joekapahulu
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| Preamp recommendations for under $600.00 Get an Acurus L10 or R11. These are known as good quality pres that have good mil spec components and can be upgraded easily and with great return on investment. Mine cost me $250 used. Do a Google search and you will find reviews on them and that... | |
| What great speakers can buy direct? Kef seems to if you have no local dealer. I would guess in today's age of declining physical stores and increasing web commerce many do...though you might have to email them for confirmation. It is a tricky thing as physical dealers look for suppo... | |
| Modern integrated vs. vintage...what do I get? Will be in the Destin area of FL then New Orleans. Will try to find some places to listen while there. | |
| Modern integrated vs. vintage...what do I get? Thx for all the responses and questions. Yes, looking back at what I wrote there is some contradiction. Its more a matter of form. I started out with the idea a while back that I wanted to try out tubes...which led me to the Rogue. However, home i... | |
| Good speaker to pair with MA5100? I ran Ohm Walsh 2-100s3 speakers with my MA5100 for 6 months plus. It worked pretty well. You might check out the Ohm Micro Walsh thread here. The speakers should be a lighter load on the 5100. I love Ohms and have had various models. They tend to... | |
| Modern integrated vs. vintage...what do I get? Thanks for the responses so far. I probably wasnt very clear...reading my submission back. What I am trying to really understand is the performance gain from modern equipment? I have read lots of stuff online and I think its mainly more clarity, s... | |
| KEF LS50 Looking at buying ls50. ? I have is whether they will sound good on a shelf? Wife is not thrilled about stands. OK with them being on the console/rack where the hardware is. I knownits not ideal but anyone else deviated from the ideal? I had my Sp... | |
| how to fix ground loop him? Thx for all the suggestions. It will have to wait for a day when the back is cooperating and I can get behind the rack. My wife keeps saying its time to simplify the setup...sadly she may be right. | |
| Yamaha Amp Nostalgia Funny I was just given a whole bunch of Yam gear by a neighbor who had it left behind but a friend who left the state. 2 M70 amps, C70 pre, CD, tuner, TT, ICS etc. Put the pre in my rack with my McIntosh MC250 for a nice vintage vibe. Its better t... | |
| Best Option In A CD/SACD Player Under $1,500.00 I have a Sony ES5400 SACD. It sounds fantastic on SACD and very good on red book cd. I play it straight through my Acurus Rll preamp. I also have a Cambridge Audio 740 and have run the 5400 through that outboard dac capability. To my ears it was a... | |
| Harman Kardon 3390 & 3490 Saw this and thought I would mention that I recently used the HK as a power amp for a bit hooked up to a Yamaha C70 preamp that I was given. As a power amp it was way better than I anticipated...good to great mid-fi for lack of a better metric...m... | |
| reco speaker cables for Ohm Walshes? BTW, update on speaker wires. Got some Morrow SP1 cables and another set of MA1 a few weeks back. Still breaking them in. Side by side comps with the "Home Depot" specials so far make them close in terms of performance. I think the Morrows are a t... | |
| Best sounding integrated between $1500-$3000 Sunnyjim, I have had the same questions about the CM and also live in HNL. The Rogue guys referred me to a dealer in Berkeley who seems to be a good guy and straightforward. I have plans to get one sometime this year once I move some if my other e... | |
| Best sounding and reliable CD changer? The only good ones I ever heard were from Rotel and Marantz. I dont think they make it any more...either company.That was probably 5 years ago. My wife has the same pov for when she listens to music so I looked awhile back instead of a single play... | |
| Network digital players--any good? I am not really looking to go up SQ wise for the core use which is the wifes interests. I still like physical media for focused listening. I do think my preamp is a weak link (Acurus Rll) and my DAC is thru a Cambridge 740C which has had some issu... |