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| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS Measurements have their place, and I use them to a point. I also use reviews from reviewers I trust, input from a select group of posters here, looks of the speaker, listening at Audio shows (I attend at least 3 a year now), quality of the compone... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing sim_audio_nerd The CODA S5.5 is a killer of an amp in it's own right, but pair it up with a great tube preamp.....and it's brilliant | |
| Help With Streamer - Aurender, Auralic, HIFI Rose, Eversolo A10, etc. +++++++1 for the Innuous Zen MKIII or Zenith MKIII, both will be perfect for what you want to do | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing gryphongryph No I have Aric's top preamp, the Motherlode XL.....but that is more money still.....and I was trying to respect Terenthia's budget. My top two preamps would be the Aric Audio Motherlode XL ($6,500) and the Don Sachs/Lynn Olson Raven... | |
| Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room captouch No I don't own the BMRs. I had just purchased a pair of Buchardt Audio S400 MKII stand mounts when I got a chance to listen to them. But I do remember how much I liked the BMRs | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? The speakers come with a standard one year warranty, but that increases to 3 years if you register the product with Dutch & Dutch. Also I think they've been on the market for about six years, and I've never heard any quality issues | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers And I don't want to abuse the Furutech rhodium plated, but they are REALLY detailed and it was too much in any of my systems. I could see it being really helpful for people with "dark" systems | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers mclinnguy I'm not sure what caused the long break in to be honest, I just know the Rhodium took me over 3 months.....not sure of the total hours. I was working with 8 (9?) receptacles for about 13 months. I also tend to prefer gold plated, then s... | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers OP I tested a bunch of receptacles over a year, and here were my findings: Best - Furutech GTX-D(G Gold) - The GTX-D(R Rhodium was too bright for me, but it is a detail machine...but took forever to break in) Best (just a hair down) - Oyaide R-... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing gryphongryph I thought all Suprateks have adjustable gain? I talked to Mick and he thought his preamps would work well with my CODA S5.5, though I'd have to adjust gain. Maybe I'm mistaken, but my friend's Grange is adjustable | |
| Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room captouch Good recommendations with Fritz and Revival, and I'd also throw in the Philharmonic BMR stand mounts.....beautiful speakers to look at, $2,200 per pair, and shoot WAY above their price point......check out some reviews | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Terenthia For under $3,000 I'd recommend the Supratek Chardonnay preamp, $3,000 with chrome accents and $2,500 with black accents. Hand made in Australia, and Mick Maloney is a really smart dude......and great to talk to. That's what I would buy ... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? decooney It is a lot, and they are not cheap at $15,000; but for an all in one box and for speakers that really deliver.....the Dutch and Dutch are a really good solution. I (nor any of my audiophile friends own them), but the have really impress... | |
| Needing DAC Advice I'll be upgrading my DAC later this year, and at the top of the list will be the new Denafrips Terminator 15th. Audioman58 is the distributor, and sells them here on Agon. I very much liked the Holo Audio May DAC KTE, but the Terminator II (olde... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? KEF LS60 would work as well, if you're looking at a lower price point. Very good speakers on their own, but the Dutch and Dutch are stellar |