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| Has anyone done any business with Quads Unlimited lately??? Wayne rebuilt my ESL-63s in 2017. The first thing that happened was he said my Quads had been damaged in shipping. It was never clear what happened. As our relationship progressed I began to wonder if that was his way to extract extra money fro... | |
| Why redbook over SACD? Quote: “ I am heavy consumer of both vinyl and cds. My streamer gathers dust. Sort of a flat earther type I guess.” Just wondering - have you ripped your CDs so you can stream them? Or is your streaming dependent on buying external streaming... | |
| Luxman SQ-N150 Integrated Tube Amplifier I’m pleased to report that I own a Luxman MQ-38uC amplifier and a Luxman CL38Uc preamplifier and I have no difficulty with volume when using my turntable, a B&O Beogram 4004. | |
| Diving into Power... Cable recs for my system and ears....? Naturally this topic inspires polar opposite opinions. I have approached the problem by assuming power cables *probably* make a difference but I don’t have a lifetime to prove it one way or the other, nor do I have the deep pockets necessary eit... | |
| Expensive Tube Amplifiers I can testify to how seductive an expensive tube amp and preamp can sound. I was able to audition a Luxman tube amp and Luxman tube preamp in my home and totally (totally!) felt I had to own that pair in my audio system. They were way over my bu... | |
| What going fully Class D has taught me. I upgraded from an Audiomat Prelude MKII integrated tube amp to a Luxman MQ-88uC tube amp and a CL-38uC tube preamp which make for magical sound with my QUAD ESL-63 US Monitor electrostatic loudspeakers. The Quads are made to be paired with tub... | |
| Any thoughts? Lock in 3 years of Qobuz at today's rate I took advantage of the one year offer, but I would really like to take advantage of the three year deal. However, I’m a few days from my 87th birthday. Seems like I’m gambling on my potential life span. And since I already took advantage of the... | |
| Why hasnt a turntable manufacturer produced a table with automatic tonearm return/shutoff? I took one look at the Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4004 in 1978 and knew I had to own it. I loved the appearance and I loved the tangential tracking tonearm. But through all the years I owned it I was subtly reminded that it wasn’t an audiophile... | |
| just wanted to share my fix for making my speakers cat and grand kid proof! I feel the same way. My cats and my gear do coexist with a little help from me. I’ve rolled down the socks on my Quads. Problem solved! | |
| just wanted to share my fix for making my speakers cat and grand kid proof! Eight years ago I adopted two kittens, a brother and sister about 12 weeks old. They were the most active kittens I ever had by far and ran roughshod over everything, knocking over lamps, vases, etc,and most destructively running up and down the ... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile I started out in 1956 at age 17 with a Webcor Portable record player, graduated to a console with a radio and turntable under the lid. Finally, in 1978 my transformative product was a Pioneer SX-1050! Which I still own though it is rarely called... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I’m done. Really! Mainly because I’m 86 years old and my ears, while still fine without hearing aids, realistically cannot appreciate music details the way 20 year old ears can. But also because I splurged a lot to make my system complete in 20... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? I finally bit the bullet and bought the long delayed power cords for my good stereo system. I have long believed that power cables make a difference as I’ve heard the difference, but deciding on which ones to buy is not so easy. I’ve been delaying... | |
| Best $10-15K bookshelf speaker? An audiophile acquaintance who often writes reviews on audio products reviewed some Danish speakers and immediately dumped his expensive Harbeth speakers in favor of the speakers he was reviewing. He especially liked their very musical sound and i... | |
| AB testing of power regenerators?? Ever do it? I have two Triode Isolation Transformers. I use one for my analog components, the other for my digital components. IMy Trifield EMI Meter measured EMI over 700 mVp.p on every circuit in my house. Measuring power out at each Triode Isolation ... |