tomic601
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| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life One fast track path is to buy a gently used copy of Jim Smiths book - Get Better Soundbtw, I have a nearly 40 year old NAD 3020A that is still a fantastic amp... running some Dynaco A-25 off a Nak deck.... lovely | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life What a wonderful question- hopefully you are madly in love with music and where it can take you.... | |
| Best turntable base & tonearm for $1000? A Sumiko arm is likely to be on many used SOTA they are good arms | |
| Best turntable base & tonearm for $1000? As @noromance said try to find a used SOTA Sapphire with a Jelco arm | |
| 3 Albums To Be Stranded With On A Desert Island as long as I can hide a Quaalude in my shoe I will be awlright | |
| Replacement Tubes for ARC Reference 6 The NOS TungSol ( Harrison NJ ) 6550 is killer in the Ref5se, Andy at Vintage Tube services is good source. | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? Then of course, there are the Nak pre recorded issues.... | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? Ever now and then I play Al Hirt : Carnival of Venice - brings back memories.... | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? Important and it’s your thread - take it where you will !!!!pretty fantastic Mom !!!!! | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Pete : go push play on some good tunes. the flat earthers can sail off the edge by themselves... | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? B_Limo my Parents got me hooked when I was 4 with some gear pictured here... and Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra...https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7106 | |
| Why no Virtual System pics?? The 911 does not attract the scorn the prancing horse does.... but there are still A holes the world over... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @aj523 welcome !try RCA Red Seal anything Fritz Reiner- Chicago Shmphony for starters... | |
| MQA vs. ripped vs. vinyl vs. hi res PCM is quite good :-) I have both WADIA and Ayre A2D and as others have said, no clear winner. I also greatly appreciate the tone of discussion so far and @tellefsen great and detailed post.i will say for those ripping vinyl to digital, volume do... | |
| Vandersteen 1Ci , your experience? The acoustic coupler on the back of the 2 ( and the 3 ) make placemat in smaller rooms a bit more critical. The 2 plays quite low , especially for the $$$$ - even today ! I always found you need an amp with some grunt to control the two low end.ha... |