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Cartridge impedance: How important is it ?? I am considering a Dynavector 10X5 high out put MC for my Rega P3-24 turntable | Sunnyjim | 1 |
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Good beginer table, that I can upgrade? Hi all, as you may have seen in the past, I am trying to get into buying a | Oak244 | 0 |
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Best LP cover and record protection I now use SleaveCity's (9222 3 mil LP Resealable) and (NGsleeves 12in | Hamburg | 2 |
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Tonearm needed for Technics SP 15 I picked up a working Technics SP 15 turntable from a radio station without a | Twilightzone | 0 |
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threaded heavyfeet question Anyone familiaar with mapleshade's threaded heavyfeet? Thinking of putting | Danovak | 1 |
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Has anyone tried Clear Day Cables? I'm a big fan of solid core wire and use the wonderful old Music Metre wire. | Mjwpicman | 0 |
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Best Remakes Of All Time Remakes of the original rarely hit the mark, but here are some of my | Dawgbyte | 9 |
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Ribbon tweeters...out of favor these days? Hi, Just a quick question about ribbon tweeters on tower speakers. Has the | Mtrot | 5 |
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VR4 HSE crossover Thinking of disconnecting my VR4 HSE crossovers and use an active crossover. | Russe41 | 0 |
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Velodyne DD accessory, what do I really need? Found a Velodyne DD12 w/o accessory. From the manual, I think I only really | Semi | 0 |
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amp suggestions for Aerial 7b just starting the process of upgrading from my krell s-300i integrated to | Levy03 | 0 |
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Use of TV antenna for Tuner I recently moved into a house where the previous owner had an older style TV | Judsauce | 4 |
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multi room setup blues well i have a harmon kardon avr 320 and an avr 110 and setting the multiroom | Wyocoyote | 1 |
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Could tube rectifier make have impact on sound Hi! I have Jadis DPMC tube phonostage with EL84 rectifier from Sovtek. I use 4 | Clabe | 2 |
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better the mc2500 for 2500.00 used Hi, I am looking for suggestions for a possible new amp. I just acquired a | Hanaleimike | 5 |
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The Hub: The original McIntosh MC-275 , Beauty has many faces: the average aesthete would look at this mid-20th | Audiogon_bill | 1 |
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Preamp to replace integrated I just added a power amp to my system (a PS Audio Trio A100) and am now using | Afranta | 1 |
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Shanling tube output not working The 4 tubes (6N3) in my Shanling SCD-T200 just quit: the tubes do not light up | Tiofelon | 2 |
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Preamp with Phono and DAC Looking to pickup a good preamp for under $1500 with a DAC and Phono stage. I | Skent12 | 0 |
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Amp suggestions to pair with eggleston Hello everyone, I am setting up my 5.2 multichannel system/HT. The speaks are | Xcode | 2 |
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Good New/Used Vinyl Store in New Jersey Paid my first visit to Scotti's Record Shop in Summit, New Jersey, last night | Bondmanp | 4 |
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PrimaLuna socket / tube meltdown I have a recently aquired PrimaLuna Prologue one. Unfortunately I had a SED | Benmcgill | 3 |
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Want to know the best Ipod system set up? For the past 3 years I've been trying to find a home system that would | Birdiewins | 2 |
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Bel Canto SS Amp With Conrad Johnson Tubed Pre Amp Is anyone using a Bel Canto Power amp with a Conrad Johnson tubed pre amp? | Pettyfeversk | 0 |
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Valab TDA1543 DAC VS MHDT Havana DAC I currently own a Havana, I'm just curious as both Valad and Havana are NOS | Karmatogdral | 0 |
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connectors for speaker cables awg3 Hi, What connectors/plugs do you recommend to terminate speaker cables awg3 | Apopira2 | 8 |
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Sub s for Dali Megaline system I am interested in a subwoofer system (1 or 2) for my two channel room. It | Rros05666 | 5 |
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Skylan stand tweeks A few questions, if you please: - post loading has been with sand, kitty | Chashas1 | 10 |
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connector for awg3 What connectors should I use to terminate speaker cables awg3 cross section? | Apopira2 | 1 |
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Comparison Living Voice IBX-R2 to OBX-R2? How do Living Voice internal cross-over speakers (IBX-R2 & IBX-RW) compare to | Glenalan | 0 |
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Differences between Dynavector P75 MKI and MKII? Has anyone compared the two? Can you share your experiences? I plan to use | Kentchai | 0 |
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I need help with my next upgrade I have the CEC amp5300 with the cec tl51xr cd player. My speakers are the | Coleman22 | 0 |
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Sub suggestions I have Tyler Taylo Mini Ref speakers with a NAD 320bee int. amp. The speakers | Earthquake | 3 |
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Vandersteen 3A acoustic coupler repair Anyone ever had to have their acoustic coupler repaired from anyone besides | Raye479 | 2 |
