Equipment Recommendations - The Home For New System and Upgrade Advice

[Nee Lewman]

Someone buy this and tell me it sucks.

Auris Headonia 300B Headphone Amplifier

The Feliks Audio Envy was developed to drive even the most demanding headphones with up to 8 watts of power.

upscaleaudio.com

 

[Joe Mac]

Someone buy this and tell me it sucks.

Auris Headonia 300B Headphone Amplifier

The Feliks Audio Envy was developed to drive even the most demanding headphones with up to 8 watts of power.

upscaleaudio.com

Oh lee actually I’ve been reading up about this fella a lot recently. You should consider it if you’re still thinking tube phono, it interests me a lot and is high up my list.. You could follow the sterophile advice and get the MM only first and pick up a SUT down the line if you fancied playing with MCs

EAR Phono Classic Phono Preamplifier

The EAR Phono Classic is a tube MM and MC phono preamplifier. The phono Classic delivers excellent sound and is a quiet phono stage. A music lovers phono stage and a true classic! Mid priced phono stage for audiophiles.

www.ttvjaudio.com

Gramophone Dreams #58: Stax SR-X9000 headphones, EAR Phono Classic, Bob's Devices Sky 20 SUT Page 2

www.stereophile.com

 

[Mather]

Oh and uh, everyone wanted them to make a dust cover for the Degritter.

So um... they just released the new dust cover and it uh...

... Looks like a nu-buck straight jacket and costs $550 uh... GO GIT IT!

 

[kvetcha]

they sure know their market

 

[SnowmaNick]

That's very cool looking, and not as expensive as I had guessed it would be. I mean it's still a fuck load of monies but it's not like... a FUCK LOAD of monies...

And because I like audio gear to an unhealthy degree, what I really really dig about the J. Sikora line is if I wanted more at some point, you can upgrade the Initial to the Initial Max down the road. Adding a second… everything save the platter and motor controller. A second arm mount, a second motor, a second plinth. And you get this 112 lb beauty.

 

[Mather]

And because I like audio gear to an unhealthy degree, what I really really dig about the J. Sikora line is if I wanted more at some point, you can upgrade the Initial to the Initial Max down the road. Adding a second… everything save the platter and motor controller. A second arm mount, a second motor, a second plinth. And you get this 112 lb beauty.

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I am fully behind this insanity. Do it.

 

[Angsty]

Oh and uh, everyone wanted them to make a dust cover for the Degritter.
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So um... they just released the new dust cover and it uh...
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... Looks like a nu-buck straight jacket and costs $550 uh... GO GIT IT!

Digital Deck Covers will fabricate a custom nylon cover to your specs at a fraction of the cost. I use one to cover my VPI Traveler.

 

[Angsty]

I don't have the space for a pre and a power. It's gotta be integrated, I'm out of room...

You likely have enough space under the JBL stands (if you still have those speakers) to consider a monoblock amp under each speaker. Of course, I’d advocate for a pair of Bryston 7B3’s, but a pair of Benchmark AHB2 amps would definitely fit. There are other Class D monoblocks that are similarly petite.

With the monoblocks, you could swap out the integrated for a full featured pre-amp (BR20 or BP19) or use the AVR as a preamp.

 

[Nee Lewman]

We should rename the thread to “help @Mather spend his money!”

 

[ngower]

Let’s just make a hifi registry so every time he wants to spend money he just buys us all something instead.

 

[Joe Mac]

We should rename the thread to “help @Mather spend his money!”

Or help @Mather spend his victim’s money…

I also have a feeling that he’s far from the richest person on here, he’s just childless with a decent job.

 

[Mather]

You likely have enough space under the JBL stands (if you still have those speakers) to consider a monoblock amp under each speaker. Of course, I’d advocate for a pair of Bryston 7B3’s, but a pair of Benchmark AHB2 amps would definitely fit. There are other Class D monoblocks that are similarly petite.

With the monoblocks, you could swap out the integrated for a full featured pre-amp (BR20 or BP19) or use the AVR as a preamp.

 

[Nee Lewman]

Let’s just make a hifi registry so every time he wants to spend money he just buys us all something instead.

THIS IS THE BEST IDEA EVER!!!

 

[Joe Mac]

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[Joe Mac]

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This will make you all laugh. Last time I flew to England I bought a teelings and yellow spot duty free and left them for my dad to bring over next time he took the ferry. He brought a cocktail making set and a bottle of cheap wine in a box and my whiskey is still in his garage somewhere. And he says he doesn’t need glasses…

 

[Mather]

I mean I still feel the need to point out despite the optics I've actually only upgraded my turntable once, my speakers once, and my amp never... I'm pretty much super fiscally responsmibibabble...

 

[Hemotep]

I mean I still feel the need to point out despite the optics I've actually only upgraded my turntable once, my speakers once, and my amp never... I'm super fiscally responsmibibabble...

You do a lot of research on the board. We're mostly just sneakier about our upgrades so it seems like you're worse than us when it's probably the reverse. Although you did buy that fancy ultrasonic, so

 

[ngower]

I mean I still feel the need to point out despite the optics I've actually only upgraded my turntable once, my speakers once, and my amp never... I'm pretty much super fiscally responsmibibabble...

So we aren’t all getting Soundsmith Zephyrs for Christmas?

 

[Hemotep]

Speaking of being the worst. After I cancelled my VMP preorders, I bought a SUT that should be here in a couple days.

 

[SnowmaNick]

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Ok, who was filming me pour myself a drink?!