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| Whats on your turntable tonight? It's been a digital evening- | |
| Is this an ugly speaker? TAS cover 10/2017 I am going to provide a cynical response- no wife of any guy who buys a $685,000 pair of speakers is going to utter a single word of displeasure over any aspect of the speakers, unless she is solely the monied one in the marriage. | |
| Is it possible to buy a decent tube amplifier in the $2000-3000 range? Rogue is a very good sounding amplifier. FWIW, I owned tubed gear for years- First a CJ amp, then Rogue. For the last 4 years I have owned Pass gear. Don't miss tubes one bit with the Pass stuff. Absolutely nothing missing musically. I do not agre... | |
| Focal sopra 2 or raidho d2? Focal Sopra 2- I so wanted to like them but I did not. I preferred the Supra 1! Never heard the Raidho. | |
| What direction is VPI headed? Perhaps VPI knowns how to create owner insecurity- | |
| Will preamp manufacturers tell you if the model is phase inverse? So I’ve owned gear that inverted phase and the owner’s manual instructed that wiring to the speakers should be flipped. What i never understood is if the circuit inverts polarity why doesn’t a manufacturer simply reverse the leads heading to the c... | |
| Tell us your worst audio dealer or mfr. experience. I count myself as pretty lucky. I have never had a bad experience with either a manufacturer or a store. I bought my first hifi gear 40 years ago, and yes, there have been a few repairs now and then, but everything has been handled very well. This... | |
| Simaudio or luxman dac? Price tag should never be a determining factor, Especially with Luxman- in Japan the DA-06 is less than 1/2 the price it costs in the US. Somehow that trip across the pacific boosts the price over 100% and isn't that impressive? | |
| Simaudio or luxman dac? I own Sim digital gear- no complaints. Probably the best all in one CD player I ever heard was the 650D | |
| Help ! Best MC cartridge for Linn LP12? I guess I am lucky. My LP12 is tremendously musical. My digital side, with a Bricasti M1 at its core, is also extremely musical. Perhaps this is why I've not changed gear in years. | |
| Help ! Best MC cartridge for Linn LP12? If I were starting in vinyl from scratch and I had a $15,000 -$20,000 budget for vinyl playback gear I would seriously consider an SME 20 with a Series V arm. It's a little different with many of us LP 12 guys. I strongly suspect we wound up with ... | |
| Mcitosh balance canle No, MacIntosh does not manufacture cable. Like Bryston, they do make cabling available under their name. For balanced cables at low prices I always recommend Mogami Gold. Typically excellent and not much coin. I also like Acoustic Zen balanced cab... | |
| Has anyone else tried DNM solid core cable? First, cable price is no indicator of how good a cable sounds. It is likely more related to the physical thickness of the entire cable system, which often is some wire, layers and layers go whatever, and some nice techflexYears back I obtained som... | |
| Help ! Best MC cartridge for Linn LP12? Were I in the OP's situation, I would go Kandid and call it a very good day. Sure, Linn is not the bleeding edge best, but it's quite good. Kandid and Ekos SE is frankly a no brainer in teems of a match. I do note I have owned my LP12 since 1998 a... | |
| Vintage Mcintosh tuner I own an MR78 and loving it. It has been one through with the caps being replaced. No problems recommending that tuner. The MR71 and MR67 are also quite good, albeit somewhat differently flavored (typical tubes v solid state stuff). Between the MR... |