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Arcam AVR 600 Is it that good? I've read the Peter Moncrieff review. Is this receiver really better than the | Mr_bill | 3 |
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BAT VK-P5 6922 tube question ? I am trying to find out which 6922 tubes are the most sensitive for tube | Terryakhan | 5 |
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Is using a X.1 AV receiver just for stereo bad? Hello all: I was wondering if anyone had had luck using a 5.1 or 7.1 AV | Zanon | 2 |
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Contact Info for Creative Cable Concepts? Hi everyone! I am wondering if there is some contact info available for | Audiojedi | 3 |
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Just when I thought digital could not match analog I recently had an experience that forced me to re-think a long held belief | Sdfish | 7 |
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Can you hear jitter? Can you hear jitter? | Devilboy | 8 |
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Shipping Advice Needed. I have a 200 pounds worth of amplifier to ship and I need some advice on how | Patrickp | 5 |
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Belt too tight TD125 Is there any way of knowing if the belt I just recently bought for my Thorens | Almac | 4 |
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Dedicated CD player vs. Universal Player I've been thinking about getting a blu-ray player for video and replacing my | Beernut | 9 |
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USB Length, jitter and Volume Control Questions I've been working on a PC audio system for a few months now and I have a few | Mailman199 | 7 |
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Citation 7.1 Amp how to replace binding post Bought a Citation 7.1 for a good price, but in shipping one of the binding | Agdthree | 3 |
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Musicial Fidelity A1 pro CD Player Hello Anyone have experience with Musical Fidelity A1 Cd Player & Integrated? | Fishing716 | 1 |
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Prima Luna Prologue 6 & 7 Has any one heard Alon/Nola speakers, specifically the Alon V, with either | Hawk28 | 0 |
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JL Audio manual for troubleshooting-funny... Got two JL Audio F110 subs recently and I'm enjoying the improvement they've | Bizango1 | 1 |
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Audio Research REFII vs Classe? Has anyone compared the AR REF2 MKII to the Classe cp 700? I am thinking of | No_money | 1 |
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Wadia 170i how to connect? I have a Wadia 861 with digital inputs & just got a Wadia 170i! I currently | C5vette | 3 |
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Sonus Faber replacement parts To all Sonus Faber owners who have purchased used, as Sonus Faber will not | Hawk28 | 4 |
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VPI Classic Anti-skate or not? VPI Classic should I set the mechanical anti-skate or not, according from the | Kclaw88 | 10 |
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Amplifier for Usher Be-10 Looking for feedback from Usher Be-10 or 20 owners on amplifier preference. | Cavl | 0 |
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DIYer's - How do you remove glued on crossover. Bought a couple of vintage 4 way Pioneer speakers cs-j821q. One has a bad | Dll54 | 5 |
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Michell Gyro/Orbe owners upgrade path Would be delighted to hear from former or current owners of Michell Gyro/Orbe | Sunnyboy1956 | 3 |
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Acoustic Zen ABSOLUTE - speaker cable I can't find much info about AZ Absolute speaker cable. How does it compare to | Jkuc | 2 |
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acoustic absorbers vs diffusers how do i know which one i need? i have 8 ats acoustic panels on the way for my | Koven | 5 |
| Product Reviews | ||
| Review of Cambre timbre rack (Mmakshak) I believe they only list their core racks on their site. audiogon, and maybe (Mmakshak) | ||
| Yaqin (China) MS-34D Tube amp (Freediver) | ||
| Old Threads with new posts in last 48 hours | ||
| Audiophile Dying? (Barroter) I think the answer is, that the high end will change, just as when audiophiles David12 One word:ipod. if anything kills the enjoyment of a fine home system, it will Jw94055 i'm going to use this as an example. for years bikers have sought out high Sprink Jw94055 - i think your one word certainly leads us off in the right direction. Macrojack | ||
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? (Rebbi) Hey, everybody, well, i finally got all my new electronics set up a few days (Rebbi) "i'm wondering, though, if any of you have ever found that a change in Mapman Hello gang. i've been working with my walsh 5000's and although i thought i Foster_9 Foster_9, i'm at a loss. this is one for mapman to figure out! ;-) (Rebbi) Foster 9: the dna-500 has more than enough power and current to drive the Mamboni Yes, the exact placement can make a significant difference in the bass levels Mapman Foster, also i do not recall if you are using any power conditioning device? Mapman Foster, the other thing that comes to mind is to make sure the driver is Mapman | ||
| Has anyone heard the new OPPO BDP-83SE (Kdibello) Jpl208, (paul) it was for ozzy who asked if anyone actual heard the bdp-83se. (Kdibello) Albertporter it was for ozzy who asked if anyone actual heard the bdp-83se. (Kdibello) My suggestion - please use the quote markup tags in future. regards, Metralla Kdibello , thank you for the review. please continue the update. Ozzy Agree, still looking for more input on the upgrade before the offer expires. Albertporter I guess i could have sent ozzy a pm on the review. sorry for the confusion and Jp1208 I just took delivery of my upgraded bdp-83 direct from oppo this morning. i Jimburger Hi jimburger thanks for your first impression. very much appreciated. if (Kdibello) | ||
