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• Three I just bought today: Sarah Vaughan - The Greatness Of Url: https://www.dis... (gardners501)
• The Smile lp is highly recommended!!! (slaw)
• Thanks Brian. (slaw)
• Steve, it seems like if you have the standard jumpers, you have many combinations ... (bkeske)
• I have several jumpers, in my limited understanding of my manual’ guide, I feel no... (slaw)
• The Smile is sounding great!!! (slaw)
• @slaw   Confusing, ain’t it? So I have nothing in either slot but a 400 ohm r... (bkeske)
• Horslips -  Happy To Meet...Sorry To Part. ATCO 1973   (bkeske)
• The resistors I have were never used, came with unit as new . (slaw)
• Confusing, ain’t it? So I have nothing in either slot but a 400 ohm resistor in e... (slaw)
• @slaw  Steve, this is what I was looking at: (bkeske)
• Fantastic SQ and great music by Byrne/Eno. Mastered by G.Calbi@Sterling. (sbank)
• The Smile "A Light For Attracting Attention"  2022/XL Records (slaw)
• Brian, I don’t have an option of capacitance/resistance. There may be a factory s... (slaw)
• Spencer,  Those were my preconceived notions, hence I passed.   (slaw)
• Tír na nÓg - A Tear And A Smile. Chrysalis 1972   (bkeske)
• @slaw  How’s the SQ on the McMurtry lp?  Thanks for that info Spencer. Good, ... (sbank)
• @slaw Gotcha Steve…..well, maybe for giggles, try the capacitance at 200 or 250,... (bkeske)
• Thanks for your interest Brian. My interest is in learning as well. I have many "j... (slaw)
• @slaw  Steve, I’m basically a rookie learning fast, so….am dangerous in giving ad... (bkeske)
• American Aquarium "Things Change"  2018/New West (slaw)
• How’s the SQ on the McMurtry lp?  Thanks for that info Spencer. (slaw)
• @slaw If the loading doesn't get ya there, there's also cable rolling(both phono &... (sbank)
• @sbank   Although my copy of The Spur came in dished, the vinyl is very quiet. SQ... (slaw)
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• Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking. A&M reissue 1973, originally 1969.    (bkeske)
• That’s a wide range there Brian, interesting.  My system has always been minimali... (slaw)
• Joan Shelley "The Spur" 2022/No Quarter my copy is dished. didn't realize the gr... (slaw)
• save for my wish of more expansive SS.  LOL @slaw I just checked out 470 vs 1... (bkeske)
• On well recorded albums, SQ is darn good save for my wish of more expansive SS.  ... (slaw)
• @slaw  Steve, I corrected my post. Peter recommends 470 min or more for the MIMC ... (bkeske)
• Hey Brian, I had 5 preset options on my Trio. I found 390 sounded best. The other... (slaw)
• @slaw Steve, I find with my SS MIMC lo, 1K loading sounds best, to me. Peter rec... (bkeske)
• Been spinning some of my CD’s….gasp 😁……But, need a vinyl fix… Joni Mitchell - His... (bkeske)
• Luna "Rendezvous"  2012/Double Feature Records (slaw)
• James, You asked about my phono stage..... It’s an interesting piece. I am surpr... (slaw)
• Finishing up Allman Brothers. The pp sounds great! (slaw)
• Hey Spencer,  Mastering engineer is Josh Bonati. I don't know of him. Joan is Ken... (slaw)
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• @slaw looking forward to your thoughts on SQ of The Spur. I love the music when st... (sbank)
• Just arrived,  Joan Shelley "The Spur"  The Smile "A Light For Attracting Attent... (slaw)
• @bslon    still cranking Bolin I see…😎 Heck Yeah! (spiritofradio)
• I love this considering it comes from the guy who turned me on to Balmorhea @sb... (spiritofradio)
• I’m listening to an old Quintessence LP of Earl Wild playing Rachmaninoff’s 4th Pi... (rvpiano)
• Spencer, I don't want to stick a really dirty record in the US cleaner and have wh... (big_greg)
• @big_greg You do VPI before US? Ever try the opposite? I would think US would loos... (sbank)
• Jerry Garcia - Garcia  This is a beater that came from a friend's deceased ex-wife... (big_greg)
• Jerry Garcia - Garcia (Compliments of) (big_greg)
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• @spiritofradio  Foghat - Rock and Roll Outlaws OP if I’m forced to answer, yes,... (sbank)
• @tomic601 made me do it! This $3.99 beater sounds surprisingly clean. Dynavector... (sbank)
• The Fools / Heavy Mental 1981 EMI (bslon)
• Sorrows / Teenage Heartbreak  1980 CBS (bslon)
• Lemonheads / It’s A Shame About Ray 2022 Fire Records, orig. 1992 (bslon)
• The Motels / Careful 1980 Capitol  (bslon)
• Split Enz / Waiata 1981 A&M ”One Step Ahead”, uh huh…killer… James, still cr... (bslon)
• Zephyr - Eponymous (Bathtub Album)    1969 Probe (RCA) OP (spiritofradio)
• @big_greg Thanks!  On my list.   (spiritofradio)
• Osibisa - Woyaya     1971 Decca OP       (spiritofradio)
• "Live @Fillmore East"  Pink label/Capricorn      (slaw)
• James, the Bad Co is good, not great. Not hyped up or over-produced like some "liv... (big_greg)
• Dave Mason - Alone Together 1970 Blue Thumb Records     (tgilb)
• A Foot In Coldwater - The Second Foot In Coldwater    1973 Daffodil Records (Canad... (spiritofradio)
• How do you like your new phono stage setup Steve? (spiritofradio)
• I'm Willin' (slaw)
• Gregg Allman "Southern Blood" (slaw)
• Well yeah.       A Foot In Coldwater - Eponymous    1972 Daffodil Records OP   (spiritofradio)
• James, Is the misses away? (slaw)
• @big_greg Howz that Bad Company record sound?     (spiritofradio)
• Eventually this will lead to early Sabbath.   (spiritofradio)
• I’m on a roll Steve.  As if it wasn’t obvious.   (spiritofradio)
• James, . You set the bait  (slaw)
• Hey Big Greg.   (spiritofradio)
• Looking Glass - Eponymous  1972 Epic OP (spiritofradio)
• Bad Company - Live 1979, RSD 2022 (big_greg)
• @slaw Hey Steve. up for an all-nighter?  bill will probably join us.   (spiritofradio)
• The brilliance of "Panorama".    (slaw)
• Get it? No, not really. (spiritofradio)
• And they say Khorns are shouty… (spiritofradio)
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• Get it? (slaw)
• The Cars "Panorama"  1980/Elektra (slaw)
• And Lonesome Dave is dead.  How sad.   (spiritofradio)
• Rod price should have a dedicated discussion board (spiritofradio)
• Leo Kottke - Greenhouse. Capitol reissue 1979, originally 1972 (bkeske)
• Think I got my money worth? 😁 still spinning it all these years later. Foghat -... (spiritofradio)
• @bkeske That's a real good DEAL! bahahaha. (sbank)
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• @sbank ,  . It sounded better than I remembered. (slaw)
• Audioslave "S/T"  2002/Sony (slaw)
• Jerry Garcia - ‘Garcia’. Warner Bros. 1972 Edit: have to shake my head and smile.... (bkeske)
• Man, this sure beats my old pressing. (sbank)
• @slaw  Monsters of Folk "S/T"  2009/Shangri-la Music Great album, I listen to... (sbank)
• Vic Chesnutt "West of Rome" 2017/RSD (slaw)

