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MS Nova Phenomena is Rega Aria
Audiotroy, Thank you for the quick response. What I am hoping is that someone familiar with both phono amps, having a sense of any different sonic characteristics between the two, would post a response. 
Your favorite male soul voices
Wilson Pickett’s rendition of Hey Jude on Duane Allman’s Anthology, vol.1.I have been listening to music for awhile this afternoon and was just about to turn it off for the day. Then I came across this thread. Not yet, one more song. Somebody grab... 
Primare I35 Prisma
I heard the i35 with matching CD player at Axpona 2018. It sounded very good. Primare had two systems there. The smaller one consisted of an i15 with dd15 cd transport. The i35 has the newer generation UFPD 2 amplification design. I use an i22 int... 
How did a bands' name originate?
"...I can't remember exactly who came up with 'The Who' in the first place. We were round at Pete's mate Barney"s flat chucking around all sorts of silly names. The Group. No One.The Hair. Pete liked that one. I think someone made a suggestion tha... 
Luxman Integrated - What do they sound like
Thanks builder1 and agrippa. 
Luxman Integrated - What do they sound like
agrippa29 posts01-20-2019 7:57pmMy amp is a Luxman L-550AXII, but sadly I’m unsure how to explain the differences between it and the many other amps I’ve owned. Fortunately there’s no shortage of reviews to be had by googling, all of which ar... 
Luxman L590AXii vs Accuphase E-650 for a Shindo lover
Are you sure you want to leave the amp on all the time? In the past I had a Luxman L-550ax. When I left it on for a while without playing music it got warm to the touch, too warm to leave on all the time. 
does temperature affect speaker performance?
Let me first state that I have little to no scientific experience. But hold on now. Sound travels at 343 meters/ second at 20 degrees C, or 68 degrees F. I would guess that an average listening distance between speakers and listeners ears is close... 
Buying my 1st new LP in 42 years..Suggestions?
Whatever you want  
Harbeth P3ESR Anniversary edition. Worth the Upgrade?
I set my P3esr 40th up in my main system (temporarily set aside SHL 5+ 40th). I dialed in my REL Strata III at around 80 hz as did Yogiboy. Sounded great. The P3 was easier to integrate with the sub than the SHL 5+. 
Harbeth P3ESR Anniversary edition. Worth the Upgrade?
I have not compared the two models but I do have the P3esr 40th anniversary pair. I use them in a second system. They sound much bigger than they are. When I first got them I put them on a 24" pair of two column metal stands that I already had. So... 
Rega P5 to P6?
Elizabeth, just moments before reading your last post I concluded a phone call with my dealer. I ordered the P8 which should be released sometime in December. He agreed the P6 is more than a sideways move from the P5, but having auditioned the P8,... 
Rega P5 to P6?
Thanks Elizabeth. I was wondering if that was the case.  
Your last concert was to see who and when?
Itzhak Perlman 11/10/18 at Krannert Center in Urbana, Illinois. 
Starting a second system
Another Leben/ Falcon recommendation. Call Charlie at Stereo Haven in Illinois.