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| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! Sources do matter, but I still believe that 60% should be spent on speakers. I would prefer a set of high-end speakers fed by a cheap phonograph or junk CD player over a very expensive high end source unit fed into lousy, cheap speakers. Even the ... | |
| Your Forever Pieces? What and Why? Mirage M1si Speakers. Mirage M3si speakers. Because they sound amazing. | |
| Spend my $1000 on a turntable I’ve had Pro-Ject/Music Hall (Pro-Ject made Music Hall tables for Roy Hall and now Pro-Ject owns Music Hall) for years...I’ve had pleasing results with them. The Music Hall MMF2.1 should be avoided (some cartridges pick up motor noise) but farther... | |
| 3 best 10k speakers now imho Also consider the GoldenEar Triton Reference. It's not a super fancy speaker and is still an MDF-like cabinet albeit now with some shiny parts, but when you use your ears and really listen to what the speakers are putting out, they are quite amaz... | |
| Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years. Mirage M1-siMirage M3-siNHT 3.3Timeless classics | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? Ryan R610 | |
| WD 40 to remove scratches on vinyl ! Doh!Don't do it. | |
| I need cables for my 2 channel system Canare/ Blue Jeans Cable.USB cables don’t matter. It’s 1’s and 0’s. | |
| Auditioned Magico A3 - VERY DARK... I heard Magico’s in two separate demo rooms at Axpona this year. One room was “meh” and the other sounded quite nice. There are so many variables here...every component in the chain as well as the room and most importantly the source /recording ... | |
| Talk but not walk? Anyone who believes placing wooden blocks under their CD transport makes an audible difference should be immediately dismissed. | |
| Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under GoldenEar Triton Reference. | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! This thread makes me respect Kevin Deal, Prima Luna and Martin-Logan. All three stepped up and made the OP whole.I just placed an order from Upscale for a PL Prologue 5 amp. I am confident that Kevin will step up if I have issues. | |
| Electrical - Romex Wiring and Other Recommended Enhancements lak3,062 posts04-30-2018 8:54amThere is absolutely nothing wrong with using 20 amp breakers as long as you run 10/2 wire.Yes, there are preamps and amps constructed for 20 amp IEC’s, it is possible that if you use a 15 amp breaker the product migh... | |
| Electrical - Romex Wiring and Other Recommended Enhancements cleeds1,367 posts04-23-2018 8:38amNot necessarily. It depends, in part, on the length of the run from panel to receptacle. If in the US, check NEC. You are correct; longer runs could require a larger gauge. Always best to check NEC code. | |
| Mirage M1 or M3 vs M1Si or M3Si Series I own a pair of M5si, two pairs of M3si and one pair of M1si. I had a pair of M5, which I sold to my neighbor.Another forum member messaged me and asked me about the differences, so here was my reply: They are all similar in the midrange and hig... |