evansdad
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| How much does your system retail for? As recently as Christmas, retail on my 2-channel system was just over $80,000, but as many of us do from time-to-time, I'm on a "value" kick right now, downsizing to get "almost as good" sound at a fraction of the cost. My system (retail) is now a... | |
| Ethics of last minute auction "poaching" Yes, it is called sniping....I agree, this is just how auctions work megasam, live with it! But, I also agree that the audiogon policy of continuing to extend the auction deadline as long as new bids keep coming in should end, and go with a hard "... | |
| Best Pre-amp under 7k Please, the Thor is a turgid, dark sounding turd. I oughta know, I used to own the TA-2000. Next!! The best preamps I've heard by a longshot are the Lamm L1, the above-mentioned Hovland HP-100 (beautiful too!), and the First Sound Presence units. ... | |
| JM Lab Mezzo Utopia ? Please, the Talon speakers are not remotely comparable to the other speakers mentioned in this thread--and yes, I have heard them, broken-in. JMLab, B&W Nautilus, Avalon--all superb speakers, each with a different presentation style that's for... | |
| Call to Rowland owners. Put the Rowland up for sale and find a Lamm amp somewhere. Trust me--the Rowland is muy bueno, but the latest Lamms are c'est fai't accompli!! .......Jean | |
| If you had to make this decision.... Good God man, get ye a Lamm! They are the most musical preamps out there, not for lovers of hi-fi, but since you obviously know the difference between hi-fi and music, based on your desire for a stereo preamp in addition to your multichannel digit... | |
| best amp, peramp for kharma ce-1.0's I have the Kharma speakers, the CE 2's, hope that's close enough to your CE 1's, which I've never heard. I use the Lamm L1 and Lamm M1.1 combo, and I couldn't be happier. I also auditioned the big Atma-Sphere amps, the MA-1 MkII.2's, and I liked t... | |
| Upgrade Time Again.... please help Another vote for Lamm here, M1.1s, and my second choice would be any of the FM Acoustics amps. I really don't like any high-powered tube amps, but I do like the little SETs :-) I guess one really needs two systems to get the best of both worlds? | |
| Best Sounding Solid State Amp? Levinson Reference No.33, Lamm M1.1(hybrids actually), FM Acoustics (any model), Krell FPB600--these four brands would have to be at the top of most any list. All quite expensive unfortunately, though in this hobby, not actually the MOST expensive... | |
| Power Cord comparsion I compared the FatBoys, NBS, and FIM to the Powersnakes, no comparison--the King Cobra version 2 is very special. But expensive! |