The Dude

You're comparing a $300 diy kit to $4000 commercially built amplifier. I'm not an engineer, but I'd guess it's more than $300 in parts to get to high fidelity. That being said, having the enjoyment of building one and still having it sound pretty good regardless how it measures is something I am ok with.

What is ASR?

I just use a dusting rag that I used to dust the speakers, so I guess a swifter would work. I will say it seems that the horns and ports do collect a lot of dust.

Oliva V series, 10 year Henry McKenna bottled in Bond. I'm going to have to have a sip of Heaven Hill after this, cause if I remember correctly, it's a lot smoother. Not saying the Henry has alot of bite, just seems more spicer (I'm not sure that's a proper way to describe whiskey).

Absolutely not, as Wuzzzer mentioned the price to admission for a modern receiver may be high depending on your budget. There are many quality modern 2 channel receivers, but you would be close to $1000.00 U.S. to start. I'd look at offerings from Parasound if I was looking for a modern 2 channel receiver. If you already have FLAC files, that's a good start. There are many ways to skin that cat. Depending the age of your PC, a decent DAC (Shiit audio comes to mind) between your PC and a decent power amp would suffice. The great thing about this hobby is that there are endless possibilities. If you want to dable with McIntosh, there is currently a refreshed MC250 for sale in the garage sale at a decent price. Paired with the correct DAC amd you'd be on your way. From personal experience, those McIntosh amps sound wonderful with Heresys.

That's good to know, I'd be interested to know how one would handle gain matching each channel to insure accurate levels out of each amp. I know some of the Tubes4Hifi pre amps have individual channel gains, so I assume one could accomplish it by that means.

Stop and take a deep breath. First, welcome to the madness. It's almost impossible to buy one and done with a set up. I'd recommend something along the lines of a Harman/Kardon HK430 to get you started, look for something that has been serviced recently. I would add a Bluesound Node and Dual 1019 or 1219. Those right there will get your feet wet with both digital and analog. From there the sky is the limit. There are other/similar components that others will recommend, the choice is up to and your budget.

Welcome to the forum, Y would be 1983, great speakers. Some more information can be found here.

Which Fyne's are you looking at? I like the look of those Vintage 15s, and if they are designed from engineers from Tannoy, I bet they sound as good as they look.

I haven't heard of anything yet, it may be awhile before they have it fully developed.

I don't think he actually compared the IVs, I believe it was the IIIs. I would be interested to know if those statements are true about the 3s. Not sure when Klipsch started making the IIIs and if they were made in hope.

64 db with mine 60-62 once the ac kicked off. Usually when taking measurements with REW, it registers around 60-65 db.

Sold.

That is great news Craig, thanks for sharing. Prayers will continue your way.

14 year old thread, What ever happened to Dennie?