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| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair I would encourage you to check out my company Verdant Audio. We do a couple speakers in this price range that might be interesting to you. We use composite cabinets with a nomex honeycomb core in our Nightshade and Blackthorn products which help... | |
| Preamp with Phono $3-5k range There is a used McIntosh C22 (reissue) listed on Agon which has an ungodly good phono stage in it. I think it is listed for $4600 without the original box. I am not saying that is the price you should pay but it would be an obvious choice and is... | |
| Opinions on the current market The market is weird right now. Lots of people are selling but just as many people are sitting at home, listening critically to their systems and are buying. If you look, there are very few silly deals out on the used market. If you want new gea... | |
| 12 years or 18 years? For 18YO, I find Highland Park to be one of the best. Not as bold as a Balvenie 17YO ar even a Glenfiddich 18. If you are looking for something amazingly smooth, I will admit, a bit pricier, check out a Glenfiddich 21. Glenfiddich tends to be a... | |
| In Home Trial via Fat Llama ~$110 or half the cost of round trip shipping. | |
| Recommended SET amp and speakers to 20k I have a customer who has Zu Druids and an Art Audio Carissa. He is super happy with the combo. Full disclosure, I have no affiliation with Zu but am the importer and re-seller for Art Audio. Here is a link to the Zus https://www.zuaudio.com/l... | |
| Bob Carver Integrated Amp This is the first product in a new JV with the guys from Wyred4Sound. I am confident that quality on this will be first rate. Patience will rule the day as this is both a new business venture and a new product. | |
| Better amp or better tubes? There is a big difference in terms of sound profile when you get into better 300Bs. As someone who imports 300B amps, a big question is what tubes to go with. At a modest price, the Emission Labs 300B is a huge step forward from the Russian mass... | |
| Child Damage Mitigation I fenced off all of my equipment with something like this. It kept my daughter away but anything that prevents them from getting to something makes them want to touch it more. My daughter is 20 mos and if there is anything in a room that I don'... | |
| Fav Tube/Best tube @barbapapa thanks for sharing. The Cifte's are getting increasingly difficult to find. | |
| Fav Tube/Best tube Assuming that we are talking about ideal implementations to get to the stereotypical sound :Western Electric 300B 90s/00s reissues - amazing tube that in the right implementation, is insanely good. Wondering what the new WEs will sound like when ... | |
| For efficient speakers, how much difference does an amp really make? Current is king. An amp that is comfortable at 4 ohms and stable to 2 ohms will be able to drive those with authority. An amp that is stable at 4 ohms and nothing below will likely sound thin as volume increase. I had this problem in the past with... | |
| Best Preamp round $8000 I would encourage you to check out my Art Audio Conductor. I was using a PS Audio BHK with Tunsgram tubes prior to my Art Audio relationship and was pleasantly surprised at relative imaging. I found the soundstage on the Art Audio to be quite a ... | |
| Small Office - Wilson vs B&W vs Kef If you have the budget, TuneTots would be my choice. They are designed to work well close to a wall. I listened to them in a small space driven by Naim gear at a retailer in Manhattan. | |
| For efficient speakers, how much difference does an amp really make? amps make a huge difference. don't obsess about power ratings. I use 45w to drive speakers with an SPL of 84dB at trade shows (in 13 x 20 rooms) and at the end of the day my ears ring. Quality over quantity assuming you meet the minimum needs f... |