kennyc
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| 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. | |
| Is a home theater even worth it or doable? Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 Home Surround System looks easily set-up and sonically very promising: https://dragon.nakamichi-usa.com/ | |
| speaker cables under 1k for Harbeth 30.2XD? Silversmith Fidelium. I surprised this wasn’t mentioned earlier as many on this forum have spoken very enthusiastically about this speaker cable so much so that this cable seemed to be a sonic bargain. Zenwave SCR14 - great price/performance | |
| Considering A 20-40 Watt Stereo SET Amp The Willsenton R800i looks like a sonic bargain at it's price point. Thanks for the tip. | |
| Starting from scratch and say $5000 also add: Odyssey Audio Khartago amplifiers - cutting edge top of the foodchain Magico speaker designer Alon Wolf occasionally uses it. An extremely rare sonic bargain | |
| Starting from scratch and say $5000 Demoing speakers yourself is best. I’ve demoed many speakers before purchasing recently. That being said, generally safe choices (based on common very popular reviews): +1 Hegel - both the H360 and H390 get great reviews, and the (optional?) D... | |
| Cartridge Advice Please Hana Umami Blue MC Cartridge 0.4mV at $2,499.99 looks promising. Likely a sonic bargain. Ortofon Cadenza Bronze a solid choice - often used in audio show demos. | |
| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? MBL 101 X-treme | |
| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? Magico M6 YG Acoustics Sonja XV | |
| What is the most challenging music to play on a stereo? Definitely vocals - trying to make Tiny Tim's voice sound better is definitely a step in the right direction | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl Is I find myself listening to recordings all the way through. Rarely do that with CD's and/or streaming. Simple, it's not easy to defy the Law. One can easily change digital content via smart phone, pc, tablet, remote. But to change vinyl, o... | |
| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? - seems like a leading question that “assumes” we all generally agree on the sonic quality of the Wilson XVX while ignoring the more important fact that speaker preferences are usually “subjective”. ... | |
| Do You Clean Your Ears? Is it immune to micro vibrations, caused by the laughter of the audience? | |
| Sold a component and bought it back, am I nuts? Sold a component and bought it back, am I nuts? It could be “Love”. Sometime one gets bore or strained in a relationship and thinks that they can do better. After some time of separation for the heart to realize the loss then the growing ye... | |
| What should my heirs do to dispose of my vinyl and CDs? Nice thread. In same boat. It would be great to give our precious well cared for vinyl to a fellow enthusiast at our passing. Perhaps hiring someone to sell on Discogs then split proceeds with the heirs. Or if Discogs has a program to give cash... |