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| What speakers for 10k? As much as I like Vapor, I'd not judge any speaker by a YouTube video. And I think that putting so little of a 10k budget into speakers is a mistake. I'd put in the vicinity of $7-8,000 into speakers, or the whole $10k, with an eye towards upgradi... | |
| Classic Records vs. Analogue Productions Those QRP pressings are great in my experience. And in such cases this will likely be a pressing by pressing matter. Steve Hoffman Forums is a great place to get opinions on different pressings. I have heard that Classic pressings could be inconsi... | |
| What speakers for 10k? I have heard these speakers at a couple of oweners' homes, including Ryan at Vapor. They are made to order, so your best best is to maybe find someone near you who has one (if there is one) who will let you take a listen. Or hit an audio show. Hit... | |
| What speakers for 10k? If you are looking at Vapor, my personal faves in the line are the Aurora and Nimbus. | |
| Best Dac under $600... New or used You could also go for a Micro iDSD from iFi. | |
| Axpona 2015. Are any of you guys going? I live in Chicago and will be going again this year. Both years have been excellent. You will find some headphone gear there for sure, but this isn't as big as at RMAF, where CanJam is attached to the larger RMAF fest. But still a lot of good head... | |
| Need New Bookshelf Speakers of Certain 'Style' Those KEFs are tough to beat. And they now come in white. With the numerous awards they've gotten, they also keep their resale value very well. I did not find them bright, and a recent comparison in the most recent Stereophile nicely covers their ... | |
| Bookshelfs budget is $ 2000. I am a big fan of the Vapor speakers' sound (my faves are the Aurora and Nimbus, but I have also heard the Joule and the Breeze), but I would not say they have a "warm mellow sound", which the OP is looking for. I also love my SP Tech speakers (ju... | |
| Bookshelfs budget is $ 2000. May not be warm and mellow as you'd like (I think you'd get more of that with the Harbeths), but in that price range, I'd try to listen to the KEF LS50. A stunner of a speaker, worthy of the praise and awards it gets. Another company to consider i... | |
| Speakers for Musical Fidelity M6i I'll pipe in to suggest that speakers are the most important component in any system. So I'd recommend finding speakers you like most and that work in your room and budget. Then go about finding an amp the pairs best with those speakers. That said... | |
| Best Miles Davis Mono LPs to Start a Collection To keep things from getting very pricey, I agree that you should look for mono OJC releases and two-fers from the 70s. Usually great sounding. The two-fers usually had a new album title but inside was 2 earlier LPs in their entirety. Open the two-... | |
| Mcintosh mc275 or rogue m150/180 Where do you see Rogue being hard on tubes? Did a lot of research before buying my Rogue 90 and don't recall seeing that. And no evidence of it being hard on tubes on my few years of owning the amp. | |
| Entry level Phono Stage for Dynavector 10x5 One reason that there is a focus on the LOMC is that the PE mode is a unique feature. I have quite liked it with MM carts. Though at the same time, you might be better off grabbing a phono stage that is MM only if you won't be upgrading anytime so... | |
| Requesting info on Audio Kinesis ZEPHRIN Speakers Oh, I'll get over there eventually, though likely not until the new year. | |
| Requesting info on Audio Kinesis ZEPHRIN Speakers Chicago is a pretty great city, and Brian at Essential Audio is great. Based on my experience with the speakers, these are certainly worth an audition. I need to get out to Essential Audio one of these days to give them a better listen (and to hea... |