vthokie83
Responses from vthokie83
| DAC suggestions? Denafrips Venus 15th, brand new $3,495 sold by Audioman58 right here on Agon. With release of the 15th series, the Venus 15th is basically a Terminator 12th from last year. | |
| A Low Cost Pleasant Sounding Used CD Player? Excuse me, that should be $500 instead of $600 | |
| A Low Cost Pleasant Sounding Used CD Player? tsampa Audiolab 6000CDT is a really good CD transport, as long as you have a DAC.....$599 on Amazon right now brand new | |
| system upgrade Revival Atalante 3 $3,400 with stands or Revival 5 $5,100, Buchardt Audio E50 $4,500, Arendal 1528 Bookshelf 8 Bookshelf $4,500, Fritz Audio Carbon 7s $2,950 or Rev 7s $3,800, Alta Audio Alyssa $5,000, Monitor Audio Gold 200 $4,800, Dynaudio Focus... | |
| Any love for Cullen Cables? Cullen makes great cables at their price point, and were a definite upgrade from my old Pangea cords......huge value and well made. AntiCables Level 3 PCs are much better at $330, and Zavfino Fina OCC at $345 and Zavfino Majestic OCC at $450 shou... | |
| Tube preamplifier lifespan I'd think any well made tube preamp will last much longer than 20 years, though you may have to replace resistors, caps, or tubes along the way.......same with a SS preamp. BAT, ARC, CJ, Aric Audio, Don Sachs, Supratek, Backert, et al are built w... | |
| What's a good alternative to SF amati g5? If you get a chance, check out Rosso Fiorentino speakers. I've been really impressed when I've heard them, Italian made (can get the leather finish), and more bang for the buck. NO they are not the eye candy that higher level SF speakers are (are ... | |
| Finally up and playing That is truly a helluva first system, congratulations. I know Agon gets a lot of negative feedback, but over the last 3.5 years I've learned a lot | |
| Seeking horn array loudspeakers with a maximum price of $17,500.00 per pair. kjl1065 Volti Luceras at $12,900 are great speakers, and no they are not grainy at all.....they are brilliant. That is $4,500 less than your budget, and would leave some room for you to pick up a tube amp if you choose as well. The Volti Rivals a... | |
| Battle of the affordables andy2 Nothing personal and I'm trying to be helpful, but my vote is for none of the speakers you listed; they are all massed produced common speakers. Listen to some of the suggestions here, and do some more homework; there are so many great spea... | |
| Looking for Solid Core Speaker cables AntiCables uses solid core, even the 4.2 Flex cables are 9 individual solid core cables.....and are great value. Paul uses the Flex cables in most of the rooms he provides cables at trade shows. If you're open to DIY, then that opens up a whole o... | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Anything autotuned | |
| What does your DAC sound like dvdgreco For around $5,000 I'd look hard at the new Denafrips Terminator 15th R2R ladder DAC. Denafrips DACs all lean more to the sound signature that you are seeking, and are just plain brilliant IMO. I own the Pontus and have helped a bunch fri... | |
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? onehorsepony I too think you're being too hard on the Thiels, especially the 3.7. It's picky, needs proper equipment pairing, and the listening area is not generous......but when you get it right, they're glorious......but I understand, they can ... | |
| New preamplifier - Backert Rhumba Extreme, Aesthetix Calypso Signature, Ayre KX5 Twenty I do not want to be mean, but the Rogue preamps are EASILY outclassed by any number of preamps, and I tested the RP-9. The best I've tested in order are (and I've spent hundreds of hours in comparisons): Aric Audio Motherlode XL, Don Sachs/Lynn O... |