nordicnorm
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| First Tube amp suggestions Check out the Coincident Dynamo 34SE MKIII ($1,799). Incredible amp for the price. | |
| Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit. This site is frequented by mostly audiophiles. I don’t think I’ve ever read a post where people didn’t extoll the virtues of higher priced equipment, well beyond the OP’s budget. Component synergy is key (i.e. matching components that compliment ... | |
| looking for an integrated amp in the $1500 range You already have a very decent amp & preamp (within your budget range). Previous posters are correct - look for higher efficiency speakers (i.e. >94 dB/M) . When I ran a pair of Martin Logan Spires (94 dB/M), I powered them with a pair of... | |
| Best preamp under 1500$ freya+ , cary slp03 ? You should be able to find a Doge 8 preamp within your price range, depending on the tube set it comes with.. I had one before I replaced it with a Don Sachs preamp. The Doge 8 is *very* sensitive to tube selection (4 X 12AX7, 4 X 12AT7). I real... | |
| Esoteric DV-50S Hifishark.com is your friend. | |
| Getting Back In - But Doing it Sanely @dayglow Yes, a $2,000 int. amp will not have the refinement that a +$10,000 amp will have. But that’s a limitation of the OP’s budget, not of any of the other amps listed. FWIW, the Yamaha would hold up against the amps you listed in the OP's p... | |
| System advice Ooo! I love spending other people’s money! Speakers: Klipsch Forte, $3,500 Int. Amp: Marantz PM-KI Ruby, $2,200 Streamer: Auralic Aries G2.1, $3,500 IC Cables: Teo Audio GC, $1,250 (new only) Speaker Cables: Cardas Audio Clear Reflection, $2,... | |
| Horns with good timbre and tonality? @ei001h wrote: "Do you think they can reproduce dynamics ?" Absolutely. And @audiokinesis is correct. Timbre is very difficult to reproduce properly. Martin Logan Renaissance ESL 15A do this very, very well. But don't take my word for it, go h... | |
| Getting Back In - But Doing it Sanely The Yamaha A-S801 ticks all your boxes. | |
| Horns with good timbre and tonality? If you are looking for realistic piano, cello and symphony, have a listen to Martin Logan Renaissance ESL 15A. These puppies have everything you are looking for: speed, dynamics, timbre and tonality. As a musician, I find that these faithfully r... | |
| Speaker Recommendations If you have the space, then I'd recommend Martin Logan Spires: Electrostatic Panel with Powered 10" Cone Woofer (200 Watt Amplifier) 29 Hz – 23 kHz ± 3 dB 91 dB/2.3 Volts/M 59″ H x 12.5″ W x 17.8″ D 58 Pounds/Each | |
| budget diy tube preamp beating many expensive preamps... problem with my system? @smodtactical Contact Teo Audio in Kingston. They offer a money-back guarantee on their IC cables, if you don’t like them (no questions asked). Trust me, you won’t return them. | |
| New Speaker advice @soix Which is why I recommended auditioning, rather than buying a preamp - to see if it made an appreciable difference. People are recommending +$10,000 speakers. A $1,000 - $3,000 preamp may give the OP the sound that a) he can live with, an... | |
| New Speaker advice I always recommend focusing on the weakest link in the audio chain. Your Vandersteen’s are definitely not your weakest link. See if you can borrow a decent preamp (that falls within your budget) to plug into your system first before getting rid o... | |
| Not sure if I have enough oomph. For an arena? No, you don't have enough power. For the average home listening room? You'll be just fine. |