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| Speaker recommendation $10-20K (with some requirements!) Underwood HiFi LSA speakers which I have not heard, but I have had several of his Emerald Physics Open Baffle speakers. Currently out of production, awaiting new models, but his LSAs are box speakers that have gotten numerous excellent reviews The... | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music As a listener who enjoys large scale music, including classical, my recommendation is to find a pair of Emerald Physics 3.4s or 2.8s. The 2.8s are 3.4 PLUS dual 15" carbon fiber woofers per side. Both are 93dB+ and easy loads to drive. Currently r... | |
| Need suggestions for balanced equipment to Combat noise/hum I saw an Agon ad today for Elac dac/pre and amp New in boxes for $3500. True balanced and a match between amp and preEnjoy The Music gave the dac/pre an awardhth | |
| Amp recommendations I just read a review of the new Rogue DragoN that quite impressive $3995hth | |
| Budget tower speakers that rock! Check with Underwood HiFi. He buys top brand close outs and sells at very reasonable prices | |
| Where can Open Baffle speakers be placed As a long time OB owner, part of where to place them has to do with your room dimensions, but a good starting point is ~ 1/3 from the front wall. I keep mine on Harbor Freight dollys which makes it easy to move them, especially if you can't keep... | |
| Best integrated for my needs???? I can highly recommend contacting Underwood HiFi. They have name brand products (as well as their own) at some awesome prices. Walter is the owner and can help you put together a total system, including all cabling | |
| High end Class D amps? greenwichctI am envious of the Black Ravs. I heard them here. They were extraordinary, especially the doubles, but too rich for my blood | |
| High end Class D amps? madavidoThe problem with Putzy's quote is that many aspiring a'philes cannot afford class A $$$$$, not just the initial purchase, but also the cost of electricity to run it, and cool it, especially if the owner lives in a warm climate, as I do. Wa... | |
| Dynaco PAT 4 Pre-Amp ....Why is it Bashed?? Man, you're dating me. In the mid 70s I built a PAT 5, then after reading a review, I had it modified by Van Alstein? It was then called a FET 5 | |
| McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound GFiare you going to believe us, or your lieing ears? | |
| High end Class D amps? aolmrdI bought a pixie dust sprinkled EVS 1200 dual mono from tweakaudio roughly a year ago. Prior to buying it I had the PS Audio M700s which I liked quite a bit, but my quite large room needs even more umph which the EVS1200 delivered in spades-... | |
| Need advice replacing my preamp AtmosphereWhen Paul McGowan started selling reasonably priced true balanced preamps I made the switch. True balanced preamps I have owned includes several PS Audio preamps, Lector Audio (special ordered), Parasound (although the pres are 100% true... | |
| Casters on equipment rack? Those casters look cool. I will investigate furtherIn the mean time, OP, my condolences for living in a condo. Before I bought my house (~26 years ago) I lived in a 10 unit condo. Neighbors kept calling the police on meAnyway, 99.9% of all listeni... | |
| Need advice replacing my preamp Ralph knows his stuff, BUT, 'my' personal experience running 100% true differentially balanced systems is that "I" have heard the difference between 0.5M XLRs and 1.0M XLRs from the SAME company: Eichmann Express Copper. Now that was ~ 10 years ag... |