| Audio Research CD 8 (Marty) I love reading - puiutu62 - not that i understood a word he said Smargo I think he likes the arc 8 over the naim Tholt This line from puiutu62 sums it up - although i have a feeling he meant to Ryder | ||
| Upgrading Cayin A88-T: what is next? (Dawgcatching) Step up to the 100 cayin Buconero117 Have you tried tube rolling? i have this amp and put genalex gold lion kt88 Catama I think you need to know more (i.e., impedance curve) about your speaker if Bob_reynolds Agree with catama about trying some tube rolling. i also use the genelex gold Hens As far as the impedance goes, it is 8ohms nominal, dipping down as far as 6.5, (Dawgcatching) | ||
| Amp stands for Pass Labs (Peterayer) We use sound anchors on our xa-100.5 monos. Crna39 * i bought a couple different brands of stands for my x-600 monos and got Mitch4t I would recommend sra (silent running audio) any day. they make isolation Spatine Grant, did you place the amps stands you tried directly on the floor or were Theaudiotweak Directly on the floor. while you were at demo with these amps and amp Tvad | ||
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? (Dave_newman) I just picked up the smaller emotiva upa-2 amp and am really impressed with Bobgates Bobgates, what were you using before? and whta speakers are you using? i also Koven Koven - i've had a number of high end power amps and preamps over the years. Bobgates | ||
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? (Rauliruegas) excel i think you will really like the mp-50. it is the only mm cart i Downunder Dear phaser: i would like to understand what you mean. could you tell me which (Rauliruegas) Raul i use two records as my "live" references. firstly there is Phaser Hi raul, of the two categories you mentioned above, the "very top" Birdliver Dear phaser: thank you. i have the bill evans one. i will try it and share my (Rauliruegas) Phaser, thanks for mentioning that bill evans. i have it in mono on Dgarretson Dear birdliver: i don't hear the 50super for some time but what i already (Rauliruegas) i have one of the nos m20fl supers coming from the german seller on ebay Sonofjim Raul, do you have more info on at-ml160? i only see at160ml info and specs. Siniy123 Dear sonofjim: yes, the dynamic compliance on the e is 25cu. the latest time (Rauliruegas) Dear siniy123: sorry, i don't have any info other that the one you have that i (Rauliruegas) | ||
| Keces 131.2 versus PS Audio Digital Link III (Djembeplay) Check out current 6moons.com. i think they compare these two dac's. neal Nglazer @ rotarius - your the first person i've heard from that has sampled both the (Djembeplay) I just looked for the review at 6moons. i found a couple articles talking of (Djembeplay) I recommend looking for a used cullen-modded dl-iii (specifically, the stage 2chnlben Oops, it was the keces and music hall, not ps audio. sorry. neal Nglazer I can't say for sure if the ps is an upgrade since i don't know what Rotarius Well i value detail retrieval, distinct placement, sound stage, and depth... (Djembeplay) Yes, i would say the dliii is a step up then, throws a huge soundstage. Rotarius | ||
| speakers to go with Musical Fidelity a5.5 amp (Tbone1) I think the proac's would sound very nice with the musical fidelity a5. i Knownothing I have a musical fidelity a308 and it works well with my vr4jrs in an 18 x 18+ Cford I have the mordaunt-short performance 6's driven by the a5 amp and the sound Hens | ||
| What CD player to get? (Chiuwk) You can type in decware in goggle and see some good write ups on a highly 76doublebass If your marantz is still reading discs fine, i would look at the dac option Hens | ||
| Double down, good or bad? (Semi) Read nelson pass's discussions-see passlabs.com. nuff said. Swanny76109 I'll take it a step further- there aren't **any** tube amps that double power, Atmasphere Swanny definitely has too much faith in 1 person. i work in leading edge (Semi) Semi, i worked in a fab for 30+ yrs. yep, moore's law seems to apply. any Magfan Ralph, as much as i respect your opinions, i don't agree with the suggestion Unsound We are not here to argue, we are here to learn from each other's knowledge. (Semi) I have a pass xa.5. its output doubles as impedance is halved. it replaced a Peterayer As atmasphere says.....it's not really a tube vs transistor thing. the halcro Halcro Unsound, i agree with you. i should point out that what you said in your last Atmasphere Semi, did you look up the smith chart? that will help in your quest. Magfan We can conclude then that a technically correct amp is good. doulbe down if Gregadd | ||
| Power Cables which take the soundstage back (Pani) Tpreaves gave me an idea, so this evening i dug out a bottle of lancer's rose, Stewie Damn, i got kathy bates. it must be true what they say about system synergy. Stewie Bummer! Hifitime Stewie,you wasted your money buying the lancers.the valhalla cord can change Tpreaves Tpreaves, i took the pepsi challange with valhalls and others against Shellie Shellie, i think you are missing the point of tp's post. read up the string, Macdadtexas | ||
| Any comments on Transparent & Cardas phono cables (Io_systems) Moved to kimber select primarily because my speakers are wired internally with Khrys | ||
| question about speaker placement. dead end room? (Levy03) From the looks of your picture the speakers are firing across the room width. Kevinzoe | ||
| which is better ? MC phono stage or MM+step-up ? (Nolitan) For the dynavector te kaitora ( otput 0,35mv ) i had no gain enough in my Hansk46 Dear dertonarm, may i deduce from your statements as follows:those of us who Nandric A great question and very dependent on a large number of variables, so Radicalsteve I recently heard some setups with the step up tranny and i like it better. it (Nolitan) | ||
| Subwoofer Set Up (Kiza) Check out the research on sub placement by welti, toole et all at harman Kevinzoe | ||
| Improve my system (Monterey) Bass traps because "small" listening rooms are dominated by bass Kevinzoe | ||
