twoleftears
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| Classical Music for Aficionados I started a retrospective of British composers pre- and post-Elgar and Vaughan Williams. First up: Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Nice but not outstanding. I recommend sampling the Violin Concerto and Pibroch Suite. Currently: Hubert Parry. So far ... | |
| Awaiting a 1st impression It kind of boils down to this: for a very similar price, would I buy a PL or an Aesthetix Mimas (also tube hybrid integrated)? The answer is clear: Aesthetix. | |
| Bookshelf speakers - Paradigm, KEF, Totem You should really have one of the models of Fritz speakers on your shortlist. | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps And don't forget the Backert Rhumba. Lots of input/output connections, and super-easy tube rolling. | |
| Buying New TV Need A Soundbar Recommendation Check out the user feedback on Crutchfield. Seems like the Ambeo has some QC problems. | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 Oversized bolt-on outriggers can make any speaker very stable. https://www.parts-express.com/search?keywords=outrigger&order=relevance:desc | |
| I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged. When you have a spare weekend, 64 pages on the shortcomings of ASR. https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/audio-science-review-review.9827/ | |
| Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000 The Polk Reserve R200 standmounts sounded remarkable for their price at the recent AXPONA. You should be able to find floorstanding R500 at your price point. | |
| Spendor SP 100 R2 or Harbeth 40.2 sp100 r2 has a touch more forward treble and upper midrange bite, touch more air/snap I can confirm that this character continues on into Classic 100 model [=SP100 Mk 3]. BTW in the same room and system, the Classic 100s sounded significantly ... | |
| Looking to replace a CD transport... Bel Canto NuPrime | |
| Lose weight or buy better fitting pants What’s a goose pump? I think it's used by the French in preparation for the manufacture of foie gras. | |
| Spendor SP 100 R2 or Harbeth 40.2 I've written in posts before regarding a comparison of the Spendor Classic 100 (successor to the Sp100 Mk2) and Harbeth 40.2. Unfortunately not auditioned in same rooms or systems. They struck me as a lot more similar than different. The Spendo... | |
| finding the weak link No obvious weak links. You could try going to a separate pre and power amp. | |
| Does anyone know the name of the Class D amp manufacturer based out of Gardena, CA? Starke Sound. | |
| Are Black Ravioli products sold in the US? This place in California seems to have them in stock. https://www.theaudionerd.com/products/black-ravioli-the-original-pad-isolation-pad-and-feet-sound-dampeners-new?variant=994289103 |