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| 1000 budget for speakers and integrated - HELP A good $300 speaker is the Tannoy Mercury? You can get them on ebay for $260 with "buy it now" feature. That and the Complete should do the trick. Also, I highly recommend the older TA series nakamichi receivers. They are Threshold-esque statis to... | |
| The "coolest" looking system? Hey Gunbei, How most embarrassing... that pic should be in the "most shabbiest looking system" thread. Btw, I swapped back to my old driver tubes, and the system is 90% back to normal only lacking some of the warmth I first experienced.Yah, most o... | |
| The "coolest" looking system? there is a cool site that someone recommended on another thread. i think it's exoticaudio.org. lots of good looking stuff in there at not so cheap prices. | |
| Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi? I agree with Danny. I've heard the Matrix series powered by cheesy amps like Sunfire and other hometheater amps. They were definitely veiled. I also heard them powered by Nakamichi PA-5 and PA-7, Rowland... dunno model, and White Audio. The Matrix... | |
| Blue glow in power tube? Thanks everyone! Aside from Bigtee, everyone seems to agree the blue is a good thing. | |
| Burning question regarding upgrading paths Joe, which school of philosophy are you concerning yourself with in regards to illusionary attachments? When you mention "forms", I sort of think you are referring to the forms by Aristotle. But, you've mentioned Zen Buddhism too. I am sort of con... | |
| Burning question regarding upgrading paths Joeavid, what tubes are you rolling in your LS16 now? I got the CA50, and I am thinking about upgrading the signal tubes, currently using the stock sovteks. Also, the CD3 is a huge step up from the Alpha? What transport did you use when you had th... | |
| Burning question regarding upgrading paths 6chac, how do you do that when I have an integrated amp now? And, nope, it doesn't have a bypass function or direct inputs to the amp section. BTW, I never had a preamp: the dac went straight into the amp. But, I see what you mean. It doesn't matt... | |
| HELP: is Monarchy Audio DAC a good idea? Hi All,I have a Meridian 518 dejitter device. I have used it with a CAL Alpha and a Meridian 563. The improvements the 518 has on the Alpha is slightly deeper bass and smoother highs. However, with the 563, the soundstage expanded and everything i... | |
| Looking for the best audio porn thanks for sharing the exoticaudio.org site. it entertained me for hours. | |
| InfiniCaps in Audio Research gear Max,I just rather have someone local do the job. Also, Gary is an ARC certified technician. The only one I know of in LA. Regarding dufus, I did look him up, but I gave up on pursuing it.Let me know how the aftermarket powercords work out in the f... | |
| 500 to spend on int.amp,help me match with gear. There is a used Nak ta3a available on gon for 400 i think. | |
| InfiniCaps in Audio Research gear Hey Max,That Dufus is missing in action. I don't even see him on Audiogon anymore, and he used to be an avid contributor. The CA is in perfect shape now. Gary Garfield of Musical Fidelity did a great job restoring it to as new condition. He is ada... | |
| Velodyne ULD-18 or Audio PHysic Rhea sub.... I love the ULD subs. I think they are the best sub for music. | |
| InfiniCaps in Audio Research gear Hey Max, Please give me more impressions on your 9 after you got the iec installed. I've been contemplating installing one on my CA50, but the procedure seems like a pain in the arse. Is the stock cord bottlenecking the performance of your system ... |