kennyc
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| Audio Research REF 6 to REF 6SE upgrade. Prices are going up everywhere. i was bummed that my targeted flea watt speaker price jumped by $7k. I complained my dismay to the manufacturer even though I knew Covid/economy supply chain problems was driving costs up everywhere. Luckily, a min... | |
| Help me upgrade my beginner system! @dvujovic There are used GoldenEar Tritons that may be in your price range. I saw several under $2k | |
| Compact Floor-standing Speaker Recommendations under $4k Normally, it's best to demo yourself as speaker choices are highly subjective. So trying to choose a "universally acceptable" brand/model may be difficult. Relatively safe bets full range floorstanders are GoldenEar Triton, Monitor Audio Silver/G... | |
| Music Server Advice At $7.5k, the 432 EVO Aeon Music Server got great reviews, the TAS reviewer purchased his loaner. Seems to sonically punch above its price point. I was considering stepping up from my Innuos Zenith Mk3. | |
| Another "Best" amplifier Question. Van Alstine, Schiit, and Rogue are high value/performance companies that punch above their price points. | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k @gregjacob Simple, go for the " LTA Ultralinear+" as you originally intended - it's still a top option. Scratch that itch "Finally", it's not in stone after all. Get that "Maybe" out of your head so simply try it out yourself now that you have ... | |
| Bang for the buck +1 used Ohm Walsh +1 used Tekton Used GoldenEar Tritons maybe a used KEF R700 or KEF R900. I demoed the R700 vs the KEF LS50 and they sounded the simular except the R700 was fuller in the base. Sounded great. | |
| Prospectives on Chi-Fi I don’t care which country the component is from, I only care about price, performance, sometimes a company’s longevity and product reliability. I don’t penalize people for the government they are ruled under, most are not democratically electe... | |
| Speaker recommendations :-) @lammjunkie Speaker preferences are highly subjective so it’s always best to audition yourself. Some speakers are musical like the Devore Orangutan O-96, while cutting edge Magico, Tidal generally sound neutral with Herculean efforts to stop c... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much This discussion just seems to be a preference between the extremes of "the customer is treated as always right (reminds me of me Sears retail days) vs the seller can do whatever they want as they are not obligated to serve anyone (Seinfeld soup na... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! Dang, this thread is giving me a big itch to try a Magnepan. | |
| Modifying Crossovers The Volti Rival also allow crossover adjustments through resistor changes: https://voltiaudio.com/new-rival-crossover-adjustments/ looks like not necessarily improvements but rather adaptations to a room and/or user sonic preferences. | |
| What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck?? Best record cleaning method: Ultrasonic Best bang for buck ultrasonic: Kurmis Best automatic price/performance ultrasonic: Degritter | |
| What is the proper loudness for listening? "A whisper is about 30 dB, normal conversation is about 60 dB, and a motorcycle engine running is about 95 dB. Noise above 70 dB over a prolonged period of time may start to damage your hearing. Loud noise above 120 dB can cause immediate harm to ... | |
| Starting from scratch and say $5000 The “MoFi Source Point 10 speakers + HiFi Rose RS520 integrated amp/streamer/DAC” combo got a fantastic review in the TAS May/June 2023 issue as one of the top 5 systems at AXPONA 2023. |