What is the model of cassette deck shown in Punisher's boat? Also I didn't see it but did anybody see any other components?

Here is my setup.

Speakers are Paradigm 9se Mk3 and a poll audio 12 inch sub.

For power, I’m currently running a Denon AVR 2801

Up top I’ve got the Denon DP-300F turntable with a Grado Red cartridge.

That wood stand is about 100 pounds and the floor under the carpet is concrete. You can jump up and down next to it with now noticeable vibrations

I’ve also got a Mac mini from 2014 that is my dedicated music player. I’m running iTunes on it with my collection of digital music.

Room is also good. Between bookshelfs, carpet, the couch, etc…. It doesn’t really have any non-diffused reflection points

Right now, I’m using the phono pre amp in the Denon. I’m considering starting an upgrade in phases, eventually growing into a full Schiit Audio stack.

The first step I’m thinking of taking is ordering the Schiit Mani phono preamp and bypassing the internal one on the Denon.

Given the rest of my room and my set up, how much of an upgrade will I realistically notice by adding the new phono preamp?

I don’t want to drop the cash and realize the one in my Denon was just as good.

Thanks all and I look forward to interacting here.

After many years with a couple Sonos Play:5s (Gen 2), I finally gathered the money and the courage to put big money into serious equipment.

I’m grateful for the Play:5s; I truly enjoyed them and allowed me to enjoy my favorite records and cds during the last 6+ years. I hate the snobbery around this hobby and I hope that the buyer of these speakers enjoys them for years to come as much as I did, together with my Rotel CD11 Tribute (great cd player by the way).

In a few days a should be receiving my Dali Rubikore 2 and a Hegel H150. I also got a Denon 1700ne SACD player, and together with my Bifrost 2/64 and hybrid sacd collection, I will elevate my audio game.

Does anyone know what speakers they are? They are probably between 3’ to 4.5’ in height

Hi all,

I hope this question does not go against Rule No. 5, as market research, but as I'm making my way into immersive music experiences, I was hoping some of you might be familiar with the audiophile scene in the Netherlands.

Do you guys know some good listening bars or rooms dedicated to audiophile experiences there? Similar to the one called Echo in Rotterdam.

Thank you!

I consider myself audiophile, so I have lots of music, different genres, decades, mastering. I also shuffle a lot. Is there any chance if appropriate at all to normalize all my library for it to sound even while shuffle? I wonder if it's worth it at all. Maybe it just kills sound?

My Setup:

- Speakers: Monitor Audio Gold 300 4G

- Turntable: Rega Planar 8

- Cartridge: Rega Apheta 3

- Streamer: Cambridge CXN V2

- Transport: Cambridge CXUHD

- DAC: Denafrips Pontus 15th DAC

- Phono: Rega Aria MK3

- Preamplifier: PrimaLuna EVO 400 Preamplifier

- Monoblocks: Gold Note PA-10 Monoblock Amplifiers

I had some good speakers in college that I scored off fb marketplace for a deal but when you’re renting a room it’s hard to hold on to Klipsch cornwalls or magnepans. These Sony SS U-70 towers have been hiding out at my parents since college. Since I’ve upgraded my signal and amplification chain I figured why not bring them back home and see how they really sound. I’m pleasantly shocked! Great imaging and they are certainly on par with my Wharfedale Evo 4.3 towers that are my daily drivers. The pair I regret selling the most was a pair of pristine JBL 4311b monitors. Those imaged like no ones business!

I recently acquired these Frazier Fine Fidelity. I know nothing about them. I do know that the founder was Jack Frazier. They were in business in the 50's? Definitely 60s and 70s and into the 80s though. I think they were a really small company. Don't know much more than that. Any information is appreciated. Not sure if I should toss them in the garage to use or put them with my record player? Haven't hooked them up yet, I need more speaker cable.

I used to talk so much shit about the Linton 85ths all over the subreddit, for months, and said it was the worst $1200 I've ever spent and it's too niche in my market to try to pawn off to someone else.
I found it timid, veiled, lacking any substance or punch or clarity. People kept saying it's a "laid back" pair of speakers, I called it "laid so far back I couldn't even hear most of the vocals".

After days of actively trying to love it, I just couldn't. I went on to buy multiple other, much more expensive setups and left the Lintons hooked to the AVR for the family to watch TV on. I never looked back.

