tablejockey
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| Pyxi phono stages, two systems. Your ears are the final judge. A $300 SS unit more convincing than some of the many $3K+ SS & tube units is definitely a personal call. It's priced low enough to buy and hear for myself. | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? "For me, I cannot see myself paying over $5K on speakers and likely not more that $3K on any other component...." Nothing wrong with your stance. You simply will not experience SOTA, but SOTA equipment isn't SOTA without a proper setup/room and... | |
| millercarbon Good grief... I've been censored for declaring the man a genius! | |
| Power conditoner.. PS Audio PowerPlant, like everything else audio, is a YMMV thing. "the PP is programmable to put out whatever voltage you want. " The OP's model does not have that feature. | |
| How can you evaluate a system with highly processed music? Perfect excuse to just get a big box, on sale setup if said genre is exclusive. Fake instruments/auto tune vocals, always a fail with audiophool level equipment-my subjective opinion naturally. Always a head scratcher when I read a thread abou... | |
| Amps on top? I'm here for the audiophool reason | |
| Listening to music with loud feedback as a tinnitus sufferer Long time sufferer of SEVERE tinnitus, rheumatoid/osteo arthritis ridden joints, post stroke dizziness AND other ailments. I find the most important thing to manage is your headspace. Accepting your condition(s) and acknowledging what you have/c... | |
| Speaker platform I once had Mapleshades slabs/cherry finished to match floorstanders. Stunning looks. Made the $3500 speakers look $10K. Didn't "improve" SQ, but did not degrade sonics. Mapleshade maybe a little more refined finish work, but you'll pay for i... | |
| Does streaming music equate to high concert ticket prices "Aerosmith is coming on the farewell tour and ticket prices are about as stupid as it gets..Over 7 grand for a great seat" Listening now is better than seeing Aerosmith unless you tele transport to1975 for their 1975 "Toys in the Attic" tour live... | |
| All Stocked Up and Nowhere To Play My local record store owner says it's typical of his Millenial/Gen Z buyers. | |
| Audio Research filing for bankruptcy? Looks like time for the Chinese Investment group to swoop in. Wouldn't be surprised if the boards are stuffed in Asia, then shipped back to USA for assembly. | |
| Which Cartridge Type and Value and best brand around 2000$ Consider including Soundsmith moving iron in your choices Cartridges | High Output Fixed Coil | Soundsmith (sound-smith.com) Cartridges | Medium Output Fixed Coil | Soundsmith (sound-smith.com) Possibly the most cost effective way to own a pric... | |
| How to clean Karat 17D3 stylus? Everyone has their own preference- a couple of dips on magic eraser, then with brush afterwards to remove residual "magic" Should work on short, stubby cantilevers. Cheap and effective. | |
| Star in your lane So the PS Audio offerings are garbage? You need to play it through them their top transport/DAC to fully appreciate them. | |
| Prospectives on Chi-Fi No groundbreaking information here. What's funny are the chest pounders who insist never to own,use ANY component/accessory in their setup that's MIC. Try a acquiring something 100% MIC free. What could be shocking to some is just how MIC'ed s... |