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| Intimate, warm and holographic alternative What is your amplification or will that be selected to work with your speakers? This is important. The amp I would pick to driver Harbeths might make your ears bleed driving Klipsch. These speakers have wildly different sound profiles and se... | |
| did you sell your PS Audio NuWave phono unit? Yes I did | |
| Woo Audio - Best headphone amps ever? Woo makes undeniably incredible headphone amps. I would like to do a side-by-side comparison between the Woos and the Angstrom Stella headphone amp. If anyone has done this, I would be curious to hear your POV. | |
| What are Your Favorite Tweeters? I love Eton's HD tweeters that are a ceramic and magnesium composite. They are surprisingly natural sounding given the hard material. My feeling is they give me the detail of beryllium but without a metallic edge that needs to be dealt with. I u... | |
| Japanese Audio It is important to note that this is not a unique thing to Japan. There happen to be several Japanese brands but there are tons of others from outside of Japan. Art Audio, Sugden, KR, Canor, Audion, First Watt, Triode Labs, Raven, Sophia, First ... | |
| preamp recommendation for bedroom set amp hey, I am the new importer for Art Audio. The Jota is a lovely amp. We encourage you to look at very low gain with a tube stage for pairing with the any of our SETs. The volume control is just a volume POT in a passive stage. The recommended p... | |
| Help in deciding between these two cartridges for an upgrade I had noise issues with a Cadenza Blue on a Rega table. There was a hum that is not present on my current AVM table and wasn't present on my Art Audio table so it is definitely not the phono stage of cartridge. Just thought I would mention this ... | |
| Anyone trying out the Rogue Audio Dragon power amp? I have not heard the DragoN. I have a Hydra which I purchased years ago based on a TAS review and still think it is one of the better, modestly priced amps in the market. Odds are the stock tubes will stink and you are going to want to roll in so... | |
| Tube Dealers 2021 Depends on what you are looking for:I sell Emission Labs and KR if you are looking for the Czech tubes. I am one of the only folks who carries KRs whole line here in the US. verdantaudio.comFor smaller tubes and NOS, I like the folks at Tube Dep... | |
| Interested in any feedback from current Kharma or Vivid speaker owners I have a pair of Kaya 45s in my dining room that I listen to virtually every day while working and have spent time with most of the line. I am a dealer. They are extremely fast and drift to the forward side of neutral. You will want neutral to w... | |
| Speaker styles / sound Okay, this is tough. A big part of the difference in these is going to be how the tweeters (silk dome vs. AMT) are going to present sound and engage you in the soundstage. Making the assumption that you have the right equipment driving, etc... and... | |
| Ayre K-5xeMP vs. Electrocompaniet - EC 4.8 MK II, or others? I had a K5xeMP. One of the few items I have ever been really sad I sold. It is an excellent preamp. There are better preamps, but not at the $1900 to $2200 that you are going to pay for it used. Not sure you will find a unit for under $3K that... | |
| Bookshelf speakers that project voices well See if you can find used pair of Sunfire HRS SATs. These are a home theater speaker and emphasize voices. I had them in a 7 channel system and never had better audio for movies. | |
| Proportion of expenses I have spent wildly different amounts depending on the system and have ultimately learned that it depends on so many factors, it is tough to come up with a definitive, rule of thumb. It will also depend on whether you are looking at floorstanding... | |
| adding a DAC/Streamer or what I would say the key is getting figuring out what sound profile you enjoy. Pass with Kef Reference 5 is brilliant match. The question becomes are you looking for something to add a hint of warmth, dead neutral or a bit of brightness. Everyone sa... |