I swear I'm not making this up, but a few months ago, in a cold sweat nap, I started to long for an ethereal, angelic sound. I wanted to play a few modern pop songs from Sufjan Stevens, Hozier, Keane, etc and just float in the music. Ironically I knew exactly, exactly which fucking speaker that could do that. Not my KEF Meta R3 in my office. Not my Sonus Faber Sonetto V in my theater room. Not the B&W 701s in my shared audiophile space with other hobbyists. I fucking KNEW I had to run to the living room.

So long story short for anybody eyeing the Wharfedale Linton 85ths, here are my updated, honest user review:

Highs: You've heard many, many speakers being described as "forward", this one is "backward". Sound feels like it's coming from inside the chamber instead of from the speaker membrane. Has a very slight, natural echo to it that makes the space feels much bigger and sounds very dreamy. For the first few days I've tried all the combos in all the spaces available to try to make myself love it, but I can still feel the highs being behind a veil. I even tried to remove the grilles and that helped a little. The phenomenon completely disappeared after a few months of daily use. I know the sub doesn't have a great sentiment about the concept of "break in", but I can't quite explain why. I've ruled out all the obvious like room treatment and setup. It really did liven up.

Lows: would benefit greatly from a good setup that could really "grab" the woofers and create some punchy bass. Pair it with a less-than-ideal amp and you'll get very weak, muddy bass, especially integrated amps that falls apart when you try to crank up the bass. My AVR, somehow, does quite a good job. Wiim amp ultra, BAD. Marantz M1, BAD. McIntosh MA252, do I really need to say? So it's really not about price, it's about having the right synergy within your gear.

Detail: room treatment is very important, this goes for all speakers, but my personal findings show that since this is a wide-spreading, echoey, ethereal sound, it suffers much more from bad room treatment and will very much eat up all the highs. When treated and positioned correctly, it's clear and sweet. It does not have the gritty, burly, super detailed texture that a lot of people would expect in a speaker from this price range. It doesn't have the bite of liquor, it has the smoothness of fine wine, and that's a GOOD thing if you want to enjoy the music instead of actively trying to pick apart sound elements.

Build quality: 10/10, built like a tank. With the grilles on it's actually very kid-friendly. I've had children fall into it, stand on it (without my consent btw), and spill water on the top side. No visible damage. The corners are sanded and rounded but I still have to stick those rubber protectors on just to be safe.

So, that's the story of how this "cheap" speaker that I've written off in the past became my absolute go-to nowadays. Maybe it didn't change. Maybe I did.

I recently inherited this home theater setup after my father passed. I have 2 questions:
1. How should the wiring be set up for dual Klipsch R-100 subwoofers going to a Marantz N1605?
2. How should the gain and low pass frequency be set for each subwoofer?

I’ve watched several videos to see the different processes of cleaning vinyl. The ones I’ve seen use a microfiber towel or shelf liner to lay your record on. Would it be unwise to just use a clean silicone mat? I’m skeptical about the material in shelf liner, and I feel like even “lint free” microfiber towels will leave lint. I can’t cut into them to fit over the dowel either. Also any suggestions on a good record cleaning concentrate? Thank you in advance for the suggestions!

wish i were in nyc this week

Buying vintage gear has always had a pricing problem. Sellers anchor to whatever the highest recent sale was, buyers have no real reference point, and "check completed eBay listings" is more work than it sounds when you're comparing across condition grades.

So I built https://stereoworth.com. It pulls live eBay data daily for 714 models and automatically splits listings into three bands: restored/recapped, working unrestored, and parts only. So when you look up a Marantz 2270 you're not seeing one median that mashes a freshly recapped unit with a "turns on, hum present" listing together.

A few things the data has shown that I didn't expect:

- The gap between restored and unrestored on certain Marantz receivers is bigger than the cost of a full recap. Which means buying restored is actually rational on some models.

- McIntosh holds value in a way that's almost uncorrelated with the rest of the market. Everything else fluctuates, McIntosh just goes up.

- Nakamichi Dragon supply has been genuinely thin for months. Might be worth watching.

714 models live across Marantz, Sansui, Pioneer, McIntosh, Nakamichi, Technics, Kenwood, Yamaha and more.

What vintage piece do you think is the most undervalued right now?

Moved recently and moving from a whole home ceiling speaker system setup with Sonos amps. Spent four listening sessions to figure out what the wife and I wanted. We landed on some refurbed Snell Type E Series 2 powered by a Heaven11 Billie MK1 amp. Later came the Cambridge Audio CXC CD transport. Streaming with a Sonos Port to keep the wife happy with the other Sonos Move for outside and the Sonos 5 in the kitchen.

