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| Raven Audio Tube amps I also have a Raven Audio "Blackhawk LE" integrated amp. The Raven comes close to the far more expensive and powerful Ayon Audio "Triton III" and it does make beautiful music. The speakers I am using are top-end Avalon Acoustic "Eidolon".The Raven... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2016 As a happy owner of both a Rogue "Cronus Magnum+" tube amp and an Ayon "Triton" tube amp, the Raven room blew me away with their "Blackhawk LE" integrated tube amp. So much so, that the show demo came home with me after the show discount. I can sa... | |
| Why do you give bad advice? The OP's sentiments are very familiar to me. I believe that a badly asked question deserves one of two responses: Ignore it completely, or seek to clarify and help. Most other responses are evidence of something else going on. | |
| Speaker Choice ? Can I have my pudding now, or do I really need to eat my meat first? | |
| Need Help: What In My Home Electric System Killed the Sound? If there is no obvious change to your system itself, I would suggest ruling out electrical service by temporary use ("in-home evaluation") of a power regenerator along the lines of PS Audio Power Plants or Torus Power. (Right now, PS Audio has a g... | |
| What is your go-to online place to buy physical medium of music? And why? I have bought a few incredibly great pressings from http://www.better-records.com ...but they are absurdly expensive. The few I did get are my personal "must have" records, Jefferson Airplane "Crown of Creation" and a couple of Rolling Stones albu... | |
| Pioneer SA9100 & TX9100 repair near McLean VA? (Worth it?) ...Your new phono preamp may need a few hours to gather it's wits (aka, burn-in). | |
| The illusion of soundstage. My understanding is that this is a complex question. Largely, the effect is a function of how the speaker interacts with the room. You can experiment with this by moving your setup around ...even into another room. Does it sound the same? Probably... | |
| "Stairway To Heaven" Plagarism court case What the hell took them so long? (Case over) | |
| Yes "Fragile" How great of an album is it? For some reason or other I wasn't into Yes when I was 18 onward ...until I hit my 50s. They are all excellent albums, yet the music does not move me like other artists do — In my case, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Stones, Led Zep, ...etc. Even Emers... | |
| "5 Records You Should Own" article Thanks for posting. On one of the collections I spotted The Steve Miller Band's "Children of the Future". Great album. | |
| Why do so many sellers not show the back of components...??? I have used stock photos in conjunction with photos of the actual unit. I wondered why I got so few responses. Sheesh, now it seems obvious. | |
| New Bamboo Speakers Feedback I like the concept of the speakers from a visual and aesthetic perspective. What is missing is a picture of the back (terminals? Bluetooth?), specs and any kind of descriptive terms of what they sound like. Given the lack of any such information, ... | |
| Pioneer SA9100 & TX9100 repair near McLean VA? (Worth it?) Thanks for all the feedback. I explained the situation to my neighbor and I then sold both units to HiFi Heaven in Falls Church, VA. He will restore them and sell them. My neighbor no longer has them sitting around, and instead she has a check for... | |
| Pioneer SA9100 & TX9100 repair near McLean VA? (Worth it?) @czarivey Why do you say these two pieces are worth restoration? (I think they have very elegant front panel layouts and are functionally well appointed.) |