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| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? The NAIM ND555/555PS (the 555PS is an external power supply) is considered a superb streamer, in fact, Hi-Fi+ awarded it 'the best streamer on the market currently.' It's $15K cheaper than the Linn ($24K). Still not cheap by any means.. I have al... | |
| What's your favorite boutique speaker maker ...Not sure if this company is a 'boutique speaker maker', but the German company Manger Audio manufactures some (really!) impressive 'Speakers, their flagship S1 active floorstanders, which use a novel architecture for their drivers (called that ... | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? ...Not really a mistake I made with purchasing equipment (or damaging a component,) but about 15 years ago, at the launch of the CD format, I sold a perfectly-working Lenco L78 TT for about $75! Today, I see on various Vintage equipment forums tha... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience AJ523, I am not surprised that you like your ELAC's so much. Andrew Jones designs superb speakers - he used to work for TAD (and designed they're (forgot the model) reference speakers - cost $80,000 at the time - which are still considered some of... | |
| Are these Speakers the BEST on Planet Earth ?... ...You'd better watch John Darko's YouTube review of the KII3's, and then do yourself a favor and watch designer Bruno Potseyez YouTube clip, where he explains the technology he employed in the KII'3. They are nothing short of amazing, in every po... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? I, for one, don't own a Porsche (Or a Merc, or a BMW, or what have you). I do have a collection of some 350LP's, but no TT...Does this mean I am not an Audiophile? That 'I am too lazy' to spin Vinyl? Not by a long shot. I enjoy my 400 CD's collect... | |
| Cassettes still rock! I like the sound of cassettes as well. I have 30 of them, recorded on a Nak 500 deck (which was stolen by our movers! they knew what to steal :-). Right now, I am using a two-head Marantz deck with electronic control (touch buttons), h... | |
| Cassettes still rock! I agree that cassettes can sound wonderful. I have a collection of 35 cassettes, recorded on a Nak 600 deck (which was stolen by our movers! They knew what to steal!). Currently, I have a (two heads) Marantz Deck, with an all-electronic control ... | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? What is wrong with Audiophiles? Many things. First, there are advocates of MQA, which is a hoax format developed by Meridian (UK) because the company has accrued a debt of 48,0000GBP over the last couple of years. In rigorous listening tests, list... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? There are audiophiles who swear by analog. The other day, I saw, in a coverage of the AXPONA show (If I am not mistaken) a TT that costs $130,000! There was a debate in the forum about LP's that were mastered digitally. I find them to be as good a... | |
| Technics Turntables...really??? Sleepwalker65, As an aside: "FM radio is anything close to true HiFi?" With a really good tuner and an outside antenna mounted on the roof, FM can be very satisfying. Not the sound of a good analog rig or SACD or hi-res recordings, but still very ... | |
| What does moving from a 150 watt amp to a 400 watt amp get you? I don't see why an average sensitivity speaker (say 88 to 91 dB/Watt) with an impedance that reaches a low of 3-4 ohms would need a 500-watt amplifier. Every doubling of the output level requires a tenfold increase in the power delivered to the sp... | |
| Looking for speaker suggestions $8500 will buy you a pair of GoldenEar Triton Reference:http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/goldenear-triton-reference-loudspeaker/ | |
| Rega RP8 or Technics SL1200G I would definitely consider a Clearaudio Concept Wood (Maestro V2) https://tinyurl.com/yc6gjx4u as an alternative to both TT’s that you are considering. The lesser Concept has won a TAS product of the year in 2010 and a rave review in Stereophile:... | |
| 1993 Rega Elicit Intagrated Amp MM/MC settings I am sorry to curb the enthusiasm but I owned the 1993 Elicit and it was one of the worst amplifiers I have ever auditioned. The sound was compressed, grey, severely lacking in macro dynamics, and, to boot, the input switching circuit had a bug - ... |