ekistler_sj
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| XLR-RCA adapters - which to choose? I have a pair of Cardas adapters in my system now and they are working out well. Like some others, I started with a pair of cheap Chinese-made adapters, and then upgraded to the Cardas pieces. The difference between the two was subtle, but was aud... | |
| best speakers for vocals? I'll chime in to support those who have suggested Spendor and Harbeth speakers. Both are well known for their ability to bring life to female vocal recordings. That is one of the things that I love about my Spendors.I have listened to electrostats... | |
| Jumpers for Spendors Thomasjrt - It does not matter, and you can certainly try them both ways to determine whether you can hear a difference. I tried mine both ways and could not distinguish an audible change, so I connect my speaker cables to the bottom posts and jum... | |
| XLR TO XLR-RCA ADAPTER IMO, the answers to your first two questions are:Yes, it is acceptable - I currently use RCA to XLR adapters because my CD player is single-ended only and my preamp is balanced only; and It Depends - as any sonic compromise resulting from the use ... | |
| Jumpers for Spendors I would definitely recommend replacing those stock jumpers. I had fatwyre.com make a pair of jumpers for my Spendor 1/2Es and my results were very good (and not too expensive). I am using Tara Labs Space & Time Phase II speaker cables, which a... | |
| Cassette Tapes..Dolby B or C? Every prerecorded cassette that incorporated Dolby noise reduction should have a Dolby logo/marking on the tape or the box. As I recall there were many prerecorded cassettes that were made in Dolby B, but I never saw any prerecorded tapes in Dolby... | |
| Bryston serial codes-how do you get date? I have a 4B-ST, but I can't remember if the date of manufacture is part of the serial number or is a separate date code on the unit. What I do know is that Bryston was very helpful via email when I had questions. I emailed them several times askin... | |
| Biwired speaker cables???? Lots of threads on this - you might want to search the archives... | |
| Searching for Good Headphones & Headphone Amp I have a pair of Grado SR-60 headphones, and I have no complaints. In your price range (which was my price range too) I don't think you can do any better than the entry-level Grado products. I suggest that you check out headfi.org and headwize.com... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4bst Ghw: I believe that most LS-3 preamps did not have a remote. I read somewhere that it was an expensive option (like $500), so very few were ordered. I have seen one or two of them for sale here, but 90% of the LS-3s that I have seen do not have a ... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4bst I have an ARC LS-9 in front of my 4B-ST and I think that they make an excellent combination. I was fortunate to have been able to borrow an Adcom GFP-750, and later to audition a Rotel RC-1090 in my system. Believe it or not, I think that the Rote... | |
| Is ebay feedback worth anything on Audiogon? I never take Ebay feedback into consideration. If someone doesn't have Audiogon feedback, fine, they are new here. I would be just a bit more cautious and do a little more due diligence (I am generally pretty paranoid to begin with). Ebay feedback... | |
| RCA to XLR adapters… Thanks for all of your responses.After additional consideration, I am even more convinced that I don’t want to purchase a specially made cable for this application – I am quite satisfied with my Tara Labs cable. I think that I will get better bang... | |
| $1000 to spend on an amp used Off of the top of my head, I would probably go 60% amp and 40% CD player. Naturally, others would disagree. In that price range brands such as Rotel and Parasound are bargains on the used market. I am partial to Rotel (having owned several Rotel p... | |
| $1000 to spend on an amp used Okay, Burton, I believe that you have some good cabling (although I am not familiar with your speaker cables). So, the question is whether or not you are willing to live with your CD player for a while longer. If it were me, I would split the mone... |