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| Low powered integrated recommendation Looking at your quite excellent listed main system, you might enjoy something from Sugden. They've got multiple choices for integrated amps. And there are color options if so desired. The good sound in a compact package was my thinking here. If yo... | |
| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? CAT would be Convergent Audio Technology, and the preamp would be an SL1. It’s been around awhile, so there are iterations. https://www.catamps.com/ daveyf has it. | |
| Need advice on using subwoofer with Aerial 10T's I had the 10T's in a 24 x 27' room for a while. They didn't suffer for lack of bass, in that they went remarkably low for floorstanders without any use of subs. I invited friends over to hear some demos, just to have a chuckle. I made playlists on... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile This is an excellent thread. The first hint for me was in the 60s, playing records on the family Magnavox console. Glenn Miller, Pete Fountain, etc. Then with my first earnings as a teenager I bought a Dual turntable and a small Marantz receiver... | |
| Darko Audio: Let's End the Cost Videos No? | |
| Darko Audio: Let's End the Cost Videos They’re all entertaining in their own way. I’m more interested if it’s going to be about a piece of gear of interest. Also New Record Day has been headed an interesting direction. | |
| Dynaudio focus 360 I do not miss tone controls, but I understand that there's an appeal. I've had them with certain integrateds in the past. The 17LS2 does have push-button volume control, which did take some getting used to. There's clicking, rather than the turn o... | |
| Audio Research S-200 I've the ARC on-site marketing jargon for the explanation. I came away somewhat impressed by the jargon, as I am susceptible and impressionable to well written shinola. Would I buy one? Sure. But maybe an LS-28 might be more than fine. | |
| Dynaudio focus 360 I've been enjoying your threads. I'm curious about the incoming power amp and how you might feel that it sounds with your Dynaudio 360s. I'd heard Dynaudio C1 platinums, and Contour20s (pre-i) with a CJ CA150 control amp, and it was a pairing tha... | |
| Aleph 3 safe to operate? Great article, thanks devinplombier! | |
| Aleph 3 safe to operate? I’m wondering how the capacitors age when they have been unused, new in the box, without having been fed electricity since leaving the factory. Is there an explanation I might read as a reference article or book? I have been enjoying an A5 for ab... | |
| Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker? $15k for bookshelves is a generous budget. My limited exposure to pricey bookshelves is Dynaudio C1 platinums, Contour 20 (non-i), and Heritage Specials. Also Paradigm Persona B. The C1s were pretty amazing, the Contours would have been great if I... | |
| 12au7 tube? Yep. Black plates, not black tops! As opposed to clear tops, and thanks for your patience. I’ve got to try some more pairs later today. Cheers! | |
| I'm curious. What is your "normal" listening volume? 60-70dB with family around doing their things. 78-85dB with an empty house, measured at the listening position. This feels loud, or at least authoritative, without being uncomfortable. | |
| 12au7 tube? I really appreciate these threads for information. inna commented about some 50s RCA black tops, back in February. I'd recently been trying out 12 AU7s in both an Aric Unlimited II, and a Conrad Johnson PV-11. Battle of the preamps and their line... |