| Small speakers...big sound?? (Sideways) Thanks everyone!! so i looked at the swans...very nice but because i am (Sideways) Mark&daniels mini's you'll be pleasently surprised, Happynick Check out the zu druid credenza,they were designed for your situation.i have Tpreaves | ||
| Soundstage Height (Jim94025) I concur with buconero117 - invest in dr. floyd toole's latest book as it'll Kevinzoe | ||
| Double Albums/CDs, curse or blessing? (Dokosan) Second's to loomis for "exile on main street" and smholl for Ghosthouse | ||
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? (Bryoncunningham) well, after 61 posts so far in this thread, i'll throw in my own brief $0.02. Almarg Kijanki wrote: "no i would not adjust sound for individual songs but Cbw723 Cbw723 - don't you have any financial limitations? if not, i can recommend Kijanki I've been doing critical listening lately from 12-24" away. you can hear Cdc you may have an issue with room acoustics (extremely common - so don't worry) Shadorne al, we agree (as usual) - see the first posted reply in this thread. Shadorne I started this thread with a proposal about how to identify neutrality in an (Bryoncunningham) I like this definition, but what about imaging? couldn't a system have a high Cbw723 I think the original two point are valid but a third point is needed. Samhar Byron, it's hard to argue with your new, or restated, position. not many nits, Newbee Excellent last several posts, most definitely including newbee's despite (and Almarg "the word 'unique' as you have used in your original post, is absolute, Cbw723 Al - you have stated exactly the intention of my original post. and yes, my (Bryoncunningham) Way cool discussion going on here. had a feeling this one would grow legs. if Tholt Good question, t, and i think that the answer stems from the fact, as i said Almarg Cbw723, you are right civility is very important and hostility is always out Newbee | ||
| USB to SPDIF digital, does quality matter? (Drvelocity) The implementation, protocol used and the clock quality all play into this. Audioengr | ||
| HDMI cable made a difference in picture quality?? (Sunnyjim) the only way to really test two hdmi cables to see what cable is really Hifisoundguy If you freeze frame, it would cause the digital source to output the exact Toufu toufu, if that were the true then the wegrzyn hdmi cable would look the same Hifisoundguy Obviously cable length makes a difference. if all the cables are certified for Bob_reynolds Hifisoundguy, it would not be likely for digital artifacts to show up as faded Toufu My 2 cents is try to find out if the cable you're interested in has a good Bigamp | ||
| decent RF universal control system (Blowfin) Skip ir repeaters, they work but are a pita, i like the harmony 890, comes Kennyt Harmony one is the best remote i ever owned. it does not sit on the table Weiserb Some people consider this a repeater.it picks up the if in one box,converts it Hifitime I second the harmony 890, but the newer harmony 900 is supposed to be even Macdadtexas Ok we've all decided, you're getting a harmony. i'll add my vote for the Mr_man The universal rfs200 also has rf capability, is nicely laid out, and b&h photo Soix There are lot's of haters on the harmony 900 on cnet. i am surprised, i have Macdadtexas | ||
| Mesa Baron (Bassraptor) I like to run my baron in 2/3 pentode, 1/3 triode mode. yes, the triode mode (Bassraptor) | ||
| Problem with subwoofer (Emiliop) The driver is bottoming out....time to replace it. Mgth My guess is that the servo is no longer functioning allowing the driver to Bob_reynolds I think they are right, it does sound like the servo, that happened in a car Macdadtexas | ||
| The Hub: ''Handcrafted Ralph Gleason'' ? (Audiogon_bill) I'm not saying i expect the seller to sell that product in general, with a (Audiogon_bill) I was afraid your post was going to lambast dertubemeister's ralph gleason Steveaustin " i do think the seller needs to provide full details on that specific unit" Mapman Six million dollar man: i've gotten into a lot of trouble through the years (Audiogon_bill) Some paragraph breaks would have been nice. streams of writing are great but Tholt Uh-huh. perhaps i need to speak with that...gentleman. thanks for pointing (Audiogon_bill) What's the big deal! the man got lucky. it's a $400.00 el 84 tube amp for Philefreak | ||
| What amp &pre amp are the best for Hales T8 (Jazzbrotherscafe) I've owned 2 pairs of hales t-8, sold my first pair, big mistake, took me Edbok Hales are classics...clean power, and they'll take care of the rest. Jaybo | ||
| Krell S-300i voltage ...? (Mikegr) I can guarantee you that it will need modification, like all other modern Ch_ekman0 | ||
| Did anybody else notice this about PSB Speakers? (Johnnyb53) Mapman & jaybo should squeakers be entirely without character always? Blindjim Dynaudio and psb are both lines that i could live with (i've lived with a pair Mapman Mapman >> the little triangles are perhaps still one of the fastest and most Blindjim Blindjim, for smaller rooms and more nearfield listening, i tend to like Mapman Try the grand veenas, you won't be disappointed. can be adjusted front to back Magnumpi205 mapman makes sense! pretty much just what i'd do too. magnumpi205 i Blindjim My immediate response is yes. why would you want to impose any fixed Kr4 A more neutral speaker lets the character of the music itself shine through Mapman Its more popular today to build loudspeakers to the sensibilities of a Jaybo | ||
| PMC and what electronics ?? (Mclsound) Coming in late to the discussion... that said, i work for pmc... in my Mvwhiting | ||
| looking for a good bass tube preamp (Toebi) Is my budget too low? (Toebi) Used joule-electra preamps. best bass around - read harry pearson of tas Dob Audio electronics ae-3 mkii Rotarius The bass response with a tube preamp depends on the output impedance of the Bob_reynolds Hey bob, so with an input impedance of 20k on the power amp.... you're saying Koven My power amp input impedance is 47k, so the output impedance of preamp should (Toebi) Toebi yes with a 47k input imp u can go 4700 ohms output imp worst case on the Ajackson1 Koven, yes, as ajackson1 said. the trick is determining the worst case output Bob_reynolds | ||