• OP, Yes, high end audio is a journey that is best celebrated at every stage. (ghdprentice)
• ghdprentice, Thanks so much for sharing your voyage through the seas of audio. ‘V... (rvpiano)
• OP, “the preamp reveals the flaws in bad records as much as it enhances the qualit... (ghdprentice)

• mahgister, I was born in Montreal , because my mother had me 7 months early and s... (jim5559)
• mahqister, I feel compelled to show this to you, A total never heard that EVER ! ... (mahgister)
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• mahqister, I feel compelled to show this to you, A total never heard that EVER ! ... (jim5559)
• Have a great 4th! (acman3)
• Thanks , Almost Canada  day .Thunder Bay here .   (jim5559)

• Salk Sound Song 3 really work well in my small room. Excellent speakers and driven... (bubba12)
• Another for the Harbeth P3ESR!!   (donvito)
• Go look to used speakers... I pay 50 bucks my Mission Cyrus 781 .... They are ge... (mahgister)
• Small room requires an accurate and refined speaker. Wavetouch V2 speaker may be ... (mihorn)
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• What is your equipment? What kind of sound do you like… are there aspects you want... (ghdprentice)
• yogiboy 4,603 posts 07-03-2022 at 06:57am “ …Any LS3/5A type ( sealed woofer ) sho... (akg_ca)
• Anything with a rolled off bass because you will get a good bit of room gain below... (james633)
• For actives, either LS60 or a pair of Cabasse pearl. I've heard both in tiny liste... (auroravengeance)
• Any LS3/5A type ( sealed woofer ) should fit the bill! Harbeth, Spendor, Falcon, S... (yogiboy)
• Small rooms have two issues: First, the reflection path lengths are short, and tha... (audiokinesis)
• Where are you sitting in the room? How far can you place the speakers from the bac... (danager)
• Not a big room to fill and dimensions may not be optimal so I would narrow it down... (ddd1)
• Dynaudio Heritage Special, you can now get them with the stand 20 included which I... (hotei)
• What amp will you use with them? What are your sonic priorities?  In general, sma... (sbank)

• Had a ARCD400MkII for 17yrs.In 2008, I believe, I was thinking about having it rec... (mmarch)
• @rfnoise I have been in love with ARC for abut 4.5 years now.  I took a long journ... (dhite71)
• @rfnoise  I did the mod my self , needed to change the voltage regulators for the... (iseland)
• OP, Yes… excellent. That is correct, listen to a bunch of speakers. For me, I wen... (ghdprentice)

