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| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? EAR 834T (and a 324 phono) if you can afford it. | |
| What’s in your system today that you also had 10 years ago? I keep a lot of my gear around even if it is in 2nd or 3rd systems.I have 3 Classe DR3 VHC amps and a DR7 preamp in use, the Vendetta phono stage in my main system and the Koetsu Urushi/SME V and VPI TNT have all been with me that long, and the Va... | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 I've been impressed with the Hegel DACs.... | |
| mono block or bi-amps which would you pick? There is no rule and no single answer to your question. It is all system dependent. I run one system with 4 mono amps, biamping each speaker, and I run another with a stereo tube amp on it's own. I'd rather have a good sounding stereo amp than a ... | |
| Classe Audio rises again I have 5 pieces of old Classe equipment, all but one from the Dave Reich era, so having the name still going probably isn't going to mean anything as far as getting my stuff serviced, but nice to see it back nonetheless. | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations that I can purchase on Amazon.com 1 - if Best Buy and Amazon are the only places you can buy right now, I would postpone your purchase until that changes. They are not the best places to buy high end audio gear2 - you should be looking at used speakers. Would you rather have $5K ... | |
| How to pick a COMPATIBLE phono cartridge Interesting system.. I use CJ Premier units in two systems - a 15 phono in a heritage system and a 14 and 11a in my main system.With the 15 I run a Lyra Clavis low output cartridge. The 15 has lower gain than the Vendetta I use in the main system,... | |
| Speaker distance About 7.5' between the speakers and 11' from listener to speakers..Another system is set up for about 6' apart and 8' distance. | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) I prefer Class A amps - own Belles and Classe that operate in true Class A and sound excellent. Also use a Jeff Rowland that has a heavy duty power supply and sounds very nice. | |
| high-efficiency loudspeakers My main system Wilsons at 92 dB are probably my most efficient speakers. | |
| Crosley should be arrested for selling junk Oh no, not at all. Good LP playback requires a proper turntable, and a proper pickup arm, and a proper phono cartridge, and a proper phono preamp. They must each be suited to the others, and they must all be properly setup. And one more thing ... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? I swing both ways.One system has a 70 wpc tube power amp and my other two systems use class A amps that will drive any speaker made (bought them from a guy using them to run Apogee Scintillas, possibly the most difficult load out there - 1 ohm and... | |
| Whats in your second system? My second and third system are made up of former first system components that I was too fond of to sell.Second:Martin Logan (original) CLSClasse DR3-VHCBryston BP17 preConrad Johnson Premier 15 phonoLyra ClavisSME VSota CosmosGreat system for acou... | |
| Classe or McIntosh Is Classe going out of businesssed The Classe I loved went far earlier. Many of the original Dave Reich designs simply sounded better than the new ones made after he left (caveat - I have no experience with the last 5 years of production - haven't had a chance to hear them).Notice... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano $4k goes much further if you buy used, All sorts of possibilities, Vandersteen, Magnepan, ML CLS, Quad, that would mostly exceed your cap new but are available in good used condtion in that price range.Choice for you will depend on other equipment... |