Beginners & Purchasing Advice

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2. A soundbite of wisdom

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   By ThirdDrawerDown, April 10, 2014   

   • audio pearls of wisdom
   • welcome to the sna community
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4. Amp and DAC for HD 6xx?

   By MakeshiftAtlas, 35 minutes ago
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5. Wanted to Buy section?

   By dreamstation, 1 hour ago
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   • Muon N'
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6. Looking forElectronics repairs and restorations in the Northern Suburbs

   By Stix, Friday at 08:40 AM
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7. New AVR

   By Scott Field, August 8
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   • WatchDoc
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8. Interconnect "sound": Kimber vs. Audioquest vs. Cardas

   By dward, Wednesday at 07:12 PM
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   • initforthemusic
   • Yesterday at 09:23 AM

9. Amplifier speaker terminal Help!!!

   By Velvet_Layne, yesterday at 02:03 AM
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   • DLay
   • Yesterday at 05:20 AM

10. Thoughts on Richter speakers/Rega Brio and $2000 system

    By Vogon Poet, August 1
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    • Wimbo
    • Sunday at 05:49 AM

11. Change of Direction - Tube Mono Blocks

    By Sansui77, August 10
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    • Cafad
    • Friday at 06:45 AM

12. Budget bookshelf to pair with 90s Yamaha amp

    By Rrobot, August 13
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    • DrTobiasFunke
    • Thursday at 02:44 AM

13. Atmos setup advice

    By WatchDoc, August 13
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    • Irek
    • Thursday at 02:11 AM

14. Using Rotel RA-1570 as power amp for AV receiver

    By Karel, August 25, 2017   

    • rotel ra-1570
    • hv bypass processing
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    • k3nnis888
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15. sansui 771 or G4700 best unit

    By ausdan1, August 14
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    • blakey72
    • August 14

16. Amplifier to use for Onkyo | TX-NR616 av receiver

    By bfhoon1, August 14
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    • August 14

17. 8 ohm amp - 4 ohm speakers..Advice please...

    By justdarren, August 13
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    • justdarren
    • August 14

18. The job of a pre amp

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    By JD1, August 3
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    • davewantsmoore
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19. Electronics Repair Adelaide

    By RAF13, August 9
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    • Remotely
    • August 12

20. Amps for Monitor Audio Gold 300 - Peachtree Nova300 - Musical Fidelity M6SI - Plinius Hautonga

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    By LTD078, July 26
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    • wen
    • August 12

21. Two pre amps

    By Mike13, July 30
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    • joz
    • August 12

22. Fillings for speaker stands

    By Paranoy, August 4
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    • GregWormald
    • August 11

23. Music fidelity or Cambridge audio for focal speakers?

    By Kris w, August 3
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    • Tone Malone
    • August 9

24. Subwoofers and size recommendations

    By kamielcat, July 31
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    • Irek
    • August 8

25. Thoughts on Tonearm Upgrade for Micro Seiki BL-51

    By The 0men, August 2
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    • evil c
    • August 8

26. Can I connect a smart speaker to my system for voice commands?

    By Vogon Poet, August 8
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    • August 8

27. 6sn7 rca grey glass (vt 231) pull the trigger?

    By MIKE.D79, August 7
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    • MIKE.D79
    • August 7

28. Amp advice for Martin Logan 60xt's

    By and2toe, July 25
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    • Bunno77
    • August 7

29. Mixer and Splitter

    By Ian_1, July 28   

    • mixer splitter
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    • shogun2
    • August 4

30. Gift ideas for the audio enthusiast in your life

    By wasabijim, August 2
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    • wasabijim
    • August 3

31. Speakers for vintage amp on a budget?

    By IanT71, August 2   

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    • Happy
    • August 2

32. Torn. Your thoughts on dispose choice

    By bunoconnor, July 23
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    • wahoo
    • August 2

33. Subwoofer Repair?

    By Conway, July 31
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    • Klattsy
    • August 2

34. Selling Advice - inherited an old collection of 45s and DVD/CDs

    By wasabijim, July 22
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    • wasabijim
    • July 31

35. DAC with analogue volume control

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    By seaninbrisbane, July 6
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    • crane
    • July 31

36. upgrade advice

    By Chironick, July 13
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    • Irek
    • July 29

37. Peachtree Nova300 owners/triallers: please tell me your review?

    By LTD078, July 27
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    • LTD078
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38. Streaming

    By Hooked, July 18
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    • audio_file
    • July 27

39. Advice appreciated on amp/dac

    By unharmed, July 25
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    • Irek
    • July 26

40. Thinking of MA Silver for a 5.1 upgrade. Advice?

    By jjday, June 2
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    • jjday
    • July 23

41. Advice: to a $10k max for my first serious kit

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    By lumholtzii, September 24, 2017   

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    • TerryO
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42. KEF IQ3 Amplifier pairing advice

    By Scotsgrey, July 17   

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    • Irek
    • July 19

43. Looking for a mechless headunit

    By LFCRulesOK, July 18
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    • July 18

44. Bluetooth receiver purchase advise

    By Josh83, May 24
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    • Josh83
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45. Q Acoustics 3020 sub pairing

    By spamnoj, July 16
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    • Irek
    • July 16

46. Budget Floorstander/large bookshel ideas?

    By Walletinspector, July 12   

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    • Walletinspector
    • July 16

47. Automatic Record Changer Transmission

    By Kriesler Q4, July 15
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    • Zaphod Beeblebrox
    • July 15