• Aren't we supposed to be talking about the perfect song? Now it's movies and sound... (roxy54)
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• perhaps somewhere there is a dubbed English translation (subtitles here) ... Golde... (serjio)
• who truly loved - reacts especially sharply to this film ... the clip is also exce... (serjio)
• I didn’t find Vladimir Sofronitsky on YouTube - let it be Denis Matsuev .   (serjio)
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• Great! (ghdprentice)
• @ghdprentice  Ha! Found it. There’s another tab for playlist on the bottom left. ... (jl1ny)

• Yes, but the Cornwalls are more full range than the LaScalas, right? No need for s... (roxy54)
• CW IV are good, no doubt. But LS are better. You might try to recalculate your ava... (ozzy62)

• Hi - Have two systems - one with a Technics 1210 (Decware phono preamp; Prima Lun... (rar1)

• Best app to transfer playlist from all the streaming services      https://ap... (lordrootman)
• @larry5729 you are correct that Qobuz doesn’t offer MQA, but most people feel that... (soix)
• I was not aware QObuz had a larger library than Tidal.  I have a BluSound Node 2i ... (larry5729)
• I agree that Qobuz sounds better than Tidal. I also really like the option to buy ... (yoyoyaya)
• On a side note, I learned that you can export your Roon playlists to Excel.  My Nu... (fastfreight)
• Infuriated by MQA two years ago, I switched to Qobuz from Tidal and never looked b... (hickamore)
• There is info on Qobuz and Soundiiz along with tutorials here. I have extensive p... (cleeds)
• Great info on this topic. I use Bluesound with Tidal as my service, but this has m... (davehemp)
• Interesting responses thanks.  I feel Qobuz definitely a bit better; most do. But ... (fastfreight)
• I have Spotify Premium and Tidal Hifi with Roon. Qobuz is not available in my coun... (auroravengeance)
• I can't quantify it, but I felt Qobuz sounded better to me than Tidal.  For lack o... (bjp9738)
• I am going to differ from many here. On my setup, tidal $9.99 hifi sounds better t... (baylinor)
• A bit off topic, but after months of using Quobuz to Roon (which sounds better tha... (arhgef)
• I stream both Tidal and Qobuz through Roon and honestly despite the Tidal haters i... (willywonka)
• I agree that Qobuz sounds better than Tidal, but in my opinion not a huge differen... (bwguy)
• Agree. Qobuz sounds best.  (kingbarbuda)
• I use Roon and Innous Sense as my music front ends.  Regardless of front end, I fi... (oldschool1948)
• @jeffseight Why is it we have to provide scientific evidence to support our opinio... (soix)
• @jeffseight I prefer Roon with Qobuz as do my ears. My ears & I also don't thi... (boxer12)
• I rejected Tidal because my McIntosh D/A doesn't support MQA, so why pay for infer... (vonhelmholtz)
• Okay let's stir the pot.  1. Roon Software degrades SQ 2. Spotify and Apple soun... (jeffseight)

• @phantom_av Sorry to be a nuisance, but I was wondering if your Japanese motor exp... (ledoux1238)
• @ledoux1238  i sure will . I am also considering the Grand Prix parabolica table... (newtoncr)
• @newtoncr If you do venture into a Verdier, I would sincerely appreciate a follow-... (ledoux1238)
• @ledoux1238  thank you for your kind comments about my system . It has significan... (newtoncr)

• @fredrik222  The juniper ex2200-c switch seems to be updated in a newer model- no... (kennyc)
• Meant to say impacting not improving SQ.    here is a very high level overview of... (fredrik222)
• @thyname at a high level, yes, there is nothing you can do. If you have a low qual... (fredrik222)
• @fredrik222 : so to sum it up, what you are teaching all here with the Ethernet pr... (thyname)
• @sns you are applying ANALOG terms to a digital connection. Completely irrelevant.... (fredrik222)
• I only wish it was as easy as @fredrik222  says it was. Per usual we have so many ... (sns)
• @fredrik222 Thank you. (vinylvalet)
• @vinylvalet  I did, on the first page, somewhere below the middle.  (fredrik222)
• "Went back to fiber optic cable and now I think that sounds cleaner.'  It seems t... (dbastin)
• @fredrik222 Please share your network and streaming configuration with us. (vinylvalet)

• I think VH Audio? is another standup, high-value option to check out.  So many opt... (soix)
• I vote for Zavfino and Grover Huffman cables.  Both make a full spread of power, i... (jaymark)
• I went with a loom of AudioSensibility cables and would highly recommend them.  Y... (lukemaximus)

