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| I want to pick up a vintage SS integrated I've had a Kenwood KA-7100 60 wpc with phono and a headphone jack that has been rock solid since 1978... until just recently. It's a nice integrated with tone controls that aren't too aggressive (has a tone control bypass switch). High and sub fre... | |
| Looking for a 300b integrated amplifier kit for my Avantgarde Trio (107db) horn speakers Found this site interesting and he has a 300b kit for $1,700. w/o tubes.No interest in building one though.https://www.transcendentsound.com | |
| Recommendations for CDP < $300 n80, There are some reports if reliability issues, but if you look you find that with many things. I had also considered the Marantz CD6006, but that's a $500. machine, and I'm not sure the SQ would be that different from the 7030. NADs are anothe... | |
| Recommendations for CDP < $300 I recently got the Onkyo 7030 from Newegg for $170. It's a nice simple single player.Sounds good enough for now, and especially for the $. | |
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| Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!) Shahinian Acoustics Ltd.Polydirectional loudspeakers.Music/Design guru Richard Shahinian recently crossed into the eternal soundstage, but the small family owned company soldiers on.http://shahinianacoustics.com | |
| Romex and breaker switches I'm with Jeff. Run two 20 amp 12-2 lines directly from the breaker panel. Use whatever breakers your box takes Murray for Murray, etc.Dedicate one circuit to the power amp. No pig tailing bigger wire to smaller. No using a 30 amp breaker - you wan... | |
| 70's Receiver and/or Integrated Amp recommendations Still using my Kenwood KA-7100 that I bought new for $200. back in 1978 when I was in college. One channel finally let go, so I’m looking to upgrade to separates. It was trouble free for 40 years, mostly driving Energy 22 Reference Connoissuers.Bu... | |
| Done buying new vinyl Still listening, but I haven't bought NEW vinyl in a long time. After reading the above, I would be hesitant to. I just watched Michael Frermer's "It's a Vinyl World After All" - a worthwhile program (DVD from Library). Michael sits in on a remast... | |
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| should I go with the rega brio or schiit vidar Looks like you can use the Oppo's volume controlled output to connect directly to an amp. From the Oppo site:"Sonica DAC provides both XLR balanced and RCA single-ended outputs, and the outputs can be set to volume-controlled or bypass, making it ... | |
| should I go with the rega brio or schiit vidar Not to hijack your thread, but I've been looking at a lot of Schiit lately. Egads, doesn't this ever get old? Looking to replace my amplification, a Kenwood Integrated from college days bought in 1978, really. Served me very well for all that time... | |
| Need recommendation for amplifier I see that you already ordered Red Dragons...I’m in need of new amplification too. Integrated, or separates. Was considering Rogue. Also looked at Schiit. Now, I’m looking hard at the Cary SL-100 Pre and SA200.2 Amp. They’re on sale for a few more... | |
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