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| New Speakers $10K -$20K You will get the most for your money with made in USA Legacy. The Focus XD/Wavelet and Marquis center channel will be perfect for your application/room size/WAF.None of the other speaker companies mentioned offer room correction done right. | |
| Very small, warm and dynamic speakers Legacy Audio Studio HD. | |
| Best bang for buck integrated amp for $500 Rega IO | |
| Help! Cure for transformer hum? Big difference between solving mechanical hum in a transformer and solving 60/120Hz hum coming from your speakers.The cable ground loop isolator mentioned above can break a ground loop that is causing hum in your speakers but will do nothing to so... | |
| Help! Cure for transformer hum? ifi just came out with a product called the DC Blocker, $129. You can buy from Amazon and return if it doesn't solve your problem.https://ifi-audio.com/products/dc-blocker/ | |
| new preamp Herron VTSP-360 (tube, single ended) or Coda 07x (solid state, balanced). | |
| Why are Ayon tube amps not mentioned very often? I think Zesto Audio products look better than Ayon and they're made in the US. Anyone auditioning Ayon should also consider Zesto, especially for phono stages. | |
| Clearaudo Concept vs Rega P6 I agree, excellent choices. | |
| Turntable help/recommendation with specific setup +2 on the Rega Planar 6. Rega bundles their cartridges at a discount. For example, the P6 with Ania MC cartridge retails for $2.2k. I'm sure you can find a dealer that will drop the price below $2k.IMHO, the Planar 3 no longer makes sense. Add the... | |
| PRIMALUNA OR ROGUE AUDIO Having experience with both Rogue and Prima Luna gear, I would pick Rogue in a heartbeat. | |
| Integrated Amp Choices +2 Coda CSiB. | |
| Best Cartridge for SME309 arm I’ve tried a number of cartridges on my 12A and ending up settling on a Grado Statement3. I think most MC cartridges are overrated. BTW, Grado holds the patent on the MC cartridge but has always made MM. | |
| Power Cable Suggestions You're welcome. | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Some manufacturers build tube phono and line stages and solid state amps for good reason. Keith Herron comes to mind. You often see the same philosophy in integrated amps as well.I preferred most of my systems that way until I heard the Coda 06x a... | |
| Power Cable Suggestions Build an inexpensive but effective DH Labs pc. If you can't hear a difference after about 100 hours break, stick to the stock cords. Only connect the shield at the wall socket end. Try both ways, shield connected or shield floating.https://www.ali... |