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    1 - Onkyo TX-8050, speakers: Klipsch RF42II, TT: Philips 212 electronic with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, TT pre-amp: Sound Carrier Phono7, headphones: Beyerdynamic DT990Pro

    2 - Hypex NC400 DIY monoblocks, Musical Fidelity M1SDAC, speakers: Opera Prima 2015, headphones: Sennheiser HD559, Audeze LCD-1

    Spare amplifiers: Kenwood C1M1 (pre-amp and amplifier), Sound Carrier KT88, AKAI AM2850

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  1. Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for posting photos. What were the speakers on stage?
  2. Same as above - nothing embarrassing in trying to experiment, does not have too look nice and trying to save money. I might try that with my RF42 II, just for fun πŸ˜‚
  3. Marcello Gandini died at 85. https://www.motor1.com/news/712286/marcello-gandini-dead/
  4. DIY Xypex nc400 mono blocks fall roughly in that category. Not sure if you will hear significant improvement. I have them and they are what you described above: clean, a bit bright and very detailed. Some say that having two power supplies (one in each monoblock) result with better performance than integrated amp. You can give them a try.
  5. I occasionally use laptop that way if I wanna hear how a particular track, usually from youtube, sounds on my system. Headphone jack from laptop and cable with cinch connectors on the other end into a preamp. The sound is a bit more muffled than from other sources, but that may be for various reasons. The cable connecting laptop and preamp is also cheap.
  6. I had in same system Knukonzeptz 10 AWG and silver VandenHull, and if you really push me I could maybe tell that Knu seemed a bit warmer in bass and Hull was a bit brighter in highs. ☺️
  7. Many forum members would have their hi-fi systems with cables of significant length. If your components cabinet is on a side-wall and speakers on the wall left or right (or even oposit) to the cabinet, the length of speaker cables will be more than you had until now. There are threads where forum members discussed that before. To my memory, use 12 or 10 AWG speaker cable and you should be fine. KnuKonzeptz Kord ultraflex comes to mind as a flexible and reasonably priced cable.
  8. Even if this was accentuated many times, do not forget the effect of room you are placing the speakers in. I listened music through Heresy IV in hi-fi shop, and was not impressed. Meaning, I expected more out of them. And I know they must perform better according to data and measurements I saw. So have that factor in mind also.
  9. Crazy low price for such a system.
  10. Yes, a lot of mileage got him. And of course a pelvis injury did not help.
  11. If this is your actual room layout, than no. If you can get rid of that table and chairs, than placing the speakers on a long wall might be worth a try.
  12. You have picked good components. Sixes are powered speakers, so obviously you have Rotel integrated amp as a surplus in this combo. Marvel above has offered one way for you to solve your issue. Rotel is a good amp so you might consider his approach by returning the Sixes and buy a pair of non-powered speakers. Other way to go is your own proposal: return the Rotel and get a phono pre-amp. I do not have the Sixes, but having in mind some reviews even here on this forum, buit-in phono might not be your best pick. I would still try it before buying a separate phono.
  13. Good old Brick and mortar, local store. Official Mobile Fidelity distributor has more freedom in calculation of discounts, and that is why I got a good deal. But only one machine in silver, and I grabbed it πŸ™‚
  14. Finally solved my dilemma. Found a decent CD player on a black friday deal in a local hi-fi shop. Musical Fidelity M3SCD. Very wide sonic presentation, detailed enough, pleasing sound, good connectivity. I regret that build quality is not better, meaning Sony esprit series from 1980s, but with two year warranty I chose to go for it.
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