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| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Nightfall-Timing indeed. Wondering if the preamp is the LS-27? When I auditioned and purchased my ProAc's I listened to them with Ref75SE/LS-27 combo, and then Reference 5 preamp. The Reference 5 was great, but at $5K more I had a difficult time j... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Hi Nightfall-I would pair Audio Research with Sonus Faber since both are owned by the Fine Sounds group AND ARC is now using Sonus Faber to voice their equipment. | |
| Opinions on Audio Research LS17 & LS26 randy-11Yes. You can contact AR and they will sell you one. | |
| Looking for a DAC < $1500 Ayre Codex @ $1800. | |
| Ayre Codex A couple months ago I was looking for a new CD player. My price point was $2,000. Walked out of hifi shop with the Codex. Am using my Arcam CD player as a transport.Anyway, the Codex is great! Soundstage is excellent, the unit doesn't sound digita... | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s So, after some research I purchased a pair of Audio Physic Virgo II. A combination of what I think is an alloy tweeter and woofers located in the side of the cabinets is giving me the presence I wanted, without sacrificing staging.Thanks for every... | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s Kalali- Appreciate your info. My current speakers have a narrow listening spot. It's a sweet spot but not everyone can sit their at the same time. | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s Kalali-I listen to everything except what my 15 and 20 year olds listen to-dub and rap.Pani-never considered horns. Like an irrational fear of clowns I guess. I will give them a listen.What about hybrid electrostats like Martin-Logans? | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s Hi Erik-Using Ayre Codex DAC with an ARCAM CD player as transport.Room treatments- Tapestry on back wall to lessen reflective noise.Speakers are toed-in using the Audio Psychic positioning placement "secret formula."Listening yesterday I realized ... | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s crickets.......:-/ | |
| RIP-Walter Sear, a passion for analog I also saw this. What stands out for me is his contention that the quality of recordings has deteriorated since the 1960s.I wonder what his top 100 list looked like?RIP | |
| 12AX7 tube alternatives for Jolida JD-100 Abucktwoeighty-For $70 and postage I took the plunge. I'll start looking in the mail next week. It's nice getting something other than bills and junk mail. | |
| 12AX7 tube alternatives for Jolida JD-100 Yes, 12BZ7, not to be confused with the annoying B&H commercials I keep hearing constantly.I also heard about the TJ's. Extended without harshness is a phrase I have read. Does this mean "without grain and glare?"At $110/pr plus shipping I als... | |
| 12AX7 tube alternatives for Jolida JD-100 Rooski-I googled 12BH7s and found interesting info about them. They have equal gain (mu) to 12AX7 but draw twice plate current and give off a lot of heat.People who have used them in Jolida amps say they increase the soundstage and are more dynami... | |
| Overshadowed by bandmates Fourth on Mick Taylor! His solo on Sway isn't too bad either...Here are some others by way of left field. Or not!-Bernie Taupin-wrote lyrics for Elton JohnLorenz Hart-ditto for Richard RogersMax Roach-overshadowed by Bird, Miles and Dizzy until he... |