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| Best Used Solid State Amp for less than $5000? Uh...4Yanx....I have a confession to make. I pulled the trigger about 6 months ago and purchased the Ayre V-5x. Guess that puts me in Bigtee camp now, doesn't it? I sent mu unit to Ayre two weeks ago to have the evolution upgrade. Funny that Bigte... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Jorma Kaukonen. A talented guitarist that has just gotten better and better.... | |
| Speaker for Threshold amp and preamp My short list:Hales T8'sVandersteen Model 5'sThiel CS6Montana's (model #?)Dunlavey model 4a'sI have heard both the Hales and the Dunlavey's. Both are excellent. The Vandersteen has been remarked as sounding similiar to the T8's. | |
| Discs you play again and again Pehare: great suggestion. The early Metheny discs are a real treat. Folk Songs on "80/81", especially the last part when Charlie Haden's bass kicks in gives me shivers every time I listen to it. Also, "New Chautauga" (sp?) is equally great. | |
| Hi rez: Led Zep and the Beatles Hope this thread isn't limitted to SACD. I have LZep 3 and 4 releases by CLassic Records and 3 is nothing short of amazing. 3 has a lot of acoustic cuts are fabulously rendered on this LP. 4 is very good as well. | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? Maineiac: I was wondering when someone was going to suggest the Lector. Not a universal player but does have the added benefit of playing SACD too.Is there anonye out there that can compare it to the DV-50? | |
| Amplifier reviews from Hardesty's The Ayre is not an amp that wil grab you by the throat. When I first heard it, to be truthful, I was a little disappointed. FOr myself, it reresented a very subtle improvement over my threshold S300 (really, a testament to the threshold). Yet when... | |
| Ayre V5X, Sim Moon W5 vs. BC-28. I know nothing of theBlue Circle unit. However both the Ayre and the Sim were on my short list (along with the Pass X350, Rowland Model 10, and Plinius SA 250Iv). I ended up with the Ayre (which replaced an older Threshold unit). The Ayre definite... | |
| Good preamp suggestion for around $1000 I've seen conrad johnson PFR's advertised for $600 on ebay. Nothing even comes close to this in terms of sound for the money IMO. | |
| Why is the trend to make separate phono stage More preamp manufacturers should offer an integral phono section at least as an option. This does occur in some instances but at an appalling low rate. | |
| Why is the trend to make separate phono stage What a wonderful thread. Somehow we got on this train (EG separate phono section and line stages) and can't get off it. Sbank, are you sure you're correct about only 25% of audiophiles wanting this feature in a preamp? Have you done a study on thi... | |
| Best Used Solid State Amp for less than $5000? Parasound Halo JC-1's vs Classe' CAM-350's: these amplifiers would seem to appeal to the same listeners in terms of power, configuration (eg mono design), and price. Has anyone done a direct comparision? Both are on my short list (PLinius SA-250, ... | |
| Best Used Solid State Amp for less than $5000? So many amplifiers, so little time....I'm inclined to agree with John although for a slightly different reason. I really like the Plinius, but I think I would be tempted to run it mostly in Class A mode. Its not so much the disipation of heat I'm ... | |
| Best Used Solid State Amp for less than $5000? I've vacillated back and forth between many options but after much deliberation, it appears that I've narrowed it down to two (Can't wait until the Spectron Musician 3 is available, I guess) : At the top of is the Plinius SA250IV, the bottom is re... | |
| Anyone compare the Pass X-250 vs Sim W-5?? Hi Btstrg. just curious what you ended up with. I am currently looking at these two amps also. |