| Best used record store-Chicago area (Varyat) Welcome to the reverse-commute club, aceboympk. yuk. Tfkaudio | ||
| mcintosh vs jeff rowland (Jamiek) I have owned a lot of mac gear and love it for it's utilitarian approach. i Delapole Rowland gear is good, that is for sure. i could certainly live with it. i Tzh21y | ||
| has anyone compared Nordost Frey ICs vs Valkyrja (Arned) Mjmch2003, just do not forget you are dealing here not only heimdall vs frey Mjordanas Someone above stated that valkyra's were similar to the current heimdall, and Dne | ||
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? (Joeyboynj) I've been steadily changing all of my cabling to sr tesla over the past year. Dlcockrum Dlcockrum, yours is my experience also. i do wish, however, that the enigma ii Tbg I have ordered a galileo double lead mpc and should receive by early next Bacardi I have none, bacardi. i think, ted denney might, however. all i can say is to Tbg | ||
| Speaker audition: a novice’s journey (Neal1502) For what is worth, we auditioned the leonore at a dealer in atlanta. overall, Tdavism3 | ||
| Your Favorite Top 10 tuners all time (Rmihai) I use a creek t43 i enjoy a lot. i am tempted by magnum dynalab, which seems David12 I've been through about a dozen tuners over the years, mostly vintage tube Almarg | ||
| Nuforce V3 mod (Gammajo) Gammajo, i am still burning in my updated amps. stay tuned. cheers! Ck Will do thanks (Gammajo) | ||
| Rogue Cronus with KT-90 tubes (Lamcam) I have the cronus and used it with el34's (electroharmonix) which i loved, Joe_in_seattle I still have the stock svetlana el-34's in my cronus. however.....for me, a Adam18 | ||
| Getting The Most Out Of My Scout (Dodgealum) The ring clamp!! Cajunpepe Get a mint lp. it will open your ears. this is one of the biggest improvements Roole Th biggest impact on my scout was my learning how to set up the cartridge Riffer Have you tried the black diamond clamp it is a significant improvement over Oddmorning Sds ringclamp isolation platform (gingko) trans-fi terminator tonearm Macdadtexas If you can get a aries 1 platter with the cork/aluminum/acrylic sandwich it Emorrisiv Markd51 said, "make the scout sound like a $44 plastic garrard table Narrod A few years back, my entry level tt was the scout. out of the box, it was a Markus1299 The scout is a great tt. years back i had them on ultra symposium-makes a huge Nolitan You have the scout on a wall shelf mounted to the upper portion of your Maczurak | ||
| Esoteric X-01 power cord (Colesey) I also have an esoteric x-01 player. i use the magic cord from harmonic Vongphat | ||
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. (Asindc) The vac standard preamp le i had had ht passthrough and worked when powered Hevac1 Don't most folks keep their pre on all the time, i do. unless your pre draws a Drjoe Tube pre, yes. ss pre, no . Bdgregory Drjoe: some people turned off their equipment when not in use, so it seems (Asindc) Well what i wrote is exactly the opposite of what i meant. i turn my tube Bdgregory Bdgregory, i understand your point, though i will point out that some don't (Asindc) "can't see how tube gear does it unless it is just a straight wire across Ait Sorry guys, i was thinking ss preamp but didn't say so. i leave my ss pre on Drjoe | ||
| Denon DP-47F arm return problem? Help needed (Mjcmt) I sold the denon as a defective unit needing repair. i'm using my technics (Mjcmt) | ||
| Pairing with Vienna Acoustics Hadyn Grand&Rel B3? (Danlalane) Not sure why pair of mono's as oppose to a 2 channel? do mono's inherently (Danlalane) No, monos have no inherent high damping factor. they simply yield greater Guidocorona Guido- et al. a friend of mine also has a rel and recently has been (Danlalane) Also, assuming the class d is okay, would the bel canto m300s have enough (Danlalane) Jrdg class d amps, and i believe also bel canto amps are very much grounded. Guidocorona I had an excellent conversation with matthew at bel canto. he explained to me Guidocorona | ||
| ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos (Gallant_diva) Read the reviews beneath my name (if you haven't already). that'll give you a Dougdeacon If the atmos is still available from mehran at sorasound, then i would act Markd51 I've had the airy-3 and the 4d. both will match your arm well. as other Dmccombs | ||
| Class D amps,bang for your buck ones (Mcgarick) I am considering upgrading from nuforce reference 9se to nuforce reference 9 Markalarsen Spectrons are not bang for the buck, they are one of the expense d class amps. Ajackson1 H20 model s100 $2,000 Dotsystem You may want to look into the new rotel rb1572, 500w per channel at 4ohm class Bwp | ||
| Power Cords for TW Raven AC & Levinson 390 (Hatari) Electraglide or elrod im using electraglide on my levinson 390s and raven ac1 Ebm I tried some expensive cables on hand with my raven one motor. i could'nt David12 | ||
| Acoustic treatment for corners. (Mmakshak) So the differences between an open area and a more closed area with a corner (Mmakshak) | ||
| Wanting to like Wilson Sasha's but can't. (Mtdking) Previously, i've never really found a wilson speaker i'd ever want to live Trelja Me neither trelja. they all sound artificially tweeked up, unnatural, and Chashmal the demo i heard a couple weeks ago was with the large bat tube mono Missioncoonery I would like to say that i love the sound of wilson speakers. i'm not bashing (Mtdking) I too am very surprised you do not like the sasha but you like the w/p 8. i Bjbcab Congrats on the new wp's! enjoy the hell out of them. i've changed just about Richard_stacy Mtdking, in talking casually with the guys at wilson at rmaf, their feeling Samuel I listened to the sashas in minneapolis a couple of weeks ago with the ayre Mr_bill I think people missed what i said. i heard the sasha then wheeled in the wp8 (Mtdking) Possibly a little lamm with you're wilson, yummmm!!!! Samhar I do'nt understand comments to the effect that it is ridiculous to criticise David12 David12...if you were refereeing to my post please let me clarify. i have no Richard_stacy Thanks for the clarification. i do understand your post better and agree that David12 | ||
