maverick18
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| Using Oppo as DAC? Ah, so much for my plan then .... It would seem an obvious option, given the effort to maximize the utility of a universal player, no? | |
| Amateur changing a Rega P1 cartridge Thanks guys. So, it can be done but there is a high likelihood I will screw up. Just like marriage. I will probably give it a shot.... | |
| Old B&O vs. new Rega P1 I owned a B&O 3000 with the tangential arm for more than 20 years. With the MMC3 it put out pretty good sound and I maintain they remain the most stylishly engineered components ever. But then, I like minimalist Swedish furniture, too, so that... | |
| Integrated as preamp? Thanks, gentleman. Sage advice. I qualify my comments with great in comparison to the B&Ws. I suspect there is more, particularly on the low end, than my amp delivers.Or maybe it is just the Thiels expose the limitations of my upstream gear (R... | |
| Ohms, my - help me understand Thanks for responses! The message seems to be I need more power. Herman: Good idea. I'm probably not gaining much of anything with the power amp since I don't have biamping options with the Thiels. I'll think about an amp upgrade down the road a... | |
| Bi-amp befuddlement Thanks Rodman. I guess I was shocked by the disparity. I expected a division of sound, but not so huge Ajax, I figured two amps of the same power from the same maker are gonna be closely matched. Any thots on going vertical option - one amp to eac... | |
| Good budget interconnects for arcam alpha 8? Thanks for tips! I am intriqued with the anti-cables and I am gonna try them for speakers once I figure out where everything is gonna wind up. (Upgrades a good excuse for tinkering with room setup). I'll hunt some of these other sources for inter... | |
| Bi-amp question .. newbie I have looked at those but aren't they 230 Volts? I didn't think I could use those stateside | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps My first post: A second for the hugely overlooked Maria McKee. Her cover of Van Morrison's "The Way Young Lovers Do" is a goose-bumper. Also, three in a row on Lucinda Williams' Essence, "Steal Your Love," "Envy the Wind," and "Blue." and Nina Sim... |