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In Reply to: RE: New system advice posted by 6bq5 on November 04, 2014 at 15:52:01
First post & wasn't sure it would go up.
Good questions. Many moons ago I had a basic tube setup Dynaco st70 amp forget pre amp. ,thorens tt basic cartridge & pair of DQ10's
I'd listen to Jazz, Classic, and some older rock (pink Floyd ,Dire straights. Etc)
I wanted to be around 3,000 but will eat up 2k on amp. So let's say I can go about $1000
On speakers & same on tt& cartridge I know this is tight budget but I gotta start somewhere
Many more speakers around these days very hard to know without hearing but I figure this is the place to narrow things down
Thanks
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You certainly had a nice system back then, but I bet a Sphinx- or Cronus-based system will sound much better! WILL likely not be as 'tubey' as the ST70 based system though, I hope you understand.Will still have some golden glow/smoothness, but will be MUCH more resolving, possibly with better other attributes (soundstage depth, etc.).
I drooled over some Dahlquist speakers (actually, they WERE the DQ10s) back in the day and knew someone with DQ20s. I got the cheaper '3D Acoustics' sub-sat system that was somewhat affiliated with Dahlquist, at least they seemed to share space/facilities in NY.
When I got an SCA-35 around 1995, I was amazed how good things sounded. I tweaked/upgraded/simplified the SCA until I got it as far as I could without a total rebuild, then went on to better/more resolving amps/systems.
The Sphinx or Cronus will get you many steps 'forward' in the journey to high end (high resolution) audio, as long as that's what you're looking for.
Edits: 11/04/14
Not quite sure what to suggest if you liked the DQ10s - as to the TT - I might encourage either CL or one of the following - which can be had - depending upon options/cart etc for your target budget:
Rega, Music Hall, Project-
This is not to give up on vintage or not quite vintage - you can get an old Thorens - or used VPI, and for more vintage - thorens, Garard, Empire...
You might review the postings in the vinyl and speaker forums - and possibly vintage for some discussion-
there is also a Planar forum - for ESL and Magnapans....
Used will save you - and you can do well-
Happy hunting
Spoke to folks at Rogue (really nice & helpful). Surprised that they mentioned the Sphinx which is a lower priced int amp. I may look into it as it does free up $$. But tubes are down to one in pre amp
It was easier back in the 80's. Less options
having the tubes in the preamp section of the Sphinx is a good thing IMO, one can roll some varieties in there to flavor the sonics. There's some really nice things being said about the Sphinx in various places, and it should drive about any speaker you get to (more than) reasonable levels.
I donno, in the 80s you still had tubes and SS amps etc., but yes, phono was still the main source (along with FM, tapes, etc. ...). I don't know that things are 'easier' at any time, there's still lots of options and things to consider!
Some say THIS is the golden age of audio! I can't disagree.
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