tkhill
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| But is it HiFi? (Crown) Crown makes terrific amplifiers. They have the advantage of being bulletproof, like QSC, but they sound better. I'd jump on this were I not a tube addict. | |
| Ultimate stereo nightmare At 74 with wonky knees I share your problem. I'd get a nice pillow, sit down with a nice alcohol free beverage. Put on your glasses, get a flashlight, grab some scale labels, and give it some time. Unhook & reconnect everything, labelling as y... | |
| Classical music newbie needs your suggestions If you have any Mozart Opera by the Drottningholm Opera company, listen to it. If you don't, look for it. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Who are. Not what, Please. Billie Holiday Tracey Nelson Sarah Vaughan (bonus: Cecilia Bartoli) | |
| What is the most important cable in your system The power cable. Without it, nothing works. | |
| What's the oddest thing in your music collection? A private recording of songs by the Hmong minority outside of Sapa, Vietnam, from 1999. | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. Venal can be had for much less than vinyl. | |
| When were the best tube amps made? I'd still go with a properly maintained 240. | |
| Vintage worth the time to explore? If you can find an older Sophia EL34 A/B for six hundred dollars or so and invest in a checkup by a qualified tech you'll be in great shape. The good news is that the JJ EL34s or 6CA7s are fine replacements and are not ridiculously expensive. | |
| How Did Your First Audiophile Experience Impact Your Audio Journey? Freshman year of college. Enhanced. Lady Land. Thorens 125 (?) S.M.E. arm, a Shure cartridge. Mac tube pre-amp with a 275 and a pair of VOT A7s. It was the beginning of a glorious journey! | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll I loved my Chinese Class A amp. It sounded better than the un-rebranded Sophia A/B I have now. (B.T.W. - Sophia's profit margin on these Chinese-made amps is huge! | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused Why are you listening? To hear the mistakes the engineers made or to enjoy the music? I have a pair of unforgiving loudspeakers coupled to an excellent Sophia A/B amp. Listening to re-mastered Hot 5s & Diana Krall is bliss. There's a lot else,... | |
| Welcome to Hell, here's your 8-Track Amusing discussion. Next VHS vs. Beta. Audio cassettes were not a tape loops. | |
| Klipsch Speakers Stainless steel connectors? Stainless is a crappy conductor! | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System Being a "big time" dealer is only indicative of sales, not knowhow. |