• There certainly are more fitting volume levels depending on the source material, a... (phusis)
• I learned a long time ago.  It is not how loud your system can play, it is how sof... (kingsleuy)
• Just wanted to note that this is one reason trying to compare speakers online on Y... (moonwatcher)
• This is one of those topics that can get lost in being to general of an approach. ... (sgreg1)
• IMHO, each and every room has a "perfect" volume setting. Find it and enjoy. (mofimadness)
• Kind of amazed  at this thread. I good system played low is nice but a bad system ... (retiredfarmer)
• @curtdr that was what I experienced. Very clean but still loud. For his speakers t... (dain)
• @dain. Well, I can’t speak for all horns, just the ones I own, the Heresy IV, but ... (curtdr)
• Between 70 and 80 db for me. Anything less or more won't be pleasurable to my ears. (baylinor)
• @curtdr I have the opposite sort of speakers (Magnepan) but a friend has horns. Li... (dain)
• @patrickdowns  that seems familiar. I haven’t experimented too much but recently t... (dain)
• If your speakers are good enough, low volumes will still be engaging.   Over the ... (curtdr)
• a minority opinion here- what would benefit most systems in most listening environ... (emrofsemanon)
• 100% agree.  Hard for me to compare speakers at shows as they are all turned up to... (carlsbad)
• ESL's played quietly. Occasionally at 'normal' volume. (terry9)
• Ah…. Would be so great to live in an area where the ambient db level is as low as... (riccitone)
• The volume knob is the only 'tone control' I ever use in my system. (aewarren)

•   @chayro  @toobtube @big_greg   Thank you for the advice. I think I was read... (alexv)

• I hesitate to make pronouncements on changes I can't double check; but the update ... (oldears)

• Marcus Miller - "Marshall" soundtrack (buddyshagmore)

• My new DAC was supposed to be here yesterday. Now, the next day, still not here. T... (islandmandan)
• islandmandan   Thank you for the update. You can still find the Arcam and Esoter... (jafant)
• I, too, have the Benchmark DAC 3.  I also have their Amplifier. Wonderful  sound!... (rvpiano)

• @gdnrbob @dekay Lol! Will keep that in mind 😂 @carlsbad I remember putting ... (riccitone)
• A shallower rack will attract more Frenchmen, which may or may not be a benefit. ... (dekay)
• I have a low wide rack behind the front of my speakers.  I'm also planning to put ... (carlsbad)
• One thing I have found since upgrading power cords is how unwieldy they have becom... (gdnrbob)
• These are all cool ideas and sound suggestions!… Part of the fun is trying things... (riccitone)
• PS - Love my Butcher Block Acoustics rack. :) (erik_squires)
• I've used curtains to drape the top and sides of my rack to excellent effect.  You... (erik_squires)
• @riccitone A couple of small considerations if you move it to a side or corner: -... (sbank)
• Timbernation is a good company to check out. He'll make whatever you want and his ... (roxy54)
• @sbank I’d probably have to change the orientation, or use a current side wall a... (riccitone)
• @cat_doorman Totally understand the dilemma, had the same situation in our previ... (riccitone)
• If you're contemplating a change, seriously consider moving the rack to a side wal... (sbank)
• I had a local woodworker make me a rack out of maple, very low, two shelves. Every... (hilde45)
• Prevailing wisdom is that stuff in between speakers is detrimental to sound qualit... (cat_doorman)

• In the early ‘80s I shared a house with an amateur recordist who had a collection ... (crustycoot)
• Depends on level of comparable components. If the level of analog tract of your sy... (surfmuz)
• charles1dad, I totally concur that CDs made from tapes of the’50’s and ‘60’s soun... (rvpiano)
• My preamp has the ability to run both a standard rectifier and full wave rectifier... (sandthemall)
• melm, That’s a very good question. Although objectively the space around the ins... (rvpiano)
• Highest resolving and natural systems I've heard were multiples of $100k, practica... (sns)
• Looking at your components, it’s not hard to see that the SQ may not be converging... (melm)
• @itsjustme I suggest hearing digital from a great, old analog recording, well ma... (charles1dad)
• let's get real. For reference, I have a highly resolving system by almost any sta... (itsjustme)
• I have both excellent sacd player and transport dac combo, when I play sacd disc ,... (jayctoy)
• Vinyl CAN sound superior to anything digital but you'll have to spend a lot more t... (boxcarman)
• These type of general questions are never completely answered.  So much comes down... (bigkidz)
• It feel it depends on the source material. I have vinyl that will make the hair st... (dinov)
• Vinyl vs. CD on my system is a toss up depending on record. Slightly different pre... (baylinor)
• Digital. 100% for me.     (coralkong)
• You need to set up you analog rig properly (drvinyl01)
• At 16 bits, the 'etching' you hear is distortion caused by the limitations of 16-b... (panzrwagn)
• The more money you invest (the more research you do) the better system you get. It... (2psyop)
• My experience is that once you cross a certain threshold, analog sounds better.  ... (joey_v)
• Everything comes down to$$,  the sweet spot in digital $4-6 k  turntables  simila... (audioman58)
• I have six times more money on the analog side and on my system the analog is more... (vonhelmholtz)

