vdotman
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| Russian tube supply issues So much silliness! Folks have all this concern over tubes from Russia and how their availability impacts this or that, rather than the innocent people in harms way who are the real victims. | |
| CD transports; do they really matter They absolutely make a difference! I have tried four options and can hear the difference between all four when used as a transport feeding my Bel Canto E1x integrated amp/dac - Bel Canto CD-3T CD transport (best sounding) Marantz SA-K1 Ruby SAC... | |
| Need speaker recommendations. Starke Sound Halo series. Designed to be placed close to the wall. | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphene Placement & Break-In? I had the same problem with the Perspective2’s and wound up selling what was otherwise a spectacular loudspeaker. Regarding plugging the ports, I tried that too but found the speakers lost some of their magic in the process. I should note my room ... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? "That’s a straw man, as I don’t recall anyone raving about the great value of Harbeths, though they certainly can represent good value on the secondary market." Agree wholeheartedly with this comment. Their real value is represented by the price ... | |
| Buyer Dispute All interesting discussion, but this is NOT the place to get something like this resolved. Way too much speculation in my opinion. There is always more to a story than meets the eye. The way you see it, the way I see it, and the way it really is. ... | |
| Best CD player from this list Have you considered the Marantz SA-K1 Ruby? Great sound with both CD and SACD. Very well built to boot. | |
| Not manufactured any more. Fuselier Model 9's w/o grilles | |
| Not manufactured any more. Earlier Fuselier Model 9 | |
| Not manufactured any more. Fuselier 3.8D | |
| Best light weight full range speaker recommendation. Graham Audio Chartwell LS6. Eminently musical stand mount loudspeaker. A speaker you may want to marry, as Steve Guttenberg noted. Add a pair of SVS Micro 3000 subs and take a break from the speaker merry-go-round. | |
| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? Ever heard any of John Fuselier’s loudspeakers from "back in the 80’s"? Time and phase aligned, with excellent coherency and pulse response. Soundstaging and imaging were exceptional. Spectral balance varied between different iterations/models, bu... | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? Graham Audio LS 6 + a pair of SVS 3000 Micro subs. Sweeeeet! | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsar – Original vs. Graphene opinions? JA loudspeakers are not bright, just clear sounding, i.e., transparent to the source. There is a difference. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max Also recommend Parasound |