infinitebaffle
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| Am I really smart or really stupid? Nothing new here. Been doing it for many years as I'm sure have many others. The quality of the phono stages does vary wildly and your Yamaha's is highly average. Some killer phono stages in older preamps on the cheap are the NAD 1020, Apt Holman ... | |
| A call to use the system A'Gon has in place... Heres a thought. Everybody needs to go back and read the information on grading again. IT HAS BEEN CHANGED!! The age of an item is no longer a consideration except in the mint 10/10 category. In all other ratings age is not mentioned-only condition. | |
| Adcom GFA 535 II It is by far NOT the best amp at its typical selling price($125-175)Here are 2 amps that are WAAAAY better sounding. The B&K ST140 ($175-225) and the Adcom GFA 5200 ($150-200). These both use mosfet outputs and are smoother, sweeter and just p... | |
| ESS AMT4: Worth repairing? You dont just drop in another driver and expect to get any kind of proper match with the existing cabinet ,xover and tweeter. $110 to refoam 2 10" speakers is about twice what it should cost. In Portland there is a company which specializes in doi... | |
| Jolida JD100 little tube rolling comparison... Okay, now that you have listened to the current production 12AX7's you need to get yourself into some vastly superior sounding old stock tubes. Once you hear some Amperex or Mullard 12AX7's you will consider the current stuff pretty much irreleven... | |
| Dahlquist dq 20's Query? From your description of these speakers I wouldn't touch them with the proverbial ten foot pole. Especially at the price. They go for between $500-600 all the time. A local dealer recently sold a pair for $450. As far as how they sound this is alw... | |
| Denon DP-11F 1982 decent turntable? Any of the mentioned turntables would be a significant upgrade to the Denon which was their entry level unit and is not a great table. | |
| I need to replace my E34 tube on my Audio Aero Amp The current production Svetlana branded tube is not a real Svetlana. It is made by Sovtek and is not very good. The original Svetlana factory is now selling under the name SED with a Winged C logo. This is a great EL34-E34L. Almost as good as some... | |
| Nakamichi CA5 - Too Bright - suggestions? I'm not surprised about the CA5. When I listened to it I was shocked at how truly awful it sounded. Thin, hard, bright-just plain nasty. Get yourself an Audio Experience Symphonies tube linestage available direct from manufacturer for $400 and you... | |
| Best Budget Preamp, whats out there? The Audio Experience Symphonies tube line stage is available on ebay new for $400, including shipping, direct from the manufacturer. It is equal in sound quality to anything in the $1000, and even above, price range, Uses 3 12AX7 tubes and a 6X4 r... | |
| WHOA This isn't what I expected. I'm not surprised by your conclusion. The Nakamichi PA series Stasis amps were a major disappointment and don't even come close to the Threshold amps. In fact they are really not very good at all. I clearly remember having high expectations for a ... | |
| Are smaller high end speakers really better I would hardly call your Tandberg gear very smooth sounding. More like typical mediocre solid state sounding. Meaning, thin, two dimensional, somewhat hard and fatigueing. This is probably the reason you prefer the warm and somewhat soft sounding ... | |
| Nakamichi SR versus TA I have extensive experience with these receivers Having owned all of them at one time or another. Still have an SR-3A. I compared an SR4A directly with a TA4A and ended up preferering the SR. It is more detailed and open with a more refined and nu... | |
| Did Svetlana change hands? The Svetlana brand name is owned by New Sensor Corp which also owns the Sovtek label. The current production Svetlana tubes are made in the Sovtek factory and are not nearly as good as the original Svetlana branded tubes. The good news is that the... | |
| No Budget Amp? The best budget solid state amp is without question the B&k ST140 Outperforms numerous more expensive amps and can be had for around $200-250 As good as the B&K is it cannot compare to a recapped Dyna ST70 if you can live with 35 wpc and t... |