wharfy
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| Rega P6/ or Clearaudio Concept, both with same cartridge? @mattmiller Thanks for the insightful response! I have done a great deal of reading and comparative listening between the two TT and you are the first to point out the platter/felt/sound issues with the P6.What I now see is that whether I purchase... | |
| Audio Research LS17se vs LS27 I had the 17SE. Upgraded to the 27 and now own the Ref5SE. Haven't heard the Ref 6. I thought the 27 was overly bright in my system. | |
| Looking for a pre-amp (Pass, ARC, BAT, Sim, PS Audio) @jmarshak-I’ll share ARC listening experiences.Ref 5-fast, transparent and a tad on the bright side of neutral.Ref 5SE-fast, transparent not as bright. I own this, moving up from a LS 27.Ref 28 is similar to the Ref 5, just not as transparent.FWIW... | |
| Buy 12ax7 tube Mehdikh423-Following up on Lowrider57's suggestion. I purchased Brick Wall audio surge protector and this helped lower floor noise on my Cayin 50T amp.https://www.brickwall.com/products/eight-outlet-audio-surge-protector | |
| DAC upgrade Ayre Codex. Can be purchased "pre-owned" for around 1K. Transparent sound, great resolution without sounding etched. | |
| Tim Ryan, BSC Electronic Systems Customer Service Issues? Looks like my Tim Ryan saga is coming to an end. I received my refund. I hope @seasoned and anyone else who did not have smooth transactions with Tim gets satisfaction.It's worth noting that Tammy, here at Audiogon deserves a big shout out!!! Than... | |
| Tim Ryan, BSC Electronic Systems Customer Service Issues? Great news, David!Will keep you posted.#seasoned -hoping you get your refund, also. | |
| Tim Ryan, BSC Electronic Systems Customer Service Issues? Carmenc-Yes, yes and yes. Ryan is advertising a product he doesn't stock. I learned a lot from this experience. The biggest being do my research first. An internet search shows many people have had similar issues.Am happy to private message.Season... | |
| Tim Ryan, BSC Electronic Systems Customer Service Issues? Carmenc-I am also in claim process with paypal. Your experience mirrors mine. The thing that’s really burning me up is that Ryan continues to advertise on audiogon that he is selling restocked DSPeakers, when he doesn’t have them. He says he has t... | |
| My 6922 Tubes Are Too Bright! This is a good source/overview of NOS 6922. You can use it to find tubes suiting your sound preferences.https://www.audioasylum.com/audio/faq/joes-tubes.html | |
| Passive pre-amp/Quicksilver Mini Monos A lot of useful advice and recommendations. All appreciated. I am not sure what I will do.In an effort to consolidate the equipment I am looking at options. There have been a couple occasions when the heat generated by the Mini's are used to finis... | |
| Passive pre-amp/Quicksilver Mini Monos Oddiofyl-what didn'y you like? | |
| Proac Response D30 DS "The D30 RS are not for me I guess...I will stick to the 140MKII , really love them and they are ideal to my room size."itzhak1969-The 30s with the carbon fiber drivers come up for sale on the used market. If you really like them you can get them ... | |
| Thad Jones This is a fun thread! Thanks for starting it mitch4t.The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, Live at the Village Vanguard, has two incredible bands. One of the musicians, Bob Brookmeyer played valve trombone, and boy can he swing.If anyone is intereste... | |
| Do I have to brand match preamp and amp? thyname-He is saying to get the K-5x. |