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| CD/SACD player Under $4000 Friend The Advance Paris X-CD9 gets a lot of great press at $1399. It is surprising that CD has held on as a medium. Keep us posted. | |
| Suggest a XLR cable with Bass Response Friend As for a suggestion - Analysis Plus and XLO make outstanding products. I am not saying there are not others, but those two companies just seem to bring sonic quality consistently from their entry level on up. Others that are also grea... | |
| Help Me Narrow My Choices Friend My experience has been that Tubes are the way to go with MM Cartridges. Please be aware that it takes quite a bit of money to experience the increments of performance in Vinyl be it MC or MM. And an interesting reality has been that not... | |
| Separates over time, or Integrated now? Friend First and foremost I applaud you for examining this topic before wasting money overtime by going through different pieces. Separates are going to give you the edge during times you want to critically listen and/or turn the volume up. Thi... | |
| Listening and evaluating equipment and systems. Mr. ghdprentice Thank you for your very accurate and well articulated analysis. It was very helpful and could prevent many from spur of the moment purchases and act as a guide to system building. Thanks | |
| Siltech says TMR sold me a fake cable but I want to believe TMR Friend First and foremost I am very sorry to hear that you are going through the cable mess!!!! That said, it is no surprise that a cable manufacturer would say that a purchase was fake to bring in a sale for them. However, if it sounds good in... | |
| Looking For A New Tube Integrated Amp With Very Specific Features Friend The closest quality integrated that I am aware of in your budget meeting your specified "SE or Parallel SE" requirement that would be a good investment and something that would last a long time is the Audio Note Cobra. Of course, it will ... | |
| Cable suggestions Friend Congratulations on building an outstanding system! MSB makes very high quality gear! It sounds like a possible compatibility issue - which doesn’t surprise me when dealing with the very temperamental technology of Clocks. That said, un... | |
| Looking for a Linestage preamp with network connectivity capability Friend From the description of the features you described - please check out Anthem. They have been in that specific game a long time and will give you a quality product. The only challenge will be whether or not it meets your sonic requirements. | |
| So what about powered Speakers? Friend Although your comments / observations have the ability to start a global war in the Audiophile Hobby realm - you have the money spent, research, and testing to prove what you are saying. The proof in the pudding is the resulting increased... | |
| A fresh approach to cable analysis Friend The topic of cables is very interesting! There are already some very useful comparative reviews on YouTube. In fact, what I have recently discovered is the fact that there are some very economical cables that compete well with so-called ... | |
| Aurender N30SA or Jay's Audio CDT3-MK3 Friend I echo the accurate and excellent remarks of mgrif104 about AI. I have found AI useful for research for data on topics - data that is already out there but would be time-consuming to pull together. So I would characterize AI as a usef... | |
| Commercial Storage Degradation Friend it sounds like you are experiencing the common sensitivities of high-end gear in such situations. Things like AC power, room acoustics due to a different room size and/or shape, and ceiling height to mention a few (there are many) are ... | |
| Mona Villa 300B-845 35W Class a Friend For what it is worth - the Chinese used to be hit or miss with quality on Audio equipment. However, Within the past couple years they have raised their game to a competitive point. I am not familiar with those specific amplifiers... | |
| Pass Labs Amps - Does the heat bother you? Friend Add one more to the "not to hot to tolerate" category! My Pass Labs sounds so great - i don't even think about heat. Now, I assume you are in an air conditioned home enjoying the music. |