• Jamie Cullum - Frontin’  my Jazz reference song from my Jazz Reference album.  ve... (jafant)
• @larsman  100%, "insipid" is ​​spot on to how I feel about Nash's stuff in CSN.  (painter24)
• @painter24 - I'm so with you on the merits of Graham Nash. Nothing against the guy... (larsman)
• @larsman wow, I was not aware of that at all. Missed that bus! 😊 I'm with you wit... (painter24)
• @painter24 - I much prefer the JA version of 'Wooden Ships', and Paul Kantner did ... (larsman)
• This one caused many a debate with my friends back in the day; Jefferson Airplane... (painter24)
• What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding by Elvis Costello (written by ... (kb54)
• Oh, and My Way by Frank Sinatra- written by Paul Anka! (kb54)
• I've rarely read a post where I so strongly disagree with almost everyone!  The tr... (kb54)
• Dreams Allman Brothers Band remake: Molly Hatchet  (cincyjim)

• @atmasphere - Thank you, I truly appreciate your reply. Not using the Betas curren... (stephens770)

• tomthiel   Awesome! That your joint venture with Bill Thalmann is developing out... (jafant)
• thieliste   No doubt that the Vitus is a better performer that Gryphon integrate... (jafant)
• @jafant No i’m into streaming only now with my Aqua LinQ and Formula DAC. Very ha... (thieliste)
• jafant - I do love the R&D and do appreciate the support and interactions I ge... (tomthiel)
•  vair68robert   Thank you for your DIY contributions as well. How is your Summer... (jafant)
• oblgny   How is your Summer my New York Brother?   Happy Listening! (jafant)
• tomthiel   Thank you for your undying passion in R&D. I realize that it must... (jafant)
• CS2.7 upgrading update . A few months ago I had finished upgrading the woofer boa... (vair68robert)
• @oblgny , is the store Audio Den? I dont know any in L.I., JR Music World was my f... (webking185)
• thieliste   Thank you for the follow up with Audia Flight. Very impressive for ... (jafant)
• @jafant Yes i did have the Audia Flight FLS10 on loan for a week but it just canno... (thieliste)
• Test drove : corrected. (jafant)
• thieliste   Thank you for posting your test drives. No doubt that the Vitus Audi... (jafant)
• webking185   Welcome! Good to see you today. The CS 3.7 is a wonderful loudspeak... (jafant)
• Hi guys, lately i've been auditioning 2 great integrated with my 3.7s the Audio An... (thieliste)
• Do you mean the ring on the outside of the driver that holds it on to the speaker... (ydjames)
• Always wanted to try a pair of Thiel 3.7, not sure if the Luxman 590 would be a go... (webking185)

• Good suggestion, but I would still like to know of others listening experiences to... (bumpy48)
• OP:   Measurements are your friend here. :)  I encourage you to find a way eithe... (erik_squires)
• Yes it means exactly what you said. The midrange is disconnected and the 15" drive... (bumpy48)
• This underpins the upper driver beautifully but by contrast if I play it on its o... (erik_squires)
• Not sure bass should sound impressive as opposed to natural.  Also depending on th... (onhwy61)

• Very nice example of a quality company. I will consider them when I look for futur... (ozzy)
• Hey Carlsbad ... the box from Manley to Upscale must have taken a bit of a tumble ... (poke33)
• More discussion of a connector that can come loose easily on an expensive amp, ple... (carlsbad)
• Thank you.    Happily I have long receive outstanding service from this industry.... (ghdprentice)
• Thanks for posting. This is one of the types of information beneficial when consid... (lpretiring)
• Thanks for sharing the story. It’s great to read about people with passion helping... (decooney)
• Great youtube videos of Manley tours and interviews with EveAnna that give plenty ... (sbank)
• My bad, I thought they were married and ran VTL together before she split off on h... (soix)
• Always heard great things about Manley..   She can't help it if her "stepson" is a... (oddiofyl)
• FYI: EveAnna was David's 5th wife , not Luke's wife. (dill)
• That is the way a company should treat its customers.   Bravo!  (rocray)
• Can't speak to that situation... but I can tell u she is a STUD when it comes to e... (poke33)
• From what I hear, Luke could learn a lot from his ex-wife when it comes to custome... (soix)

• "Home" Joan Shelley  (slaw)
• "Summertime" Herb Alpert (buddyshagmore)
• "Touch n Go" The Cars (slaw)

• Those speakers are great, Drive them right (hiend2)

• Here is my review of the DCD-A110, which I got a little over a week ago ... I hope... (rlb61)
• I noticed Marantz has a new CD player for around 1000.00.  Music Direct just liste... (stereo5)

• @lewm , Are you driving the transformers in parallel ? (mijostyn)
• You gotta wonder what this guy's new obsession is to get rid of this setup. htt... (tablejockey)
• All amplifiers driving all speakers have to obey the same physical laws. Yes, SS a... (lewm)
• @lewm , now you have me very confused Lew. As the impedance of the load drops curr... (mijostyn)
• Dear Mijostyn, while I am a 25-year devotee of Atma amplifiers and OTL amplifiers ... (lewm)

