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| Conrad Johnson ET-3 line stage pre-amp or BAT VK31SE pre-amp?? Sorry, don't know where I got the idea that you were looking for a tube pre. | |
| Is upgrading pre worth it? Truly cheap passive, Schiit SYS, $50 + shipping. I bought one just to play with. Use it with my Dynaco ST-70 amp. | |
| Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions? Opps, I wrote...probably not too difficult a load. Not! on not.I am happy with the 326 for a second system. There are so many quality speakers, at the budget I would pair such an amp with, that will not challenge it power wise. I am currently usin... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? I believe that high quality sound can be achieved at lower cost with headphones mated to a quality amp, however this experience is no substitute for the 'speaker' experience. I have no need for headphones in my dedicated audio room. At my bedside ... | |
| Conrad Johnson ET-3 line stage pre-amp or BAT VK31SE pre-amp?? I agree, be patience. You are making a decision on a serious upgrade over the sphinx and 1/2 way there. I thought you wanted a tube pre and wanted a phonostage. I would stick with BAT, one fully functional. | |
| Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions? Forgot to add, with 87dB sensitivity, 8 ohm nominal 12 o,clock the amp is maxed out, playing louder than I need. If running like that I would want more power. | |
| Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions? I believe the 326BEE is best suited for speakers that are 87dB sensitive and nominal 8 ohm, possibly dropping not much below 4 at some point in frequency range (few 8 ohm nominal speakers truly are) . A nominal 4 ohm load at 87dB sensitivity is pr... | |
| Power for Klipschorns What is your Vinyl rig? If you go the route of a AVR, I believe few have phono stages. I don't see that as a problem as there are many quality budget ones available. Need one that best matches up with your cartridge. I believe Klipsch sound best w... | |
| The next step to a better system Congrats on the Oppo! I don't stream that often, use Pandora with our living room system. I would like to try Spotify which allows listening to entire albums. I believe it costs~$10/mo however. | |
| Are there used/mint balanced pre-amp with a few unblanced inputs under $2000?? My experience buying, selling, and watching sales on AG is that items that are sought after and priced right often sell within the 1st day. | |
| Recommnedations for moderately price balanced IC's, and adaptors to an RCA end Sounds like the HI-FI Plus cd was mastered at low volume and you max out the gain in the Sphinx pre. | |
| 8-16 ohm budget speakers Erik, thanks for that link. There was a time when I I would enjoy making my own speakers however for now I already have too many projects on the books. Did look like these speakers would be easy to build and serve my needs. | |
| 8-16 ohm budget speakers rsfphil, Thanks for the Tekton rec. I looked Tekton up and now have the Mini Lore Monitor's on my short list. Imagine them to be hard to find on the used market. I plan on giving them a call tomorrow. | |
| 8-16 ohm budget speakers I will check out Tekton. Thanks. | |
| help a Die hard ANALOG guy choose a budget CDP When I read your post I thought of the Marantz SA-8005. Hifiman beat me to it. I have heard it however don't own one. Would if I was looking for a CDP in your budget for the reasons stated by hifiman. Has a smooth warm sound yet detailed enough fo... |