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| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? I have one main system and also 2 1/2 other systems consisting mostly of gear that used to be in my main system. The main system has been static for several years and I see no prospect of needing to make any changes. Wilson Maxx2, CJ Premier 14 ... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, There are a lot of older speakers that can compete with many new speakers today. Within their obvious limits, a pair of Quad 57s can run with many of the best (I use original Martin Logan CLS and they are fantastic for non bass heavy material). ... | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. If you are really just about the music and not the gear, you can get a streaming system and a really good pair of wireless headphones for under $2K. | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature My Conrad Johnson Premier 14 preamp came with exactly that sort of stand-by - the tubes are not active until you unmute it. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Don't assume that published reviews are right - listen yourself and have a friend do a blind test - they can insert or not insert something into the system and if it doesn't make it sound better to you, you just wasted your money by believing what... | |
| Recommendations for 7 channel amp I have used 5 channel ATI amps and liked them. You'd have to see if they have a 7 channel version. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Read and learn all that you can but don't substitute what you hear with what some review says is good - your ears are the only criterion for excellence - if you can't hear a difference on a new piece of gear you just spent thousands on based on a ... | |
| Need some help picking my first MC Cartridge I use a Goldring Eroica LX in a third system and have found it to be quite nice. It is within your price range. | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. I vote for Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah', and would nominate Jeff Buckley's version as the best with honorable mention to John Cale's version. | |
| Thank You Fumihiko Sugano and Koetsu I have an original Sugano senior (c 1980s) Koetsu Urushi in my main system and haven't heard anything that would make me want to change that! | |
| Recommend me a DAC under 3k I'd add Hegel to your list - anything from the HD 12 through H 120 do a great job. | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? I biamp in one of my systems. I use a pair of mono amps to handle the bass and a different pair of mono amps to handle the mids and highs. The mid/high have the bass rolled off using high quality caps at the amp inputs and there is an adjustable ... | |
| Upgrade my older Linn Sondek or move on? I had an LP12 for awhile - decent table but I moved on (now use a VPI TNT V and a Sota Cosmos in my systems). I prefer either of them to the Linn. | |
| Upgrade my older Linn Sondek or move on? I had an LP12 for awhile - decent table but I moved on (now use a VPI TNT V and a Sota Cosmos in my systems). I prefer either of them to the Linn. | |
| Why Can't Modern Tube Manufacturers Make a Proper Tube? Excellent tube ar being made in China - I recently picked up a set of KT88s and auditioned them against a set of Gold Lions a couple of years old,and some NOS unused Gold Lions. The new Chinese tubes sounded better.... Of course a lot of crap ge... |