• I have read a bit about it in the past and was not sure if I´m up for the task. Is... (chmaiwald)

• I recently purchased an LM 845 premium. I like it a lot with my Tekton Encores. T... (meambler)

• @lldd: 👍liked "I wouldn't let that deter as there is no or minimal sonic penalty f... (hifi63nc)
• Finding an integrated without a dac is pretty easy, but most, in your price range,... (lldd)
• @yyzsantabarbara: Thank you for your input and for sharing your personal experienc... (hifi63nc)
• @tjag The LA4 and HPA4 will not enhance the sound in anyway, nor does the Topping ... (yyzsantabarbara)
• @yyzsantabarbara thank you very much for sharing your experiences. I like your ap... (tjag)
• Having owned and sold one unless you are planning on a fully balanced amp I would ... (jackd)

• DACs are fascinating.  All DACs present you with a tradeoff between detail and so... (seanheis1)
• @in_shore You find it amusing that I heard some similar characteristics in the M... (whipsaw)
• Whipsaw ,…LOL  (in_shore)
• VerdantAudio’s comments are true having experienced it myself with my own system ... (whipsaw)
• Defeeh I meant to add in my comment before posting that none of the dacs I’ve trie... (in_shore)
• VerdantAudio’s comments are true having experienced it myself with my own system h... (in_shore)
• @dsfreeh I have read through this thread and have seen a few Items I have received... (pindac)

• Dear @drbond  : Well time to enjoy MUSIC, good ! ! !   Only to understand that c... (rauliruegas)
• Well, there’s not much like a new turntable and phono stage to leave room for adju... (drbond)

• Not yet... (kitsap2)

• @charles1dad  I'm wondering how the performance will differ between these highly ... (lpretiring)
• @lpretiring This is the first time that my digital is reminding me of my old bi... (charles1dad)
• I received my RS2-T last week. Upon first song it was very obvious that this is a ... (lpretiring)
• @charles1dad  The 6000CDT is also slot loading. For sure I will start a thread on... (tweak1)
• @tweak1  I believe that the slot loading Pro-Ject transport you are interested in... (charles1dad)
• Kudos to charles 1 dad for correcting me both on the similarities and the price (tweak1)
• @fleschler  Hi, Well I had much better luck/outcome with the PS Audio PWT than y... (charles1dad)

• Jay, Don't worry it your microphone clips occasionally.  In my experience with re... (viber6)
•   (jays_audio_lab)

• Well, have you? The hipsters know what I’m talking about. (dalims4)
• I thought this was a discussion forum designed for people to learn.  I can see why... (larry5729)
• Ever tried to roll a joint on a cd case? (dalims4)
• A "hipster" has double hip replacement enabling him to flip Benny Goodman.   More ... (pinthrift)
• I hear you're buying a synthesizer and an arpeggiator and are throwing your comput... (cat_doorman)
• Hipsters love some of the vintage audio gear, the wood and silver ones.  They love... (chris_g)
• Life could not go on without vacuum tubes..... (2psyop)
• larry5729 871 posts 07-02-2022 at 05:35pm I have not listened to a tube amp... (ozzy62)

• Dear @dover  :  first those Technics tonearms are not EPC but EPA 100 and 100MK2 a... (rauliruegas)
• @dover I am potentially sharing in a experience like yourself on a different Tonea... (pindac)
• You don’t like Technics but other than the AT 1100 has the lower friction bearing... (dover)

• Which cable? Canare 4S11 or Belden 10 or 12 gauge? How long are your cables? (ulrichr)
• I've got Blue Jeans speaker cables on my Ohms. They work great. (mlsstl)
• Thanks, I was looking at those as well as blue jeans cable 10 white, audioquest ty... (ulrichr)

• Indeed ! My Ms8 preamp is massively overbuilt and I do love its looks as well with... (jdub39)
• Can't overstate my surprise at how well M2si worked in my system, this against dou... (sns)
• I love my musical fidelity m6si it pairs well with my dynaudio special forty’s. (bigmac1963)
• After a long search for a preamp to pair with my Parasound halo JC5 I settled on t... (jdub39)

• Mcintosh MC275 alternatives? Look at the McIntosh MC2301 tube monoblock amps. ... (ditusa)

• Who knows. (ebm)
• Ok. I have the answer. I just replied to an email and made no mention of an email ... (ghdprentice)

• I am not a expert in any shape or form. I have been given very valuable guidance f... (pindac)
• Yes, thanks to some recommendations in this thread, I did a more thorough approach... (drbond)
• I'm in the camp that has found every record not well cleaned by a previous owner w... (sbank)
• Records are not made or packaged in a clean room environment. I buy mostly older r... (whart)
• I find new records require a cleaning before 1st playing. YMMV (rsf507)
• @sokogear   I really agree with your thoughts on the subject. Unfortunately, I ... (ghdprentice)

