joemarsh
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| I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments? The first time I heard the Sonus Faber Electa Amator’s.... | |
| Thinking about upgrading, but wondering about diminishing returns Lots of good responses here. I agree with most of these and wouldn’t really add much. i too have an all CJ system that lives in my living room. I do not have the luxury of having a dedicated sound room. I recently removed all the furniture from th... | |
| Stuff you bought on Audiogon, but never have seen another? @tonykay I have a Magus that I bought around 95. I only use it as a phonostage. I’ve had Scott Frankland upgrade it twice. A third time I gave it to him for a couple months to use as a test bed. He figured out a new mod he’d never done on any othe... | |
| CJ Premier 17LS2 vs ET5/7 I'm about to receive a ET-5. I currently own a ET-3 SE. Kevin Deal from upscale recommends the Russian tube 6N23P. I have several vintage from Reflektor as well as the Voskhod plants. I've also seen the Mullard E188CC recommended. Will be looking ... | |
| Tube amp repair in the SF Bay Area I would also recommend Scott Frankland of MFA/Wavestream Kinetics/Wells Audio fame. He does custom work and I always see interesting stuff in his shop. He keeps my tube stuff running and prospering. He's in San Jose at audioeng@pacbell.net. | |
| Your Forever Pieces? What and Why? I have a MFA Magus B bought in 94. Have upgraded it twice. I use it only for the phonostage now. Shout out to Sota turntables. Had a Satelite from 91 to 2005 and traded it for a Nova. Never will let it go. Also, have a Koetsu Rosewood from 86. | |
| Discontinued equipment that you wish were still here. What do you miss or think will miss? I miss companies like MFA and Counterpoint. | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I actually agree with the basic sentiments that started this thread. It’s impossible to listen to everything in circumstances that resemble your listening environment. It’s all a bit of a leak of faith. I would add add that I have a Miyajima Kansu... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) I walked several shows and decided that the Dali Euphonia 4, 5 and now the Epicon series were giantkiller at the sub 15K level. Someone mentioned the Focal Elektra 1038 and, of course, Joseph Audio and Vandersteen are always strong. | |
| Any information/experience with Olive ONE Yeah, I dont recommend anything from this company. I have one of their early products, the Musica. I was only sporadically able to get the web interface to work from my computer. They suddenly stopped paying the internet radio service maybe two ye... | |
| Dali Helicon 400mk2 vs Sonus Faber cremona I own the Dali Euphonia 4's which I chose over the Cremona's, Wilson Sophia's, Joseph Audio RM 33, and some others. You aren't playing on an even field as Lewinski pointed out. I would have liked to hear some Piega's and the Electra 1038 but, neve... | |
| Designer Hall of Fame Scott Frankland - without question. The only piece of gear I've never changed out. In fact, he's upgraded it twice. | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE @Ctspooner I've never heard the extremas but, have always lusted after them. My acupuncturist had supertowers and I always thought they had an uncanny rightness about them - even when laying on a table! I forgot about B&W 800's - very impressi... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE The most impressive speakers that remain unforgettable and, therefore, if I had them I would hang on to for life are (no particular order):Sonus Faber Electa AmatorSonus Faber EllipsaArtemis Eos Signature with Bass ModulesProAc Response 3.8ProAc S... | |
| Sleeper preamps: $500 new/used I purchased a used MFA Magus A in 1995 - never gotten rid of it. I use it exclusively as a phono stage now as the Conrad Johnson's of the world have overtaken it's line stage. In 2003, I had Scott Frankland redo it - new capacitors, new pots, new ... |