mikado463
Responses from mikado463
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? Rogue Audio ...... | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! all good points (mostly) but IMO it's speakers and the environment in which they play that matter most. I laughed when the Op said he was blown away buy his new Marantz disc player, the only way that player could 'blow away' the Oppo 205 is if th... | |
| Best balanced linestage/preamp for $4000 or less ??? someone mentioned CJ, I thought they were single ended ?as for the OP's general statement about older ARC being problematic....BS, my old SP-9MkII continues to perform admirably in my sons kit | |
| Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!! I suspect JGH is rolling in his grave, the rag will become just another piece of useless fodder ......... | |
| New or Old CD Player? Simple really, buy a Rotel 1570, put the savings towards better acoustics for your listening room and more CD's !! | |
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? another happy Signal Cable owner here, Franks stuff simply works ! | |
| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next unless you increase your budget for much better speakers do what simao said.........more music ! | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? "Never engage in conversation with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" - Mark Twain | |
| Amp selection for someone on a modest budget... if you are willing to consider tubes, for the $$ and within your budget, IMO the Rogue M-180 mono blocks are superb. FWIW I drove my Revel Studio II's with a pair to sonic perfection. | |
| Let's talk power cords of course PC's make a difference.......but only if you run them along side those silly pebbles / rocks that some snake oil salesman tries to push. | |
| Switching to solid state amp? just made the switch back to SS myself. Went from Rogue M-180's (loved 'em) to Pass X260.8's | |
| What do you consider the most musical speakers—$15000 & under 15k is the 'sweet spot' IMOmy two favorite........Revel Studio IIMartin Logan 13a | |
| How could 100 Watt class a has more head room than a 300 Watt amp Class AB you 'presumed' but apparently did not actually 'measure', a classic audiophile mistake. You said the 100 watt amp 'appears'.........means nothing in this scenario. | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! should have bought Rogue (made in USA) ............ | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers the lower end of the Wilson line up reminds me of amusement park trash cans from the fifties and sixties........ butt ugly. |