twoleftears
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| Amp recommendation to drive Thiel 3.6 speakers The biggest Bryston monoblocks you can afford. | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience If you're interested in Spendors, you should really try to seek out an example in their Classic line, which come closer to your desiderata than the D line. Unfortunately, the Classic line is a bit harder to find in stores, as Spendor have been pu... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience Fyne also do concentric tweeters, at a number of price points. Good reviews but hard to audition.Along the lines of the Spendor Classic 100 already recommended, I'm going to mention the Harbeth 40.2, which does a lot of what you're looking for ve... | |
| Power Cord Placement Best position if the designer wants to make the innards dual-mono. | |
| Focal sopra 2/Gryphon Diablo 300 not good match Are all the components fully broken in?How did you arrive at this combination? Did you audition everything beforehand? | |
| How to accurately gauge speaker sensitivity to match with tube amp? Yes, the Nighthawk's specs are 20 watts per channel: (8Ω, 1% THD).If you follow John Atkinson's measurements in Stereophile, he often has to allow higher levels of distortion, e.g. 3%, to get a tested tube amp to achieve its manufacturer-specified... | |
| Nixie tube amplifier project - unfinished - help! Check to see if you can find 6V6 anywhere on the 7P tube. | |
| Anthem I225 upgrade Hi. I think that, failing the Belles, you might find some good hunting among the Brit brands. I'm thinking specifically Creek EVO 100A, but there are brands like Exposure, Croft, Rega to consider too. I used to own a Creek A52se power amp that ... | |
| ???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End??? Geez, how much gear are you buying? | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared Lunatic fringe: is that the technical term typically used by psychologists? | |
| Building your own HiFI rack (hasn't been discussed in a while) No reason not to use Herbie's threaded gliders, which will be adjustable and gentle to antique floors. You'll need to source threaded inserts from any hardware supply.Explore their website, there are lots of goodies.https://herbiesaudiolab.com/ | |
| Rogue Sphinx or Belles Aria??? I posted this info in another thread, but in summary, my understanding is this: the Virtuoso power amp is finished and available for purchase right now. The Virtuoso pre-amp is still being finalized but will be available very soon.My understandin... | |
| ???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End??? I'm confused. Wasn't a Quad VA-1+ mentioned at some point? | |
| Technics SL-1210GAE Anniversary The differences between the new turntable and the original SL-1200GAE are for the most part cosmetic. The SL-1210GAE’s top plate is a dramatic-looking anodized black brushed hairline finish. The operating buttons and the magnesium tone arm are als... | |
| Anyone remember the lateral tracking Bang and Olufsen record player from the 80’s?? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/linear-tracking-turntables-whatever-happened |