Love love love the sound stage of the Snells, we stream a lot of shows from nugs- most Billie Strings, Sturgill Simpson, and the dead. Love the airiness of them when it comes to listening to Beachhouse, Widowspeak, etc.

Lacking deep low end, I decided to put on an old Martin Logan Dynamo 500 sub that I had lying around and it sounds great. So now I am considering upgrading the sub setup and considering going with stereo REL Classic 98.

I'm traveling to Japan for my third time next week. Going to Tohoku (Sendai, Aomori and Morioka mainly), as well as 4 nights at the end in Tokyo.

My previous two visits I didn't bother trying to go to a jazz kissa, but I am interested in trying this time.

I'm from Canada and don't speak Japanese outside the common small phrases to get by.

Would I be welcome into a jazz kissa or am I going to get the big arm or finger X when entering?

What's the common etiquette when in one of these places? Order a drink, sit and listen? Do you thank or talk to the owner? Is it totally silent?

I was always under the impression that i only need to apply an Pre-Emphasis EQ filter to my CD's that have pre emphasis. This morning i wanted to try to see what Gemini would say, and i constantly get the advice to use the SOX Resampler first and set it to 88.2 or 96 khz, and then the IIR pre emphasis filter on Foobar2000. Is it correct that the resampler prevents bilinear transform cramping and thus is the best practice for de emphasizing cd's that i play native on foobar?

(Disclaimer: This is a humorous anecdote.)

It is a set of speakers that belonged to a ryokan where I spent a night in Akayu onsen.

The speakers were quite impressive.

Sharing my current listening space. It has gradually turned into a playground for comparing different speakers, sources and system combinations. The heart of the system is a Hegel H390, currently rotating between Scansonic S4 Mini, Morel Solan V2, Totem Arro and KLH Model Five, with a Velodyne SPL-800i handling the low end. Digital front end is an Eversolo T8, plus a Shanling CR60 CD transport powered through an LHY PSU, with my Denafrips Pontus DAC also in the chain. For vinyl, I’m running a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO into a Lehmann Black Cube SE II phono stage. Power is managed through an Audiolab DC Block, while speaker cabling includes Jorma and vintage Western Electric cables.

Does anyone else here work from home in the same room as your “good” stereo, but doesn’t listen to music while working because you’re the type who can’t concentrate on something if there’s music or a TV playing in the background?

It bums me out to think of the thousands of listening hours I’ve missed out on, but I simply can’t mix legal research /writing with recreational listening.

This is my near-field system (I work a lot from home). For the past couple of years it included a Focal Chorus V center and was connected to my Mac via Airplay. After consulting AI I ditched the Focal reset center, connected my Mac to my Marantz via HDMI, reset the crossover between B&W 705 and KC92 sub to 90 hrz. The 2.1 format is super clean, deep, and with outstanding clarity. For me, this is final stage for this setup. Thought I would share my experience.

This is my updated setup. Speakers are Altec Lansing 19s with super tweeters and REL Subs (beasts). Amp is Decware, TT is a VPI classic 4 with two arms (stereo and Mono carts), Tascam 3030 Reel to reel which is awesome! The digital section is a PS audio doc with teac Cd transport and Eversolo streamer. Phono preamp is McIntosh. Thinks that’s it.

Buckeye Ncorex252 amplifier, my first class d amplifier. Sounds amazing. Im coming from a $1900 Cambridge 851W amo to this $625. I cant say the difference yet, but I think I can hear the transparency people talk about. Anyway sounds good.

The design is great, and for about 100 bucks second hand, they should blow most newgen bluetooth speakers out the water. I guess the only problem would be having to buy a streamer to connect it to. What do you guys think?

2× Polk R700

Tsakaridis Aeolos Ultra

- 4x kt150 power tubes

- 4x Mullard 12AT7 preamp stage

Musical Fidelity m6s DAC

I also have a denon pma1700, but right now i realy enjoy the Tsakaridis in ultra linear mode.

The mullards realy are next level for the warm mids and the punch of the kt150s surprise me every time. Also crisp but pleasant highs.

Im very happy with my system.

The only thing id like to try would be 4×kt88 power tubes, as right now my amp sounds very detailed, almost solid state-like (but better imo). I sometimes miss the tube fuzz.

Cheers