• Hi Fortunately, warped records can often be fixed, so you can be back to rockin' ... (driedcherries)
• Hi Fortunately, warped records can often be fixed, so you can be back to rockin' ... (driedcherries)

• So, just after I last posted, I went ahead and reapplied the WA speaker chips and ... (ozzy)

• I would think that by now most purchasers of the Hi-Fidelity products have been ta... (ozzy)
• I've noticed that HFC's website is no longer active , at least according to my sea... (chris_launder)

• Thank you.  (fortepiano50)
• all the amps you mention should work well, if the amps themselves are working well (jjss49)

• @4afsanakhan Lawsuits? Motivations? No idea what you are talking about. Good to kn... (markwd)
• Markwd, With reference to your sublime sounding system, congratulations. That is ... (4afsanakhan)
• Markwd: Each to his/her own. You may make of it what you will. In terms of lawsui... (4afsanakhan)
• Jstovall389; ‘In way of analogy, I would not have selected my wife of 25 years ba... (4afsanakhan)
• @boxer12 I’m using ASR’s and others experimental conclusions as a tentative summat... (markwd)
• @markwd says "So cables and power conditioners are silly. Lesson learned."   Whi... (boxer12)

• The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra THE MUSIC OF JOHN LEWIS Blue Engine Records... (rok2id)

• Andrew Robinson just posted a review on these speakers on his Youtube channel che... (evank)
• My local dealer sells the complete line of the Klipsch Heritage series. I’ve heard... (luxmancl38)

• @bdp24 - I think I'd have gone with 'Highway to Hell' - I suppose that could be co... (larsman)
• Marty Stuart- Soul Chapel   (acman3)

• Do I win anything? LOL (evank)
• I thought I was the official AudiogoN spellchecker. I feel so inadequate... (thecarpathian)
• Praise the lord and pass the ammunition! The official AudiogoN spellchecker has be... (yogiboy)
• ALAUDA XS-1200 | Rouge Audio Design | Roma   Apparently not. I thought the same ... (evank)
• I assume that you mean Rogue. (roxy54)

• I put like 6 AAA on my XLR speaker connections and the sound became too bright and... (canibefrank)

• I did not see anyone mention any tubed amps. I purchased a Rogers High Fidelity EH... (jonwolfpell)
• Those who I have spoken to echoed the few comments earlier that I would probably s... (auroravengeance)
• You've already captured the basic trade-ofs of class-A: the lowest distortion at t... (itsjustme)
• How about the Sugden A21 or A21se? The A21se was $3250, could be a bit higher than... (audioguy85)
• Luxman, Plinius, Sugden are all below Accuphase. I don’t like the sound of Pass e... (ryder)
• Great suggestions from all of you. I am located in Singapore btw. A dealer sugges... (auroravengeance)
• http://www.claytonamp.com/claytonaudio.html Clayton Audio - Pure Class A amplifie... (tyray)
• Either a Pass Labs INT25 of something similiar from Luxman. Both produce great so... (jeffseight)
• I would buy used Accuphase E- 530 on ebay from Japan for about $3500,  get acupwr.... (inna)
• I have to give another vote for Plinius. Very nice sounding amps that don’t get a ... (falconquest)
• My Coda CSIB , stereo times best of 2020, and excellent accurate review. This inte... (audioman58)
• I live in Florida and have the esoteric f03.  Even with the demo it is thousands m... (tennisdoc56)
• For around $8,600, AMP-5521 from Japan (modded by me, Wavetouch audio) is in your ... (mihorn)

• Thank you for sharing your experience. Good to hear… and from some of the people t... (ghdprentice)
• jji666 yes it can I have my 150-B connected to my TV I’ve been treated to a number... (in_shore)

• @twoleftears gives fantastic advice: I suggest you look at a selection of audiot... (sbank)

• Why is the Kronos a silly design? It seems to me to be an honest attempt to addres... (lewm)

• Richard Thompson - Acoustic Classics Nels Cline & Julian Lage - Room Jorma K... (sbank)
• +1 for Barbosa-Lima/Isbin’s Rhapsody in Blue/West Side Story. Christopher Parkeni... (77jovian)

• Oh yeah, the FTA Callisto - a little soft even for me.... (budburma)
• Curious Evolved, JCAT Signature and iFi Gemini were all great with the edge goint ... (budburma)

• If the OP has been tugging on his platter for the 14 years since he posted, he oug... (lewm)

• LOL@ this thread. Exactly as I figured. (secretguy)
• A simple test to decide whether you want/need (or not) a high back chair is to cup... (tweak1)
• If you want to go on the cheap so to speak, look at gaming chairs. I found one fro... (dinov)
• Eames w/ottoman replica has worked very well for audio listening. I liked them so ... (mwatsme)
• I inherited a pair of the Stressless chairs.  Note that they come in multiple size... (bondmanp)

