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| KR Audio KT150 Couple notes…I am a KR dealer and recently had a customer who had an issue with a tube that was DOA. I had them in-stock for more than a year prior to discovering the issue. KR replaced the tube, no questions asked and at no cost to me or the cu... | |
| Focal Kanta 2 vs Revel 226be vs Monitor Audio Gold 300 5g I have heard all of those and many more. Tonally, I find the MA Golds to be the warmest between the three and the tweeter helps throw a deeper, more immersive soundstage than the other two. Nature of an AMT/Ribbon vs a dome. These are great spe... | |
| Suggestions for new earbuds or similar Check out the thinksound in20 at $149. I have a pair of On1s from them and they are insanely good. I also have a pair of sony noise canceling ear buds that are awesome. The battery life stunk on mine but I hear it is much better now. They were... | |
| Large Focal Speakers Shipping Service You can either look for a "white glove" mover or you can look at freight companies like XPO Logistics that do have a white glove option. I have found some BAD piano movers. Don't assume they are competent at something like this. I would expect ... | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. In the not to distant future, Andrew Robinson (Recovering Audiophile) is going to be doing a review of an amp I import from Canor Audio. The A.I. 1.10 that is a 20w, KT88 based, push/pull. He mentioned it around the 13 minute mark in his review o... | |
| BEL E88CC/6922 tubes - what can I expect? I just did a side-by-side test of the EHX, JJ, Gold Lions, the new Telefunkens and Siemens. Siemens were by far the best at a relatively modest price. The Gold Lions were second but were awful out of the box and needed some burn-in time. The ot... | |
| Conrad Johnson GAT - What else is there? If you can find one, a used AVM PA 8.2 will come in right around $10K depending on what inputs and outputs are in it. Beauty of AVM is the ability to tailor the output to the amps you are pairing it with. That to me as an extremely appealing.A n... | |
| I need help with an amp decision Consider an NAD C298. It is $2K new. I just took one of these in on trade and am NAD dealer so I have spent some time with it. It is stupidly good for the money. IMO...maybe the best amp you will find under $3k. It is Class D but you won't k... | |
| audio clubs in CT? There is a CT Audio Society. https://sites.google.com/site/theconnecticutaudiosociety/WelcomeI know they have meetups during non-COVID times. Looks like that have had some meetings during COVID but am not sure if they are virtual. | |
| Best amp to drive YG Acoustics Hailey 2.2 I have been thinking about this. The other brand I would look at is AVM. The 8.3 line has a tube input stage that adds a touch of warmth and dimensionality that makes them extraordinary. I had the flagship monos here for a couple months and the... | |
| Best amp to drive YG Acoustics Hailey 2.2 MSB amps are brilliant with YG. Not cheap. But absolutely brilliant. | |
| AudioByte Vox | Zap vs Rockna Wavelight Unfortunately the guys at DHL are killing me and my Wavelight has been sitting at the Cincinnati airport since April. They tell me customs is holding it. My Audiobyte Vox/Zap arrived two days ago. It takes time for the Caps to charge in the Zap... | |
| Recommendation for amp With those Harbeth's, a little power goes a long way to helping them open up and sound great. If you don't need built in streaming, I would look at the Rogue Sphinx. It is in the middle of your budget. Just plan to roll in some NOS tubes as the... | |
| Focal Sopra 3 I will preface this by saying I am a Focal dealer and not a B&W dealer. The Sopra s is a very detailed but forward sounding speaker. It does not require a lot in terms of absolute power but needs an amp that is very comfortable at lower impe... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 Few thoughts:Just because a speaker is sealed or front ported does not mean it performs well near wall. For example, the front ported Raidho X1/XT1 is awful near wall.I would look at Vivid Kayas. The new S12 will eventually have a wall bracket. ... |