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| Would like to stream and connect my turntable through a single pre-amp I’d second the NAD C658, I had one it was a decent unit. You can find one used for $1,000. | |
| Does America Have Something That Will Beat the HiFi Rose RS151 Gen. 2? Yes the Rose is from South Korea, I’ve had the RS151b for roughly a year, other than the occasional connection to app issue which is always resolved after a few minutes it’s a dynamite unit, the user interface is quite nice, the integration of vid... | |
| Looking for a new preamp Max $5k For the kind of money you’re willing to spend you can get a great preamp but if analogue is your love, you’re much better served getting a great dedicated phono preamp to go along with the main preamp. They can make a huge difference compared to ... | |
| Changing out Spades As an owner of first Treos and now Quatros, using the Audioquest rocket 88’s with spades they fit great and sound wonderful. try the adapter options suggested at minimal cost and if not please sell and buy Audioquest! | |
| Where to get advice on a new system build For that budget used I’d in a heartbeat consider Vandersteen Treos, driven by an Aesthetix Mimas integrated amp and a great streamer / DAC combo like the HiFi Rose RS151B…..that’d put you around 20k….plus cables and wires. at the most recent audi... | |
| Power amplifier advice? I had the Anthem for a couple years, it’s a fine amp and I’m sure would work well for many speakers…..but I gotta agree amps are not all the same despite “specs” that might look similar, case in point, the Anthem sounded great on my then Martin... | |
| Speaker hunt -> To leave or not Leave Martin Logan Behind I second the Vandersteen Quatros, I recently moved from Logan classic 9’s in a small room which I really liked but they were too much for the room. I feared I’d not get that fill the room ambiance that really hits home with stuff like EDM and suc... | |
| Another tube preamp "What should I buy" question. Nobody has given the primaluna evo 400 any love and you asked about it….I have one and am very happy with it. It’s a striking unit, solidly built and sounds great. There are no tone controls if that’s important to you. I have an Aesthetix Atlas ... | |
| Speaker Help Please: Floorstanders around $1Ok to fill very large space with no sub In a room that size, moving a lot of air is important. I’d get a used pair of Martin Logan 13A’s in a heartbeat. I’ve a friend with a large living room/ dining room set up, we placed the smallest Martin Logan ESL’s at one end and I was amazed at... | |
| seeking used streamer/dac combo? suggestions I double the hi-fi rose re150B recommendation, I have one in a very resolving system and it sounds awesome, not to mention the video capabilities. | |
| Tube Phono Stage Recommendations I’ll respond re something you’re actually considering: the Black Ice Audio F159, I have one and it’s fantastic. Initially I used it with a modest MM Grado gold, totally transformed the sound from my in unit phono preamp in an NAD preamp to WOW! ... | |
| Recommendations for Relaxation/Fall asleep music ? Any audio book explaining the tax codes! 🤣 | |
| Acoustic Room Treatments Moto_man I get you, I had the same experience when first contacting GIK, but then I made an appointment to talk to them on the phone, the guy who’d made recommendations and that was very helpful. I started out with a few panels (bass traps as the... | |
| Aurender versus Hifi Rose? No DSS audio in Carlsbad. | |
| Aurender versus Hifi Rose? I’ve the RS150 streamer DAC, for sound quality it’s tough to beat, a local so-cal Hifi store uses it exclusively to demo high end equipment. I also love the video integration to a monitor, so you can stream and play not just audio but videos too.... |