jmcgrogan2
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| Static Electricity on Vinyl A Milty Zerostat 3 Anti-Static Gun and a room humidifier work for me (especially this time of year). | |
| HELP ADVICE FEEDBACK PS Audio BHK 300 - Hegel H30 - Pass Labs X250.8 or Pass X350.5 amp The Mark Levinson No.326s preamp is the newest addition to land on next Wednesday. +1 @hk_fan . I wouldn't do anything until the dust settles on your preamp change.From what you describe, the only change that may intrigue me is the X350.5 to the... | |
| Not much discussion around MBL Good point - you got me there but I do still see some fans of big buck speaks like Magico. Newer on the scene I guess. Possibly because Magico are newer to the scene. However, I think that is more likely because Magico is manufactured in th... | |
| Not much discussion around MBL @pops, c'mon Jerry, you can't figure this one out?The reason you don't hear MBL owners posting on audio forum threads is because they are More Busy Listening. ;^)Seriously though, pricey, rather limits the amount of owners available to comment. Al... | |
| Transfiguration cartridges. What tube phono stages would you use them with ? I'm using a Allnic H1201 with my Phoenix S cartridge. | |
| Mixing speaker cables on bi-wired speakers I've done this before, and there is no problem.Some folks use different amps for the highs, mids, and lows.Different cables makes less of a difference than using different amps to drive one pair of speakers. | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE I used to do a LOT of this back in the glory days of Audiogon (pre-2008).I dubbed it the Audiogon "Buy 'N Try" methodology. Nothing like listening in your own system with your own gear to try stuff out.I even recall one time, in around 2005-2006, ... | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE Basically as of now, I have never heard music in my home so real and true to life. So startlingly transparent and so good and on a level I have never even known in my home. I didn't even know this sound existed outside of tubes. Well if runn... | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE Well he did have the original S5’s with the same Vitus SIA-025 integrated amp before he upgraded to the S5 mk II’s.FYI, he is using all Jorma cables and cords, which are quite pricey, but he loves the Magico/Vitus/Jorma combination. | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE My friend who is using the Magico S5 mk II speakers is driving them with a Vitus SIA-025 mk.II integrated amp and he is very happy. He is also using a Vitus SCD-025 mk.II CD player. | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio I even feel differences in climbing shoes. I trust that you have done double blind testing on those climbing shoes!!LOL!! | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio On my deathbed, I expect to regret that I have spent so little time debating cables with people whose views differ from my own. +1....Amen Brother!! | |
| Esoteric C03 preamp or Mark Levinson 326S preamp- ANY and ALL FEEDBACK / HELP PLEASE I would stay away from ARC because they are at their limits working with the Pass Labs amps. I'm curious as to what you mean by this Ralph. I know many who are very happy with the ARC preamp/Pass Lab amp combination, including myself. | |
| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? I've never heard an Esoteric preamp, so I cannot comment.I do recall owning a Mark Levinson 38S for about a month.I did not care for it at all, sold it as quick as I could.That was probably about 12 years ago though, and I never had the desire to ... | |
| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? Hmm, you bought the BAT VK-32SE because you complained that the S5's were too bright. I warned you just how warm the VK-32SE was.I'll also tell you that Kubala-Sosna Emotion cables will be warm sounding, possibly even warmer than the Cardas Clear ... |