sbrownnw
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| Journey ending speakers ProAc Studio 148s with SEV9 Soundocity Outriggers. Love the sound and the bang for the buck (about $3200 total). Don't see myself spending more or getting different ones. | |
| Your choice - TT, Arm, Stage, Cartridge - $5000 budget Rega P6 w/ TTPSU, Herbie way excellent mat, AT-33PTG/II low MC from 2juki on eBay, Jasmine 2 box phono stage and a vacuum or ultrasonic record cleaner. Each item should be around $500 except the turntable which is $1500. Very similar to what I hav... | |
| Schiit Mani - Sent in for repair, no response. Looking for rec's on a replacement preamp I really my Jasmine LP2 mkII (about $400 used) and my AT-33PTG/II low MC (about $500 from 2juki on ebay) on my modified RP6 (see system details). | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? I will start with 1990ish time frame as that is when I was in college and first dug into hifi:- some kind of 3 way plus passive radiator tower, maybe made by Eclipse?- KEF Uni-Q 102 2- Acoustic Research AR9- Linn Tukan w/ sound organisation stands... | |
| Warm, rich sounding interconnects? And you should be able to get 2 sets of RCAs and one magic power cable I mentioned above for under $400 total. | |
| Warm, rich sounding interconnects? Mogami 2549 with KLEI copper harmony plus signal Cable magic power cord will put things to the warm side. That’s what I use. Great sound at great prices. You can get the RCAs made (I had mine shotgunned / ground floated at one end) at Douglas Conn... | |
| whats the very best sounding cables for realistic money See the custom cable ensemble I am using on my system details page. | |
| Need advice about upgrading speakers ( it might be the last one i own). Love my ProAc Studio 148 speakers that I got for just over $3000 USD. Unfortunately, they are discontinued. Fortunately, there is an upgraded replacement model coming out but it sounds like it will be more expensive. | |
| Fm tuner I have a Technics tuner that is rated within the top 20 on the fm tuner shootout web site. | |
| Looking to upgrade amp, need help. The Audio Refinement is not sold, as I am the seller. It is up on a certain Canuck site, on the US side:http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649335001-seattle-audio-refinement-complete-system-tekton-65t-lin... | |
| Looking to upgrade amp, need help. I have an Audio Refinement (YBA) component stack for sale that would work great with your speakers and budget:AR Complete tunerAR Complete CD playerAR Complete integratedThe AR integrated beat out a Rogue Cronus Magnum side by side for warmth and ... | |
| ProAc comparison Yes, but at what increased price (for the replacement studio 148s). When I purchased mine they were already priced at the top of my budget and were the most expensive audio item I've ever purchased and I make a decent salary as a software engineer... | |
| ProAc comparison @itzhak1969, you are correct. The studio 148 is discontinued as with its redesigned drivers and same tweeter as the reference line, it mostly likely took away some sales in the reference line. I've heard a more expensive replacement is coming out ... | |
| Dark Amplifier Any of the Audio Refinement Multi series (I have a Multi-5 and Multi-2) made by YBA. | |
| After nearly 20 years, I left Magnepan and went ProAc What soundocity outriggers did you order?I've had my studio 148s for about 14 months now and it still seems like they incrementally improve each month with possibly more break in and refinement. Plus, I just put some Signal Cable MagicPower power... |