vthokie83
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| DAC for Aurender N200 Fred, I thought you did, that's a really nice system for sure. A couple of observations. I did not realize how much room treatment you had, and I did not realize the Legacy speakers were so big.....nice nice nice. | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 Audioman58 currently has the Denafrips Terminator 15th AND the Denafrips Hermes DDC combination for sale at $6,095 until Christmas. Basically a $9,000 Terminator Plus and a $1,300 Hermes DDC.....if I were ready and had the funds right now, I'd pul... | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? calvinj I finally decided I wanted to listen more to my music, and it GREATLY helps with my mental health (I'm bi-polar)....along with the proper medication, meditation, etc. My wife consented to giving me the living room for a listening room. I... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. mesch I didn't know you owned Aric's gear, I'm a big fan myself. I own his Motherlode XL preamp, and his Transcend "Push Pull" EL34 amp.....both extraordinary pieces of gear | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. mesch Understood. Still might be worth a conversation with Greg, he's great to talk to and may have an opinion one way or the other | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. ++++1 for the Volti Razz I do not own them (I may very well buy their big brother Luceras in 2025), but I do get to listen to them on occasion as 2 friends own them. 97db at 6 ohms so easy to drive, and dynamic as hell, can be found for under $5,... | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? I spend 10 to 12 hours a week in the car, and listen to a variety of stations on XM satellite and local progressive stations. When I hear a song I like, more than once, I Shazam it and check it out later on Qobuz......found some of my favorite new... | |
| Top 10 Live Albums Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From/For The Road MTV Unplugged - 10,000 Maniacs, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Florence & The Machine Bob Seger - Live Bullett... | |
| After 20 years, in the market for a power amp ++++++1 for the CODA S5.5. 50wpc all class A, more in A/B, and 100 amp capable. Best solid state amp of any type I've ever heard. I have mine paired with an Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp, and they are magic together. Easily drives any of my 4 pa... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? Right now about 15% to 17%, but once I'm finished with the DIY projects, I'll have 3 to 4 times the cables I need.....kind of like tube rolling. DIY all made with extremely high end Japanese bulk cable (Neotech, SAEC, Acoustic Revive, Furutech, Oy... | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Used I'd recommend the Hegel H190, 150wpc 8ohms, 250wpc 4 ohm....would be more than enough....and has a very slight warmer tone. Or the Heaven 11 Billie Amp MKII, 120wpc 8ohms, 215wpc 4ohms....class D and a tube preamp stage.....can be found used... | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? I miss (but not regret) selling two pairs of speakers: Thiel CS 3.6 and Infinity RS Kappa 8 speakers. Both are finicky to place, and are hard to match electronics to, but when set up properly they are magical | |
| Front Row Seat Power Cord? ++1 for DIYing your own power cable, or purchasing one assembled. Here are a couple I am breaking in, I did the work but VH Audio will sell you the cable and do the work for $140 per cable: Furutech bulk power cable (FP-TCS31 12awg Triple-C $45 p... | |
| 2 separate sets of speakers one amp skitzo1 MapleTree Audio Design owner Al Freundorfer, makes very affordable hand built amp/speaker switches using all point to point wiring, "engineering to order". He is more than willing to add upgrades (interior wiring, connectors, etc. I have ... | |
| CLASS D Agree Ralph's Class D amps would be a great companion. Take a look at the CODA S5.5, if you'd like Class A to consider. 50WPC in Class A, much more in A/B, and 100 AMPs current delivery. I've not heard them with Klipsch speakers, but many times w... |