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| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? I'm definitely interested in what people have to say on this topic. I have the Totem Sttafs right now; they're a giant killer (in that price range). Nola are great speakers but I've also heard exceedingly favorable comments about Totem Forest spea... | |
| Tube Integrated Amp for Dynaudio Focus 140 Hello Brian.You may want to consider Audio Note UK kits. Pete Fulton (Digital Pete) is an authorized kit builder for Audio Note UK equipment. I bought the L3 tube preamplifier from him with excellent results. The best part about kits is they can b... | |
| Pro-Ject turntables Yes, Pro-Ject turntables sound quite good. My suggestion would be to consider the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon. Depending on where you buy, you can get demo models for $299. As you go up the Pro-Ject line, you'll find that much of what changes is cosmeti... | |
| Taking Suggestions for New Speaker Cables Thanks for the suggestions. I really appreciate what everyone had to say. I finally contacted the Cable Company and spoke to Ethan. He will send me some cables to try out from their lending library. I agree with the assessment that it's not necess... | |
| Tube recommendations for my Rogue Audio Cronus ... Contact Andy at Vintage Tube Services. He can offer some great recommendations for your equipment. I use him exclusively with great results. | |
| Help for my return to vinyl -- $2K rig. I would consider the VPI Scout (old model) for $1750 at Upscale Audio OR the new VPI Scout 1.1 for $1950. Include the Ortofon 2M Black MM cartridge and I think you have a great package in your price range. | |
| Shopping for an integrated amp Check out this equipment and see if it might work for you. You can buy directly from the website or have the kit built to your specifications. Digitalpete (Pete Fulton) is an authorized AN kit builder and repair technician. While I can't speak to ... | |
| nos tube suggestions for manley chinook I tend to agree with Plato. I replaced the stock Electro Harmonix tubes with expensive NOS Siemens Halske tubes from the 1960s. While they sounded good, the EH tubes sounded better overall...go figure. I think the Chinook is "tuned" to the EH tube... | |
| Phono Preamp question Hello. Yes, I use a Manley Chinook tube preamp with a Mystere CA21 tube preamp with no issues. I have a CODA solid state amplifier and Totem Sttaf speakers. I had a Rega Planar 25 turntable but recently replaced it with (gasp!) Pro-Ject Debut Carb... | |
| Cary SLI-80 or Unison Research Simply Italy?? Check out this option. I own Mystere equipment. I think they smoke Cary for the money. Just my $0.02 worth.http://www.upscaleaudio.com/products/Mystere-ia11-Integrated-Amplifier.html | |
| what nos tubes for mystere ca21 preamp Tung-Sol NOS 6SN7GTMullard NOS 5AR4I bought mine from Andy at Vintage Tube Services. Great service and excellent tube quality. This combination seems to work best for me in my CA21. | |
| Integrates That Go Well With Totem Forest There's a guy on Audiogon selling a CODA CSiB integrated amplifier that would power your Totem Forrest speakers. I use a CODA 10.5r to power my Totem Sttaf speakers with great results. Doug Dale from CODA makes precision, high-quality audio equipm... | |
| Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search See if you can find a pair of (used) Totem Sttaf speakers for sale. Great sound from a small floor-standing speaker. Incredible range and solid construction. | |
| Kevin gets the Kevin is a great guy to work with. I've been purchasing equipment from him for several years now. I have nothing but praise in his ability to deliver and stand behind his products (even when the manufacturer won't). Here's a recent example. Three ... | |
| Chinook vs AR PH5/6 I've owned the Manley Chinook for one year now. In my opinion, the resolution is superb. Of course, I replaced all stock tubes with Siemens Halske tubes from Vintage Tube Services. I'm sure that made a huge difference in the resolution and overall... |