islandmandan
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| Kef IQ 7 I have been using a pair of Kef Q 15.2 monitors for years as surround speakers, where they have done a very admirable job. Recently, however, they were pressed into service as main drivers while I was waiting for some custom enclosures to house my... | |
| Requesting Cartridge Advice Hi, my first table when I got back into vinyl about three years ago was a Project Experience2. I was having the same problems you were having. I have since moved to a VPI Scout with Signature tonearm, and a very fine cartridge, a Dynavector XX2MKI... | |
| turntable/preamp problem Sounds to me like you have a mismatch in your preamp section. If you have the phono stage connected to the Blueberry's phono inputs, you are going to have problems. The interconnects from your phonostage should be connected to an auxilary input on... | |
| Speaker recommendations You might want to mention your proposed buget as well, and whether you prefer full-range or monitor type speakers.Regards,Dan | |
| Background Noise-In the vinyl or system related? One very important factor in lowering the noise floor is getting overhang and cartridge alignment right. I just did my set up once again with my MintLP protractor, and found overhang a bit off. I reset overhang, checked alignment, and was immediat... | |
| Dynaudio Contour S5.4 or Confidence C2 I owned the Contour 5.4's for about four years, and recently sold them to pursue another diection. They are incredible speakers, I won't belabor the point with audiophile jargon, but I'm sure you would be very happy with them. I have not heard the... | |
| Mystical Performances Don't lt the Sun Go Down on Me, by Oleta Adams, goose bumps and shivers every time.Dan | |
| Has anyoe had problems using the mint LP tractor Hi, like you, I have had trouble due to the myth of the Golden Years, but I found if you get your table to the brightest possible source of light, might even try direct sunlight, and get a magnified lighted loupe (of which I got two, one of which ... | |
| Cartridge recommendation for VPI HR 6 Hi, I'm using a Dynavector XX2MKII on my Signature Scout, and really love it. If I had deeper pockets, I'd go for the XV-1S. ( Though a substantially better table would probably be in order first.)Best,Dan | |
| Problem vith VPI Scout and Dynavector 20XH I wish I had more to offer, but I would check once again to ensure all connections are made to their proper terminals, and are clean and tight. I always use a small amount of conact enhancer, such as Caig's ProGold, and then Mapleshade SilClear. Y... | |
| Need help setting up my VPI Scout: SEATTLE, WA Thanks, Michael! Dan | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Dgaylin, like you, I have a UDP as well, though not in the same league as the Bel Canto on the face of it, but due to excellent modification work on my old warhorse Marantz DVD8300, outboard DAC, and Genesis Digital Time Lens, my Red Book is near ... | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Most important here, does SACD still sound as good as before? If so, you are fortunate to have a truly excellent Red Book player in your universal player. There is a large difference in quality of playback systems in universals. Sounds like you re... | |
| Need help setting up my VPI Scout: SEATTLE, WA Hi Bass, Experience Audio in the U district is the VPI dealer in Seattle. Tim is the owner, and I'm sure he can set it up for you, at a price,? If you email me I will be glad to try and help talk you through it, we can talk on the phone if you wis... | |
| Why buy cheap speakers?? As in most areas in audio, there are many different ways to achieve the desired result, and it matters little, as long as you get there. In my case, I never really started making headway until I acquired some very fine loudspeakers, (Dynaudio Cont... |