nordicnorm
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Tube Preamp Within your budget, nothing can match a used Doge 8 preamp. It takes 4 x 12AT7 (line stage) and 4 x 12AX7 tubes (phono stage). It does both MM and MC.It is however, very dependent on which tubes you select. I had very good success with Siemens EC... | |
Preamp under $2,000 used If you can find one on the used market, a Don Sachs 6SN7-based preamp should be a consideration.They don’t come up for sale very often, however. | |
Best cartridge under $1500. +1 on the Decca London Super Gold Moving Iron cartridge.It does exactly what you’re looking for. | |
Upgrading digital source device is not easy The DAC in the Cary is already very good. To best it, you will have to go to something like this $23K Esoteric D-02 for $8,895. Here’s a review of it: https://www.audiostream.com/content/esoteric-d-02-dual-mono-da-converter | |
Newbie here with a cable question I’m a fan of Martin Logan speakers so naturally I’m biased. ツI was initially drawn to the ElectroMotion ESL line but once I heard the Spires, I was hooked.I have two amps I interchange. One is a pair of highly modified Golden Tube Audio SE-40 75W ... | |
Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K) @audioman58 wrote: "Accurate speaker is a broad area . To my taste the new Martin Logan Renaissance Loudspeakers from the powered Dual Bass with 24 bit DSP and room correction from mid Bass on down is the first time I have heard seamless accurate ... | |
Higher end value cables With their generous return policy, it costs you very little to audition Teo Audio’s Game Changer ICs. That is, unless you decide to keep them! ㋡For the cost of postage ($15?) it is a worthwhile experiment. | |
Need recommendation for CD transport (not Cambridge) Here is an Esoteric DV-50S that is worth consideration for $1,500: http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649396527-esoteric-dv50s-with-david-schulte-ugrade-performed-in-2...This unit has been professionally upgraded by the Upgrade Company (David Schu... | |
Teo Game-Changer IC's - get on the bus! Hi Derek,I have them in all three paths (CD, digital and vinyl).Describing the effect is challenging since the words I use may not resonate [pun intended] with you.As a musician, I immediately noticed the ’space between the notes’. Individual inst... | |
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable What is the problem here? If you don't believe higher priced cables make a difference, don't buy them.I don't really understand all this angst to scientifically "prove" something that, at the end of the day, is 100% subjective? That's a bit like ... | |
What's the best Sony CD/SACD player? @jafant The Esoteric was a significant improvement over the Sony wrt SACD playback. With CD, it was much closer (but the Esoteric still won out). | |
NEW Cerious Technologies Upgrade - Graphene Matrix Cables I would be curious to know if anyone has compared the CT Matrix against Teo Audio Splash cables? | |
What's the best Sony CD/SACD player? i had a Sony S9000ES player for many years (since replaced with an Esoteric DV-50S), and I wouldn’t call its sound "strident" by any means!?But then again, I was running it through tubes (both preamp and amp). | |
Power Cord Blue Circle BC68 Mkii has in-line filtering.They cost around $500. | |
Should I buy SACD's or Buy Quality Multi-Format CD player and use Old Digital CD's? Both the Esoteric DV-50S or Krell SACD Standard Mk III can be found for under $1,500 and represent terrific performance for their cost. |