vuch
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| Best amplification for Magico S3 newer version on your experience I have the A3's. The best sounding amps I've tried are high amplification SET mono blocks. I'm finally at audio nirvana with NAT Audio Magma M mono blocks. A buddy has the S7's. He has VAC 450iq Statement mono blocks. He once told me that in ord... | |
| What happened to Yamaha electronics? I bought the A-S3000 brand new. It was an upgrade sonically from their flagship integrated from 1985, the A-1000. However the A-1000 had a ton more power. Both amps were rated at 150 wpc @ 8ohms. I used the same speakers to compare. I thought th... | |
| Interim SS Amp - Likely Candidates? I haven’t tired one of these yet but I’ve watched and read a lot of reviews about the Harman Kardon 930 Twin Power receiver. There’s a complete one with the box available on Ebay right now that fits your budget range. I’m going to be putting a HK... | |
| Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ? In one way or another this forum has had an influence on my rig. I first learned about my phono pre from reading threads on this forum. After speaking with Keith Herron on and off over a couple of years he called me and asked if I still wanted hi... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? Spend as much as you can on your vinyl front end also include software and ultrasonic cleaning machine. You only live once. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Select tracks from: Prince-The Vault, Led Zeppelin-Houses of the Holy, John Coltrane-Ballads, Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream, The Rolling Stones-Let it Bleed, The Police-Zenyatta Mondatta. A buddy was over for two hour a listening session. It w... | |
| Help me choose a phono pre You can't go wrong with a Herron VTPH-2a if you can find one. A brand new black faced one was just sold to somebody in NJ for $2850. It came from the estate of an audiophile that hadn't even had an opportunity to try it in his rig before he passed... | |
| AXPONA 2025 I was there all three days. It was the first hifi show I've attended. I bought a few records, had a blast meeting up with friends and attending after show hour listening parties. I'm pretty wore out today. | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? I use special hand stitched, exotic leather, custom made "Audiophile Hand Enclosures - Explicitly designed for handling vacuum tubes and touching high end audio gear." I got ’em from the emperor’s tailor. | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? Starting in March I unplug the rig from the wall every time I’m done with a listening session. I start leaving the rig plugged into the wall around late October. A fellow audiophile had his new AR integrated tube amp blow up from a lightning stri... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) I laughed. Funny how? Why is this so F%#$&ing funny? Funny cartoons, funny topic, just funny. I haven’t read any of the comments yet. I dig vinyl. It’s just incredible when you get the right rig and find that elusive pressing that kills every... | |
| Has it all been worth it? Glad to hear of your health recovery, as that is THE most important thing we all sometimes take for granted. It's a great feeling to have, when listening to music, that very moment when you think something sounds the best it ever has. After all ... | |
| Who's winning? I can't remember a more entertaining group of posts to a thread than this one? It's always good to get caught up on some John Stuart Mill quotations. My answer to the question is yes, everybody's winning. The only guy that's not winning is the ... | |
| At the top of the line is it really all that different? Thankfully, regarding your question of which I was wondering the same thing; the answer is, wait for it... YES! I've been playing around with my 2nd system lately. This gets a little interesting. After the last time I listened to the rig I took ... | |
| NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles No thanks. |