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| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? For a balanced phono stage in this price range, I would recommend an audition of Zesto Audio products.I believe their Andros Deluxe II would compete favorably with the Steelhead. | |
| Jupiter Copper Foil, Paper & Wax Cap Versus Jensen Cap 0.10uF 630Vdc Copper Foil Ceramic Excellent thread. Thanks to all. | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I believe Terry London of Stereo Times now prefers the Audio Note UK DAC 3.1/II (twice the price) to the Bricasti M3.I have heard neither. | |
| Rank the top reference DACs you've heard Audio Note R-2R DACs should be on this list. | |
| MM Cartridge Recommendation A big advantage with SoundSmith other than excellent sound quality for the money is that the rebuild cost is only 20% of retail. I know of no other cartridge manufacturer that comes anywhere close. | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. I love exploring music of all genres. Roon/Qobuz changed my life in this regard. I guess you sometimes can teach a dog new tricks. | |
| Listening Descriptor Chart Outstanding. Thank you! | |
| Panamax Power Conditioner: Keep or Upgrade I like the PowerStation; IMHO the best option in its price range. I have several in secondary systems and in the recording studio.For my main stereo where I don't have cost constraints, I use the Puritan Audio Labs PSM156. | |
| 300b INTEGRATED AMP Suggestions I enjoyed building the Elekit TU-8600S 300B Tube Amplifier Kit ($1995). As always, I added a number of my own refinements. The result was outstanding sound quality for the money compared my reference 300B monos.The downside is only one input and n... | |
| Manley Chinook to Aesthetix Rhea Signature? The Chinook is a great phono stage for the money. Yes, the Herron is better. I had to spend a lot more to better the Herron.Sorry, I have not heard any Aesthetix products. In that price range, I would suggest auditioning a Zesto Audio phono stage. | |
| Tube testers uTracer3 for $247 vs Amplitrex for $2760 (as of yesterday). I don't think it has anything to do with fun, simply budget. You pay a hefty premium for convenience. | |
| Tube testers Transcendent Sound made an excellent tube tester kit; discontinued many years ago but if you can find a working unit used, I highly recommend it.With that said, I hope to replace it with an Amplitrex unit, hopefully one day soon.For a whole lot le... | |
| Sophia Electric is not honest My personal experience with Sophia Electric has also been negative. | |
| Speakers for 300B --- Klipsch Heresy 4 or other ideas??? Pi Speakers; kits or assembled.https://www.pispeakers.com/contents.html | |
| Rega planar 3 upgrade Agree, save for a current production P6. |