yoyoyaya
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| USD vs Yen who is cashing in! TechDAS Manufacturers and distributors have to smooth out their prices over time. I never see anyone complaining that prices haven't gone up when exchange rates move the other way. | |
| Original Quads (57) - the perfect amp @OP The First Watt F8 works well. But any quality power amp will need a decent preamp to go with it. Depending on what you are using as a pre, it may be worth upgrading that before the 303 which, while not the last word in transparency, does wor... | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? Early audiophiles measure changes in the pleasure zone. | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? To answer the question posed by the op - no. However, I like to see a correlation between the price of a component and the inputs to its design and manufacture. Consequently, I spend less on cables, relatively, than on the rest of my system. | |
| New to Preamp - Preamp suggestion around 10k @cming0038. Thanks for clarifying that you have top of the range Stax equipment. To be frank, I don't think what you are trying to do makes sense. The only thing the bypass function on the 8000 does is to remove the volume control from the circui... | |
| New to Preamp - Preamp suggestion around 10k @op - it always helps to provide as much information as possible. Which Stax Earspeakers and which energiser are you currently using? | |
| Parasound to Pass Upgrade @OP. Experience from an owner of JC1s and Pass XA60.8s - and familiar with the Class AB Pass's. I think its a worthwhile upgrade you are contemplating. But I would listen to the XAs as well as the Xs before making a decision. If your speakers are ... | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums Everything on Jonathan Goes Country by Jonathan Richman. | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. @OP, I second Mesch's recommendation for the Rogue Sphinx V3. To expand on his post, the phono stage is excellent and the amplifier is really very good value for money for its sound quality and power. | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! @OP. I'd be confident that linear supply would improve your Elac, so that's an upgrade definitely well worth considering. I'm not familiar with your cables. The best option there is to borrow something from your dealer. It will at least give you ... | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! @OP. That's a nice system you have put together. I second the recommendations that you make sure any room acoustics issues are dealt with and find yourself a good dealer. To the extent that advice can be given remotely, I agree with your focus on... | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? 80-85 db is as loud as I go and I'm happy to listen at way lower levels than that at night when the ambient noise level is lower. | |
| I feel it is time to upgrade my 1977 system....... @OP - What model is your Music Hall Turntable. If it's one of the more budget offerings, you should include a Turntable / Arm / Cardridge upgrade. As regards amplification, a high quality integrated is more than sufficient for your speakers given... | |
| MQA Declares Bankruptcy @tunefuldude. I think one way in which tighter economic circumstances would have impacted on MQA relates to the fact that hardware manufacturers are less likely to be buying licences for a technology that appears to be losing traction. | |
| MQA Declares Bankruptcy @OP and Tuenefuldude - regarding MQA's financial situation... MQA is essentially a software company whose success is dependent on licencing its technology to third parties, whether they be streaming services or hardware manufacturers. MQA has ha... |