•   (regismc)

• I'm sure Harbeth isn't the only inaccurate speaker around. (secretguy)
• I'm in the Reynaud camp here and have been for 20 years.  I think Harbeth's are be... (mskochman)

• I have owned sealed speakers, ported speakers, Magnepans and electrostatics, but n... (kingharold)

• I’ve recently borrowed a FrontRow Audience usb cable and speaker cables to try alo... (in_shore)
• Great discussion!! And thanks to @soix for wrapping Kevlar around this thing befor... (waytoomuchstuff)
• But to convince me that there's any proportionate value of cables at the most exp... (soix)
• No one is ever going to agree with what I am doing on this system, because there ... (erik_squires)
• @soix Beautifully and maturely said. Come on gentlemen, let’s resist the insults... (charles1dad)
• Before this well-intentioned post goes off the rails, let’s just take the positive... (soix)
• Oh, my. Your posts are beginning to resemble those of a certain member who was ba... (thecarpathian)
• LOL you percentages are so far off it actually validates how far off your numbers ... (juanmanuelfangioii)
• Absolutely true. You can make the argument that from mass low fi to mid fi the ext... (jkf011)
• @erik_squires  No one is ever going to agree with what I am doing on this system,... (guakus)
• @juanmanuelfangioii  I may not be completely accurate with the precise numbers of... (guakus)

• @farne230 should be fine.   (audphile1)
• I know what I am going to suggest may work is the integrated amp from McIntosh the... (farne230)
• +1 audphile1  Another good amp choice would be one of the larger Magnus Audio (ou... (boxer12)

• I love a big soundstage.  Exagerrated in fact at times.   I've owned a ton of spe... (dep14)

• All components have sonic signatures. Whether a particular part is suited to a sys... (ieales)
• Larryi is right. (terry9)
• For your purpose—cartridge loading, the lowest wattage resistor will be WAY more t... (larryi)

• Iam very interested for Teajay to review the Tron Atlantic dac to compare it to Au... (jayctoy)

• you can buy 90%+ iso at most drug stores   I recently bought Mad Scientist Audio... (tweak1)

• A great video that answers many questions regarding the I/50 .  https://audiore... (chris_launder)
• @malibu457 , the reason there is no auto bias is because there isn't room to fit i... (chris_launder)

• best bang for the buck is buying used. (winoguy17)
• I second the Bluesound. Got myself one recently. It sounds good and its ease of us... (rudyb)
• Great thread idea and right up my ally.... because I can only afford budget gear. ... (2psyop)
• I just purchased a JBH 6H9C/ 6N9P EL34-B Chinese tube amp off of Ebay for $350.  8... (danager)

• Here is some info and prices on the program. All the options below can be mixed in... (luxmancl38)

• I think the new dynaudio’s sound like crap not because the manufacturing but becau... (daros71)
• The quality has nothing to do with the COO. It has to do with the specifications o... (mschott)

• This is very interesting info about this. I mostly download apps from apkvow.com (lvysmith72535)

• Just to wrap things up. Settled with a single S510 and this thing blew the PMC sub... (ryder)

•  Audirvana for sound! (goofyfoot)

• I did get all three choices correct, but even on my home system the differences we... (calvinandhobbes)

• I also have a pair of Tom's 1570B mods plus one of his subwoofer buffers. My frie... (tdrm)

• NuPrime Evolution one is a excellent class D monoblock amplifier.  (chikin2000)

• +1 Verdantaudio......but I would throw one more in there.  Lucas Audio Music Serve... (willgolf)

• @yyzsantabarbara I agree with you. Long ago I compared an overbuilt mini PC to my ... (kingbarbuda)

• Avan Are you sure you’re looking at the right Cary Audio preamp? They have both b... (decathlon1991)
• Huh (decathlon1991)

• Speaking of RJ45 I2S, I have found a good DDC (eg Gaia or Hermes) to be ~ indispen... (tekaudiospecialties1)
• My goal is also to us the RJ45 I2S connection to my Lampizator Horizon  which wil... (a1uc)
• Just a shout-out that Todd and Alvin have both been fantastic; they have responded... (edchapman)

• I love the 805 d3 myself. I run a 4.2 configuration with a pair of 705 s2 for my r... (ragingfighter1)

• You can try looking for a replacement amp assembly for the B15.  I replaced the am... (sfstereo)

• After playing it for a while touch the power cord and see if it's at all warm / ho... (danager)
• Either power cord will work fine.  (sfstereo)

• You can find them pre-loved on one of those sites that sell used audio gear…. (paradisecom)

• @daveyf +1 The audio technology of the 1970’s and now are like the slide rule c... (ghdprentice)

• You may want to talk with the manufacturer of your speakers, or a dealer that sell... (bassdude)

• I have a pair of LSA Signature 50s that’s replacing the KEF LS50WIIs I’d grown unh... (passthedutchie)

• NAIM has been pretty terrible. Good luck trying to get a response after you email ... (passthedutchie)