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| Balanced tube preamps w/ remote to consider? Any of the BAT preamps | |
| Vandersteen vs. JBL rock music etc. I haven't heard the JBL's.I have owned every incarnation of the Vandersteen 2 except the 2ce signatures.While I love the Vendy's(especially in the right room),I would encourage you to keep the JBL's and brjng in a pair of Vandersteens.Go back and ... | |
| DAC's ? The 855 was a highly thought of,good sounding and recommended player.It was subject to foot fault(skipping if not isolated from floor vibrations).Soundstream tried to get into the home theater/home audio market in the late 80's or early 90's.They ... | |
| New speakers needed on a budget New floorstanders for less than $800 is a tough proposition.I second all previous suggestions for used speakers(I love the Quads).Michael at STO Sound and Vision does a great job with inexpensive floorstanders(sold at deep discount).He carries Mis... | |
| DAC's ? Perprtual 3A or Musical Fidelity A3-24.Both sound great, are fairly recent and can be had for less than $400.My favorite cheap/old DAC was the Soundstream DAC 1.They were designed in conjunction with Krell Digital and still sound good today! | |
| Monitors For Near Field Low Volume Listening I'm currently using a pair of very affordable and excellent sounding Polk Audio RTI-A1 in my office system.The equally affordable Mission M-31i also do a nice job.The older and more expensive Canton Karat M-30 speakers are a little larger and feat... | |
| Boston VR M60 Versus Definitive Studio 450 I've owned the VR M60's and the Paradigms and heard the DEF TECHs.The Bostons are the most attractive and have a very clear/forward sound.The Definitives are a rounder/fuller sounding speaker while still preserving detail.The Studio 20's are my fa... | |
| Replacement for Vandersteen 2C I know that John knows his Vandersteens(and a lot more)! I have a similar situation and two speakers that have worked well for me are the Silverline Sonatinas and Opera Seconda(which is a sealed box speaker).I'm crrently auditioning a pair of Ushe... | |
| Best pre-owned 2-channel amp for under $2000?? My favorite is the Muse model 160 Mk.II for a riddiculously low $700.Hafler 9300 and 9500 transnova amps are great and less than $500.An Aragon 8008BB should set you back less than $900 and is a wonderful amp. | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? I have not heard the Emotiva,but the Aragon 8008BB is one of the finest amps I have heard/owned.Th 8008x3 is also a fine amp.Of course system matching and the amp/speaker interface can yield different results. | |
| Best Amp with Magnepan 3.6's Aragon 8008 BB | |
| Cartridge Question The Ortofon 2M Blue is a wonderful cartridge and sounds fuller and richer than the Black or Bronze which are both more detailed. | |
| HDMI vs analog Try it.To my suprise I've found that I usually prefer the sound via the analog outputs of my CD players better than the sound via digital connection(including HDMI).This has been true even with an older Denon changer and a Sony 222 ES SACD changer... | |
| Electro-Harmonix:steel pins, gold pins, platinium I know that Stephen Monte at Quest For Sound swears by the EH Gold Pins.He has retubed much of my gear with these affordable tubes.I'm not an expert,but they sound good to me! | |
| Budget tables My favorite is a used Dual CS 5000 with an Ortofon OM-20 Cartrdge, |