| Coincident speakers (Chashas1) Thanks, jax2, i appreciate that. how far away from your speakers do you sit? (Chashas1) I have used coincident super eclipse mkiii speakers with solid state Cedar Thanks. i've put the coincidents on my short list to hear. (Chashas1) Cedar, are your speakers wired for 12 ohm or 6 ohm. could be the reason the Ck | ||
| Neil Young remasters (Greh) i just listened to the re-mastered self titled cd. although sound quality Rja Greh, i disagree. i bought harvest, after the goldrush and everybody knows Ozzy | ||
| Where do you buy good CD recordings? (Hgeifman) Chesky records Weiserb Hi another vote for amazon music.com very good selection of most types of Charles1dad Amazon, chesky, marecordings, & berkshirerecordoutlet (great price's but no Ludimagis Amazon Jult52 I am sensitive to the fact that some people on this site look down their noses Hifixpert In addition to amazon, berkshire, and tower: mdt.co.uk jpc.de hmv.co.jp Daverz 50%half.com the rest is from local nyc stores such as 'other music' good cd Marakanetz I use itumes (preview) to hear whether i like the music, and use the options Vinylmeister Cduniverse is also quite good. Rja The above was great information. i looked at amazon.com and it looks good. (Hgeifman) | ||
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? (Toronto416) I'm going to reiterate my above post that given your room size, the rienzi's Mimberman | ||
| Ohm F remodel options (Parasound63) So far: millersound has no interest in dealing with the f's. very polite (Parasound63) Para, thanks for the update. please keep 'em coming as things develop! i Mapman I'll keep that in mind, mapman... (Parasound63) Restoring historicaly correct walsh drivers is a noble endevor, but i wonder Unsound A new player has emerged to possibley work on the f's. erik wayne, nephew of (Parasound63) "but i wonder what licoln walsh would have designed if he had access to Mapman | ||
| Need budget, used tube preamp to go with Bel Canto (Rebbi) Report: the manley shrimp sounds fantastic with the bc s300! open, airy and (Rebbi) | ||
| Audio Desk Vinyl Cleaning System (Almandog) Any one have trouble getting the record to rotated with the audio desk? Tbg I had the same thing happen to me in the beginning. i think that the edge of Chosenhandle Chosenhandle, thanks so very much by your findings. i will try what you Tbg Chosenhandle, your suggestion of doing the counter clockwise rotation after Tbg | ||
| 1Amplifier was not enough for me.But over 6kw. did (Bjpd57a1) Actually, you power amps are unhappy and performing at the worse possible Ckoffend | ||
| Is it just my DSL? (Steakster) Why complain when it's for free? the forums are just a bonus. if i owned the Elizabeth I have verizon fios at 10mb/sec, and see the exact same thing. Trelja No complaints about the 'normal' speed of the forum, just the occasional Palasr Elizabeth yes, you are right but, do you not get a bit anxious when waiting Philjolet I have the same problem; and, the fact that it is free does not mean it should Wepratt Me too Ejlif I have a very fast cable connection (30mbps). sometimes when i click on a Almarg Anxious? anxious?? wow. i must be a lot mellower than i thought. i just click Elizabeth Same here. sometime it can be a minute or two before forums load. Prpixel Same problem here....i usually go away and come back later. i have a very fast Sogood51 Very fast comcast cable modem. same problem last few weeks. Swampwalker Same here...but not all the time. tonight is fine. Ghosthouse I have cable. this site is very slow at times. Hevac1 Ditto here too. started about 2 weeks ago, time warner high speed cable. Tom6897 Same here. this has been going on for months and i recall a prior thread Cruz123 I thought it was fixed, but this morning (11/20) the old delays were back Dopogue | ||
| Audio Research LS-16 Mk2 vs LS-17 preamp (Valhalla) Rwwear, just because a ls-16mkii sounds bad in one system doesn't mean it will Eee3 I have an ls16 mki modded by gnsc with amperex 7308 tubes and it's a killer Smoffatt Imho the ls-16 is a very good (but not great) preamp. if you want great you Br3098 Ee read what i said before making comments and stop trying to play follow the Rwwear | ||
| Nuforce Ref 9 SE (Inpieces) I bought my nuforce 9se v3 from a dealer that is driving a pair of ribbon Ck | ||
| DIY power cord / cords - really good (Bruce_weiland) Hello, and bruce or someone send me the files please? i'd like to try this as Elite562 | ||
| What is the best DAC ever made? (Bearotti) I've compared berkely with aa tube dac and emmlabs dac2. aa dac in compare Murataltuev Playback designs, either as a stand-along dac or as part of the mps-5 disc Dcstep Murataltuev, curious when you did your comparison between the berkely and aa Dev Dev, did you, like teejay, also have an opportunity to compare the tube dac Pubul57 | ||
| BAT VK-32 tube preamp or stay with BAT VK-3ix (Classical1) i plan to add lp to my system and now need to upgrade the phono part in my Tungvu | ||
| marantz 11s2 sacd player modifications (Mrtennis) As a sa11-s2 owner, i can add that you will be very disappointed when Vinylmeister | ||
| "Get Better Sound" (Dgaylin) Fwiw - there is a longer thread on this topic over in "best of" - Hornguys As an audiophile with over 30 years of experience i found jim's book quite Sgr It solved my friend's bass dilema--the couch incident. so yes, it's a good Chashas1 | ||
| Luxman L505u . . . why not? (Rosedanny) Ryder, i have a japanese n100 tube combo/cd. my son lives in tokyo. i use it Bongofury | ||
| Any experience with EZ-80s, 5687s or Bendix 6900s? (Fmpnd) Thanks kgproperties! you and i must have similar tastes. your description of (Fmpnd) I have tried a bunch of ez 81 rectifiers in my system and the old mullards are Hifiharv Hifiharv, here is what i learned about the ez81 as a drop-in for the ez80. (Fmpnd) Hi frank: i purchased the rft's on ebay just a few weeks ago. the seller Kgproperties | ||
| Recommendation needed for Turntable (Jbhiller) Thanks, michael. i emailed kevin and he has been helpful. i'm thinking of a (Jbhiller) | ||
