tomic601
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| Vandersteen M5-HPB high pass filter Call a few of the bigger Vandersteen dealers, Alan at Hi-Fi buys, Johnny at Audio Connection, Bruce at Stereo Unlimited, Randy at Optimal Enchantment- they almost always have a few sets customers trade in needed SE or balanced as they change out g... | |
| System Rebuild Atlanta is home to Alan at Hi-Fi buys ( and other great shops....you can demo great geari think you should listen more, read less on development of your lists of prospective gear, my two cents | |
| Apollo R + Codex v. different CDP or Ayre QX “I’d never have to address my system again....”:-)first hit is free...says the audio crack dealer....but it I do like your thinking... | |
| System Rebuild The Aesthetix Romulus is a CD player DAC preamp also just get the volume control option, they are reasonable usedIt has tubes Analog section with fpga filters, excellent DAC, upgrade path, Faraday cage, etci have heard the Ayon it’s good, quite go... | |
| Upgrade from ADS L1230 Three cones two in front , one in backput some washers under so you can adjust tilt just a bit.soundanchor might build a custom riser stand like the Vandersteen 1-3, give them a call but they will run some $$$the three cones can be tippy...so you ... | |
| System Rebuild iF i had to pick from your list it would be Ayon, Acoustic Zen and tge ARCmy list would be Aesthetix CD dac/, Vandersteen Quattro ( so you can tame the odd room ) and the REF5 but tube roll her with a big nos TungSol in the power supply and get it... | |
| Upgrade from ADS L1230 ....while I like the idea of Vandersteen 2 or even 3 , the comments about ADS are spot on - we were one of the largest ADS and Vandersteen dealers in Midwest and I am very familiar with your excellent amplifier, so my post probably should have rea... | |
| Apollo R + Codex v. different CDP or Ayre QX can you borrow a codex from Ayre dealer ? i suggest a glass fiber ( not plastic ) Toslink cableyou might also consider an ARC dacalso dont sell short an Aesthetix CD player, it has the built in Pandora dac and can be upgraded to signature then Apo... | |
| Upgrade from ADS L1230 bi amp them | |
| P5-xe, codex, XLR interconnects jetsonlet us know where you put the new thread...but some thoughts....your Rega is quite a musical CD spinner and generally recognized to punch far above its weight class sonically...but..IMO..both Ayre and ARC CD players are in a totally differen... | |
| Dahlquist DQ10 buy emditch the piezocertainly worthy of much better power....we ran them with Haflers ...... | |
| What's happened to Taters ? @melbguyone thanks for kind words and I am certain you are getting super performance i think your posts posts reflect a lot of introspection, which I certainly seek to emulatecheers !!!the server will set you free and enslave you... I hate being i... | |
| P5-xe, codex, XLR interconnects as to the cartridge......IMO given a competent chatter free arm the cartridge and speakers ARE the two most important gadgets in the chain. They are the transducers and also have the highest levels of distortion becuase changing one kind of energy... | |
| P5-xe, codex, XLR interconnects i took the easy way out....yes you can wring freaking amazing sound out of a pair of the latest 2’sI spent an enjoyable few hours doing just that recently with a Rogue KT120 powered integrated, Atoll CD player and a Music Hall ( something or other... | |
| P5-xe, codex, XLR interconnects replace your great 2ce with Treo.....or used Quattro......Mogami wires are good, i use them in both my mobile recording rigs..digital and analogand they are affordable...... |