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| Speaker recommendations welcomed hkfan Here are some ideas: MoFi Sourcepoint 888 (Andrew Jones) $5,000, Fyne Audio 501 SP $4,800, Monitor Audio Silver 600 $3,400, Revival Atalante 3 $3,400, Arendal 1528 Bookshelf 8 $4,500 or 1723 THX $4,000, Alta Audio Alyssa $4,000, Usher Mini ... | |
| My last rodeo tburdwin You've have some very good suggestions so far, and as usual my man Soix made some excellent ones. In my opinion I'd suggest a preamp, amp, and speakers....and the speakers should be relatively easy to drive; no 85db 4 ohm loads please. D... | |
| Can I get my Prima Luna to sound more like a SET/300B? whyrichard Please let us know how the Rays Reserve EL34s go please, I'm interested. I will say that the PSVane EL34-PH tubes are really good for their price, I have a great Chinese source for a matched quad at $292 | |
| Amplifier recommendations for 86 dB Sensitivity Speakers I would not consider the speakers that you mention, 86db at 4 ohms is really hard to drive.....as so many have already mentioned. It would greatly limit your amplifier options now and into the future. You would need bigger, high current, high watt... | |
| Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates? dman777 I'm in the separates camp, technology moves so fast on the digital side that I want that flexibility to replace a single component if I wish. Here's a sample of what you could do for $25,000 (1) Preamp - Aric Audio Motherlode II preamp $... | |
| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? larsman That's great to hear, I'll add a second preamp sometime next year too | |
| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? larsman How about an update on the preamp, curious minds want to know | |
| Combo DAC/AMP for Headphones Take a look at Woo Audio, extremely well thought of in the headphone world. Here's a link to Audio Advisor page https://www.audioadvisor.com/search-results/?q=woo+audio&page=2 The WA7 Fireflies $1,399 include a DAC and amp, while the WA6 $999... | |
| Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp? I do love to romanticize about a sweet 300B, 2A3, or 845 amp, and I keep saying I'll end up with one.....but we'll see. I love my Aric Audio "Push Pull" EL34 amp, and will die with it. For years I've have a Bob Latino Tubes4hifi ST-120 amp that c... | |
| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? larsman Congrats on the Super 6SN7 preamp.....I'd love to hear your experience when you have some time on it. I own Aric's Motherlode XL and Transcend "Push Pull" EL34 (with several upgrades including tubes), and those are end game for me. I will... | |
| What do you care about in this hobby? First Sound quality, second performance per dollar (bang for buck), third quality of parts, fourth ease of service | |
| Room treatment A microphone and Room EQ Wizard (which is free) and a call to GIK Acoustics, I've worked with Mike Major and he was a terrific help | |
| Room Treatment Help Start with a phone call to GIK and ask for Mike Major, he's great to talk to and will give some great advice.....He'll even help you with the software, and their automated tools for your room. I will buy much of my bits from GIK (I'm building a de... | |
| Fyne Audio Vintage Classic Gold SP….beat dealer? Maybe Fyne is keeping a tight line on pricing, especially with Tannoy crashing | |
| "I Trust My Ears" devinplombier I am not yet at the "last few percentage points" stage, I'm still where upgrades can make a really large improvement. This year I'll complete my listening room, and then I'll add at least one set of speakers, a new streamer, and a ... |