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| Onkyo M-5000R power amp Does it sound as good as it look? No it does not sound as good as it looks. It sounds better. There was a rave review by Hi-Fi Choice some years back. IMHO that review was right on the money. It has a subjective impression of having vast power reserves. I would partner it with... | |
| Choices narrowed Rogue RP-1 and Primaluna Prologue Premium Preamps I haven't heard either pre-amp but I have heard power amps from both. Going in 'blind' I would go for Rogue. What I suggest you do though is try to find out a bit more of their RP-X platform. | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers My two cents worth is this: The sound is important, the look is important. Why not have both? Good sounding ugly speakers (or amps etc) ... just pass them buy. We are spoiled for choice at the present time, so we can have our cake and eat it too. | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening A couple of general comments. Take your time. If you are a bit like me you will enjoy window shopping. I mostly have to buy 'blind' as I live in rural New Zealand. My town only has two hi-fi dealers. Both excellent and knowledgeable but of ne... | |
| Unequal Speaker Cable Lengths - a solution from Cerious Technologies Everything makes a difference. But then, does having a haircut mean you have lost weight? My audiophile brain hurts at the thought of uneven lengths but my rational brain says the difference in resistance and capacitance must be negligible and i... | |
| New Class A/B under $6K, your recommendation? Onkyo M-5000R. Except for some tube exotica you will not find a better looking Amplifier. But wait - there's more! This baby sounds better than it looks. I have heard one and it has power and accuracy. Strangely it is rated at 85 Watts but se... | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? I was raised on radio and records. When the CD and digital music came about in the early to mid 80s, I went forward with that and never looked back. I get that the turntable and records can, together, can constitute a musical experience (espec... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? andrew9405225 posts12-29-2016 3:59amCable threads, without question, are the most entertaining in the forums. Dang, I was just about to go on holiday when I discovered another cable thread. Oh well, next year I won't read forums prior to the hol... | |
| Koetsu surprise Karl, wanna do a swap? PS, I'm not talking cartridges! | |
| Isolation footers for amps I'm looking for advice/recommendations for isolation footers for my amp -- an Audio Research D300 (solid state) Oh well somebody has to say it: Don't Bother. Isolation from vibration is absolutely critical for turntables. Less so but still wo... | |
| Looking for THE amp to anchor my system, Krell, Plinius or maybe a D You may wish to put Belles on your short-list. | |
| What are you using to rip your cds to a hard drive? I use EAC - Exact Audio Copy. It does the job very well and has procedures for confirming the validity of the rip. It is free. I would not say it is difficult to learn or install. As for tweaks; I think setting your CD to its slowest speed and... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp Skyhawk - you situation reads more like bad luck to me. ARC are supposed to be great. I have only heard bits and pieces of ARC and PL in other systems so cannot really comment. However in a few weeks I will get to hear a PL Dialogue Premium in ... | |
| Looking for a Phono pre around 1K In that price range I would consider the following brands: Graham Slee, Creek, Rothwell, Lehmann, Pro-Ject. Agree except for the Pro-Ject. I had a bad experience with their Tube-Box. Basically it was no better than my integrated's phono stag... | |
| When is it time to consider adding a SUT? gtaphileAs a bit of a simplification a MC phono stage does two things. First there is some gain, and secondly there is equalisation - usually RIAA. That first step can be done On the cartridge (High Output Moving Coil);Electrically - MC Phono S... |