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How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make?
Well I'll put my experience out there. .I have a cary sli80 and upgraded my turntable to a vpi clasic 3 witch I really enjoy. .tried some expensive tube phono stages like rogers pa1a and don't think it's worth the asking price.I'm currently using ... 
How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make?
Well I'll put my experience out there. .I have a cary sli80 and upgraded my turntable to a vpi clasic 3 witch I really enjoy. .tried some expensive tube phono stages like rogers pa1a and don't think it's worth the asking price.I'm currently using ... 
Marantz SA-10 vs SA-KI Ruby
Hi guy's. .I just brought a sa ruby home to demo today..I did hear the sa 10 at the same audio dealer and one of the guy's who's opinion I trust told me they both sound very close in presentation.  Sa10 is just slightly better than the ruby.I curr... 
Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life!
Well I agree on the speakers but good cable's were the eye opener for me. 
Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar)
I like proac so far but I need to spend some time with some harbeth.  
What to do when the preamp you were ripped off on shows up online ?
If you used PayPal and haven't received the item contact them and let them know. They hold the funds until everything looks good on both ends.best of luck and thanks for the heads up.  
Your Forever Pieces? What and Why?
For me it's my cary sli80. .I've owned it for 7 year's now and will keep it until I'm 6 feet under. The reasons are 1 it really is a great integrated tube amp,2 lots of options as far as tubes go and 3rd because I've done all the capacitors mods t... 
Integrated
It comes down to budget as well..I had the same setup for my thiel 3.7 ..cary sli80 and loved the results. .drove them with a mcintosh mc7270 and a cary slp and it was really good. .Liked the results I got with hegel h360 the most never tried pass... 
I need cables for my 2 channel system
Ok so I didn't read all the suggestions but I'm sure someone mentioned cable company for loaner cables. .but they charge a non refundable deposit of 5 percent so if you don't like any of the cables you have money you can't get back...screw that, g... 
Audience Au24 SX Speaker Cable Impressions, VS?
I just finished my 10 day loaner of AU24SX along with the new synergistic research Euphoria k level 3.  I'm running a cary sli80 through thiel cs3.7 and some proac response 2's...I did like the synergistic cable's but found the audience way more e... 
What is an excellent power cable?
I can't recommend any audioquest power cords..they don't improve sound in my opinion.nordost are nice but can be a little on the bright side not to mention big $$$$. Had great success with oyaide tunami and it's well within your budget. .really li... 
Cartridges: Complete Scam?
I didn't bother reading the long back lash you probably got on this topic..I decided to get back into vinyl about 2 years ago. .demoed 4 turntables and finally settled on a clear audio concept with concept mc cartridge. .then the long painful jour... 
Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr.
Voxativ  
The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
Same experience here with the synergistic blue..added one to a rogers pa1a phono amp and I wasn't expecting it to be that much better than the black but wow what a wonderful upgrade for modest money. Plan on getting more. 
Hegel vs Rogue
I have both a hegel h360 and a cary sli80. .I go back and forth between the two and find I love the sound of both of them although I find the cary is a better listening experience when it comes to vinyl. .as far as a good dac I own a rega dac and ...