jperry
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| speaker endgame upgrade recommendations coming from Harbeth C7ES-3 XD2? Devore O Bronze is the answer to your question | |
| What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby? I replaced a Nordost Valhalla 2 with an Odin 2. | |
| What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby? I have had a few: 1. understanding how important a tonearm is in the vinyl reproduction system. I replaced a Rega tonearm with a Basis Vector. The difference was astounding, and sent me through a lengthy system upgrade to see what else could be i... | |
| Another tube preamp "What should I buy" question. "I’m looking for a preamp to last me for the next 20 years - a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend big." Leben is the answer to this. Heirloom quality | |
| Turntable advice / opinion on setup / sound. I owned an Aesthetix Rhea. If you use the higher gain settings it's noisy. If a little hiss doesn't bother you that is fine, but it will hiss at higher gain settings. Additionally if you have a bad tube, there are a lot (10) to sort through in or... | |
| Turntable advice / opinion on setup / sound. Here are a couple in your price range, and one (Luxman) that is more aspirational, but that you would likely never need to upgrade (IMO) Good luck with your search Jim Perry https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbhe6e-manley-chinook-special-edit... | |
| AI saids Vinyls needs to be stored 90 degrees. I had mine at about 70 degrees. Thoughts? I think the 90 degree rule for vinyls only applies to undergarments. Records are fine at normal room termeratures. | |
| Turntable advice / opinion on setup / sound. The Rega Planar 8 w/ Alpheta 2 MC cart is a good setup. I think you need to upgrade your phono stage. I think the weak link is your $400 phono stage. What cartridge were you using with the ClearAudio Champion Level 2? Were you using the same Alv... | |
| Tube Preamp with Full Featured Phono (both MM and LOMC with loading options). Luxman is a good pick. CL-35 III has an option for MC. You need to purchase plug in SUT which is available on ebay | |
| Speaker Help Please: Floorstanders around $1Ok to fill very large space with no sub For that room I would recommend the 7 evo, but the 5 might also got the job done. Great sound, fit, and finish. They are efficient too. https://revivalaudio.fr/product-overview/ | |
| Looking to price my Genesis G350 Loudspeakers with 1500w Servo AMP There are some old listings shown on hifishark.com https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=Genesis+G350 | |
| I need to buy a sme 3009 S3 tone arm 1. You can place a wanted ad here on Audiogon. 2. You can look on hifishark.com, for listings here and on other websites. 3. You can look on ebay | |
| Using Claude (or other) AI to design a systematic amp comparison protocol Fascinating that you don't seem to trust your ears to make these decisions. | |
| Preamp Upgrade Advice Luxman CL38uC is an option worth considering. Great sound and looks. I owned one and upgraded to a preamp higher up the line. I also thought the Benchmark was very clean, but too dry and sterile for me. | |
| Uber Amps - Are they worth it? I haven't heard a lot of uber integrated amps, but I did hear the Jadis i88 (link below) and it did make me rethink my path. I can't comment on the video. https://www.jadis-electronics.com/en/i88-52.php |