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| Has anyone found a good way to listen to speakers on the used market before buying them? Thanks Steve -- did you mean the CS 2.7s and 2.6s? also, you said you were downsizing to the 2.4s; which of those was your favorite, if size were not a factor? | |
| Has anyone found a good way to listen to speakers on the used market before buying them? Thanks for your responses -- nothing too surprising here (other than nhodge's willingness to fly for his auditions - that's commitment!), but it was worth a shot. I'm a little surprised there aren't more audio clubs that fill this niche. Maybe ... | |
| The Science of Cables @tarras22 — thanks for the mini lecture! Best discussion I’ve heard on why cables matter. Have you considered teaching? | |
| Take a chance on Piegas? Thank you all for your comments. What strikes me is that NO ONE from Audiogon (including the posts from pre-2011) seems to have direct experience with the TC50, although many have owned or heard other models of Piega. I still think they sounded gr... | |
| anyone using piega speakers? Sorry folks, I was replying to the wrong thread! Although my reply was equally applicable in 2011 as it is today. If you'd like to add anything you've learned over 8 years, please feel free to respond to my 2/7/19 post at: https://forum.audiogon... | |
| anyone using piega speakers? Thank you all for your comments. What strikes me is that NONE of the responders have direct experience with the TC50, although many have owned or heard other models of Piega. I still think they sounded great in the showroom, but what this tells ... | |
| Take a chance on Piegas? @freediver -- Yes, I realize I will probably need to upgrade my preamp next, from solid state to tube, to get these speakers to sing like they did! It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make... | |
| Where to go in Portland... +5 on Echo Audio — fantastic shop, great experience. Thanks all for your recommendations! | |
| Where to go in Portland... Two great suggestions— Thank you! I knew this was the right place to ask! | |
| What area or country do you live in ? La Crescenta, CA — just north of Pasadena (hi jameswei) and LA (hi Erik, and thanks for the tip on Higher Note — I’ll check them out). @David Pritchard — where would I find more info on the audio open houses you mentioned? | |
| Going to try digital Or get a Bluenote Vault 2; it will give you easier streaming (without having to hook up your laptop whenever you want to listen), and will make it much easier to rip your CD collection. | |
| Beware of SACD Transports -- they probably will not work with your favorite DAC I had a similar issue with my Cambridge CXU disk player. The explanation from the tech support folks at Cambridge was that the Sony license prevents them from outputing the digital signal from the SACD on anything but an HDMI cable. Their approach... | |
| Advice Needed: Bluesound Node vs Vault If the OP hasn't made his/her purchase yet, they may want to consider this: https://www.bluesound.com/products/vault-2/Yes it's recertified as opposed to new, but it's much closer to the price of a Node, and has the Vault's ease of ripping. | |
| For those of us over 60.. Paul Simon! Great question. | |
| Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review Very confusing thread. The Stereophile (source) article says:"Though Mytek ultimately chose an amplifier module from the Danish company Pascal A/S, it's far from an off-the-shelf version. "We use one Pascal," Jurewicz wrote, "but the module is... |