| Best female vocals on CD (Jwstannes@) I have to join in. i have several. but, roberta flack older stuff is simple Minorl If you haven't heard haley westenra from new zeland you are in for a really Rnwong | ||
| Glanz moving magnet cartridges (Dgob) I just lost out on a bid for a glanz g7. believe it or not, i fell to sleep (Dgob) | ||
| Anybody with an expensive TT try this???? (Blueranger) Thanks for all your responses. i will try a cheap one if my benz l2 ever (Blueranger) Mike, in order to get away with that, the same rules of compatibility with Atmasphere | ||
| Anyone Bought the Oppo bd83 Analog Upgrade? (Larryken) Maddoggy, could you tells us which top players. also, not to be rude but Drjoe Sorry for the spaces in the text, i did not write it this way...after i sent Drjoe | ||
| Shuguang Treasure tubes.... (Johngp) Just recieved two pairs of cv181-z 'a' tubes from grant fidelity. they came in Cousinbillyl | ||
| effective mass ??? (Rnadell) The grace 940 is an s-shaped tonearm with an effective length of 237 mm Jlin Jlin, thanks for a very informative post, i really appreciate it. i have been (Rnadell) | ||
| New YBA equipment... Old YBA (Briweve) I also had a similar problem with my cd3 delta. i got some info from them on Fraze1 Ive heard that you can upgrade the cd3 delta. is this true and has anyone here Fraze1 | ||
| krell hts 7.1 vs proceed avp2? (Nineballg) i have listened to both processors hooked up with a sunfire cinema grand Nguyen357 My experience is just the opposite as the poster above, for two channel Ckoffend Thanks for your respnnses guys. the msrp on the krell is $8000 and the avp2 is (Nineballg) I wouldn't bother with +6 input. it allows multi channel analog input using Jylee the +6 option on the avp2 is for multichannel sacd inputs, goes like this. Nguyen357 | ||
| For Basis TT owners does the VPI SDS work? (Das) Das i bought a vpi sds 7 days ago and think it's worth it. i used a Samhar | ||
| Any experience with Audio Experience A2 preamp ? (Topmostaudio) I just got one and it is pretty good. i am impressed. makes me realize tube Pedrillo | ||
| Upgrade fuses in Active ATC SCM 50 speakers? (Dcginc) The power supply is the first source and is always in the signal path. anyway Theaudiotweak | ||
| Bridge NAD 4225 and NAD 2100? (Mcreedon) Tx for your help. i read the article and now i think i have my terms (Mcreedon) Mc,the 4225 is a tuner not a preamp.do some more research. Tpreaves | ||
| What did you think of the Master Bam/RC's sound,,, (Tabl10s) Augwest, i've never heard that song before, but i think i like it already. Csmgolf | ||
| SED Winged C el34. Help (Abbeydog) Has anyone compared the winged c el34 with the new production tung sol el34s? Tom_hankins Can't speak to whether the sed "winged c" will be an upgrade over Ghosthouse | ||
| Line voltage is 116 not 120 why? (Hiendmmoe) Pf, at least on an industrial scale can be corrected. capacitor banks for Magfan Magfan - my conditioner corrects it, but i bough it purely for filtering and Kijanki My 'current' (please ignore pun) pc is a panamax in the 5100 series.....don't Magfan "fundamentals count here more than glitz and weird science" magfan Kijanki Ouch! i've always been pretty skeptical. claims which are noted but not Magfan Magfan - it is possible that i don't have any loss of dynamics with Kijanki | ||
| Good online used record store?? Not ebay (Colleycol) Try this: http://www.gemm.com/ Jafox Acoustic sounds music direct elusive disc soundstage direct Mofimadness Here's a good one for starters, http://store.acousticsounds.com/ Sum4jn Sorry, you asked about "used" records. here is a great dealer. Mofimadness All-vinyl.com Yogiboy Try searching your local area for used record stores and nearby cities to see Ponnie Backtrack records. jeff is a great guy to work with. Mt10425 Earthwaverecords dot com howard's excellent; tell him i sent you! Ericjcabrera Obiland.com Jaybo Try the stack:http://www.musicstack.com/, Toride I am sure acadamy cds and records in nyc has a site so you might want to try Schipo These guys are in the chicago burbs...not bad Kmulkey See craig moerer records by mail in portland, or. lps are accurately graded M2sweeneys Thanks guys for all the suggestions. i decided at lunchtime just to get on (Colleycol) | ||
| Like Cain Ben's set up hollow sounding (Johnbonn) Use real wool or acousta stuff you can get this from madisound josh is the Johnk Thank you john i will get in touch with josh and change out the pillow (Johnbonn) | ||
| Olive Opus 4 , anyone using it? (Tsciame) Thanks for the info... i might wait for the hd version with the 12 steak (Tsciame) Tony..the hd version of the opus 4 is out...you can order it at the olive web Cmalak One point where the opus hd might be better than the standard model with an Jiminlogansquare | ||
| Cap voltage (Lewhite) You need to keep the voltage at least as high or higher,but smaller uf/mfd Hifitime Considering mundorf silver in oil over v cap tftf. maybe they will give me a (Lewhite) | ||
| Meridian HD621 (Axle) Thanks stearnsn. the mackbook pro and the atv should be equivalent. that means (Axle) Axle, the macbook pro does not have hdmi out so it is hard to say if it is Stearnsn | ||
| modified Benchmark - anyone? (Inpieces) Restock, good point....i guess i was not aware of the dac2...what are the Glide3 On another site david weiss said that the minerva and dac2 are essentially the 4est What i am trying to pin down, is also if it's a serious upgrade modifying the (Inpieces) Weiss websites:weiss minerva, weiss dac2, the weiss just like the benchmark Restock | ||
| Pass Labs XP-10 & XP20 Users (Dmccombs) I just ordered the 250.5 and the xp-10. i'm going from a batvk300x Zenieth | ||
| How are Rowland digital amps for Vandies (Digepix) Thank you delapole, here is a question for you, as you are experiencing 102 Guidocorona | ||
| japanese imports (Muddys) i've purchased from amazon.jp and cdjapan. imo: both are excellent although Rja | ||
