marktomaras
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| Dead Can Dance reissues - not happy Mofi into the labyrinth sounds fantastic | |
| South Florida - join in and make a REAL effort! Unfortunately, I am to blame, and completely dropped the ball with getting this going! 2 year old son, small business owner blues. I am still up for it however!- Mark | |
| Converter for digital out to analog in to Integrated Check out the Schiit Modi. This may be a high quality solution for $99. | |
| What components might I check into that have a small foot print? If you have a robust cd collection, no extreme need to embrace streaming for digital. Of course cds and streaming don’t affect your analogue ambitions at all. if you do move in the direction of streaming, be sure to choose a hardware/software app... | |
| Suggestions needed For budget speaker cables, Audioquest Type 4. Check out at Audio Advisor, I think they have a good deal on them. Yes, far better than amazon $12 cables, but I would keep Cable expenditures minimal for a starter system. Check out kimber PBJ interc... | |
| Sony speakers with drivers made by a different brand? Many speaker manufacturers do not manufacture their own drivers, including the big fancy brands. This is quite common and normal. I am not aware of what Sony does. | |
| What components might I check into that have a small foot print? Schiit, Peachtree, Cyrus Audio, Wyred 4 Sound, and a couple of offerings from PS Audio | |
| Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first? Shouldn’t aficionados be more appreciative of the best that different systems can offer rather than being all blue state red state about it? I had tubes for years, love ‘em, and now have solid state. Will very likely have tubes again one day. My c... | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? My first “killer system” by the standards of my earlier years came at about age 21. I moved up from my Yamaha receiver and bought a separate amp and preamp by Acurus. I also added an Acurus CD player. This powered a pair of $1,200 Canton monitors ... | |
| Integrated for Aria 906 Have a search for used Devialet 120. Extremely wife friendly, built-in DAC and phonostage, great sound, upgradable, Probably a little bit more than your budget, but worth considering! There is one for sale on Audiogon for about $3k. When you wa... | |
| Another amateur in need of advice One more thought on amps. Some of the early Adcom amps and preamps were designed by Nelson Pass. They can be had for $350 - $550 for a power amp and $300-$400 for a preamp. This combo may be a steal at $650! Check out what models were designed... | |
| Another amateur in need of advice I agree with Inna, perhaps you can do better than the MoFi table for $2200, freeing up more for speakers... a mid level rega used can be really nice, with a higher end MM cart | |
| Another amateur in need of advice My advice would be to spend a significant amount of the budget on the speakers and the turntable/cartridge. I would go very light budgetwise on the amplifier, and yes you need an integrated amplifier. The preamplifier stage is quite important and... | |
| LP Cleaning I started with a VPI 16.5, and years later, I upgraded to an audio desk vinyl cleaner pro. Both are great machines, albeit at very different price points. With these machines there is very little danger of getting the label wet. Watch some YouTub... | |
| Bluesound Vault 2 vs NAD Masters Series M502 You might consider separating the functions and widen your possibilities. For example, if you use a computer to rip the CDs, then you don’t need a server with the CD drive, opening the door to many more systems. I’ve gone through various incarnati... |