the Twenty series. I just bought some demo Twenty.23 floorstanders at a great price and they rock wi... | |
| Great bookshelf or small towers suggestions Usually if you expect to get used to something in your system, it never happens and you end up wanting to swap it out. You should definitely take your time and buy what you like - you'll know it right away when you hear it. If you like the PMCs, ... |