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| upgrade advice for budget-minded beginner If you're willing to buy used, and I highly recommend it on a budget, here are a few ideas of items in the classifieds right now. I would pair an original Rega Planet cd player at around $275-300 used (an outright steal at the current used prices)... | |
| Boulder monoblocks Oops, sorry! You did listen to them, glad to hear that you liked them! I'm guessing they blow the Levinson's away but I've never compare the two. Have fun with your decision and take your time. Also consider the amazing Boulder phono stage, I've h... | |
| Boulder monoblocks I'm sorry but anyone prepared to spend $55K on a pair of amps without listening to them himself is insane. I don't care how inconvenient it is if you're spending that kind of money you can afford to travel to wherever they are to listen. | |
| VTL 5.5 questions I'm sure the 5.5 is a great preamp, but another one to consider if you prefer a more neutral tubed preamp is the Herron VTSP-1A. It is universally regarded as being neutral with just the slightest hint of tube warmth. I have one and love it, they ... | |
| ML 38s or ML 380s or my SFrontiers SL3? Personally I'm a big believer in tubes, especially tubed preamps. I think the SF or some other tube pre would sound great with any Rowland or other high quality ss amp. Happy listening! | |
| Audio Research Reference CD-7 Sorry if I was harsh, I guess 7 is just a number, sorry. | |
| Upgrade pre-amp to C2200 or speakers? Go with the preamp. You already have decent speakers and I think you'll find that a good preamp has a greater effect on your system than anything else you might change. Heck you might even decide after getting the preamp that you're happy with you... | |
| Audio Research Reference CD-7 No, but way to rip off Marantz whose reference player is the CD-7. AR is a great company but how about some originality. | |
| Looking for an incredibly dynamic preamplifier One thing to keep in mind is that when people critisize battery powered gear it's usually for a lack of dynamics, so if dynamics are what you're looking for you should probably stick to ac power. | |
| To anyone who has TT Um, what amp are you talking about? | |
| Sota Big Monitors.. Ben,I am thrilled to death with my JMlabs Micro Utopia in my smallish room, so much so that if I had a larger room and a large budget I'd look for one of the bigger models in the range. If possible demo them, either the largest monitor speaker in ... | |
| Denver Audio Show photos As always Albert many thanks from us all for your photographic efforts. In the meantime people can check out www.positive-feedback.com for pics from the first day. | |
| Simaudio I-5 and Dynaudio Contour S 1.4 The new issue of HiFi+ magazine, no. 40 has a great review of the I-5, well worth checking out. The mag is available at most bookstores and it's the best HiFi mag on the market in my opinion. Whatever you decide, have fun and happy listening! | |
| Best pre for MC275 amp Pookie10,I don't mean to hijack this thread but I have to recommend very strongly against stacking gear, especially tube gear, no matter what kind of top it has. I can sympathize with space constraints, I live with them myself, but you must allow ... | |
| Downsized and still happy, can it happen? I just recommended to a friend what I thought would be a cool, decor friendly, and cost effective minimalist setup. A used Musical Fidelity CD/DAC/Pre or whatever it's called, an integrated cd player/preamp running line level into a pair of used P... |