| Hyperion 938 or Defenitive Technology Mythos ST?? (Rcduck7) I think hyperion is nearly out of business unfortunately. they start to sell Trendy My hyperion 906 that i use as surrounds are also very bright, they have about (Rcduck7) Trendy - my dealer told me that it is only a rumor and hyperion is introducing Kijanki | ||
| Big Speakers for Big Room? (Antonkk) What about thiels? there's a good deal on used thiel cs6. should i consider (Antonkk) The dunlavys are winners;but if are you interested in trying electrostatic or Rleff | ||
| Yamaha R-100 repair near Oakland CA (Mcreedon) Thanks i did. it is actually my gf system and i will have to get the mod. #s (Mcreedon) | ||
| Amps for Avantgarde (stefan@) Hi mapman, i have spent some time with the big classe 400 watt monos on b&ws. Chadeffect Chad, i have interest in the audio research amps. which ones have you tried? Mapman Hi mapan, i had cl150 monos, vt150 monos,ref 300 monos and many preamps. the Chadeffect | ||
| Kenwood KA8100 & KT7500 (Gyrene) I bought the ka-7100/kt-7300 new in the 70's. first off, they built like tanks Kotta I am still a fan of vintage audio gear myself. i remember those kenny pieces, Beernut | ||
| where i can repair my amp mark levinson 331 (Mailman62) Call mark levinson...they should be able to help. (just kidding...) Roxy54 I know that pyramid audio in austin, tx is one of two authorized repair Lenny_zwik Contact the service bench. 781-769-4337 norwood, ma. i have my ml 20.6's in Joenies | ||
| HDCD into Upsampling DAC?? Possible?? (Klipschking) I have a cary 306/200 cd player/dac that receives the hdcd into its digital Asindc | ||
| help w/amp demo (Shredder) Tube or ss, youre gonna need 'juice' for those speakers. atmasphere, arc and Jaybo Thanks all, i will report back. and, yes, i agree, jim ridell at sounds real (Shredder) Btw, i love classe amps. the 350 is my second. i previously owned a cap 150, (Shredder) Shredder-did you talk with the speaker or amp manufacturer to get their point Rleff I spoke with both aerial and dehavilland. both said, "maybe it will work, (Shredder) | ||
| Anybody heard Stereoknight magnetic preamp? (Megaconard) Gpmaven, i have had the bent pre with the stevens and billingntons Vantijn The op's question is about the enigma active preamp, not the passive one Tholt | ||
| Best pre-owned 2-channel amp for under $2000?? (Fredorama) Thanks to all of you for your excellent responses. i will keep you posted! (Fredorama) | ||
| Benchmark DAC-1 vs DAC-1 HDR (Musicnoise) I run my benchmark to a mcintosh c220 tube....tried it without directly into Barnes | ||
| Naim Aro to replace my Schroder No. 2? (Shsohis) I have a spacedeck, and i have used an sme iv, micro seiki ma 505, moerch up-4 Rossb | ||
| What next after Audience AU24 and Siltech G3? (Tghooper) Tghooper - same here, the au24 is very dynamic in my system - ss amps and Pops Philojet, no offense taken. yes, the au24 may not be a good match for all (Tghooper) | ||
| What speakers would be best for Krell KAV2250 w/28 (Bsquangusa) Thesoundhouse has good advice on cabling as well. my set up is krell 400xi, Gherrera1 | ||
| Loose driver mounting screws on Velodyne HGS-18 (Bge912) If they are threaded into the wood on any speaker and becomes striped out,its Hifitime Anther t-nut Hifitime Locktight makes a special formula for this particular application. it is Hifiharv | ||
| Do subwoofers really help? (Bobrock) I'm sorry. am i missing something here? did bobrock read the many answers to Magfan I actually took everybody's advice. the problem was the impedance curve on the (Bobrock) | ||
| New favorite VINYL Album? (Koegz) My "heart shaped world" came from a dealer in brazil. these are not Emorrisiv | ||
| Sony TA-E9000ES Preamp Firmware upgrades (Dsweeney33) Http://esupport.sony.com/us/perl/model-home.pl?mdl=tae9000es Tony_ibm | ||
| Speakers for Simaudio (Tarantula) Ok... thanks for advice. i will try different positions of speakers in my (Tarantula) Tarantula..i would call the cable co (http://www.thecableco.com/, ) and Cmalak | ||
| New To Vinyl... Seeking Recomendations (Srosenberg) Thanks chashmal.... i couldn't have said it better. Oddmorning | ||
| Basis vs.VPI (Wynnosu) It is almost impossible for anyone to truly audition turntables and tonearm Larryi Another vote for basis here, not because i have extensive experience with Pops | ||
| PS audio Trio A-100 gain question (Djembeplay) (up)...i'd be interested in reading more opinions about this. anyone else? Jdec | ||
| Replacement for Vandersteen 2C (Livin_262002) Placement for vandersteen 2c ((the speakers are about 2.5' from the side Audioconnection | ||
| CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric? (Toronto416) I didn't even know luxman made cd players... Argyro There are seven different models imported into north america: (Toronto416) | ||
| JL Audio f112 or f113 sub? (Dal0wol) I just added 2 f113s to my system for 2 channel. they setup easy and sound Hevac1 | ||
| My passive preamp project – DIY vs Deep pocket (Chatta) >>and impedance variation seems to be an important issue. what is that? i use Ngjockey | ||
| EMM Labs new XSD1 single box player (Cousinbillyl) Also, make sure you get the new november firmware (102_002) off of the emm Bar81 | ||
| Reel to Reel for play back (Valleyplastic) I use 2 machines one is a akai gx-646 and in mint condition and the other is Spidermanwrx | ||
| help with marantz 2325 phono section (Azjake) I forgot to say, if you start using an outboard phono stage,check to make sure Hifitime | ||
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? (Ampman66) My girlfriend is very understanding since it is my business to have all of the Spidermanwrx | ||
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? (Houndco) I have a 2002 ford f-150 lightning svt truck and a 1989 toyota 4x4 pick up Spidermanwrx | ||
| HK 730 Twin (Fromunda) | ||
| Tape Project-Any reason so many tapes are showing (Apachef1) I purchased a few tape project tapes to see what all the hype was about. i'd Crna39 | ||
| Speakers for Rock Music (Shaunp) I listen to most rock. the best speaker i've heard play rock music was the Fusion10 | ||
| Speakers....Epos and up (Earthquake) What did you end up with? Lars | ||
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