mgreen27
Responses from mgreen27
| The Blankets Were Good, But... There's really no need to spend a lot of money. http://vandersteen.com/media/files/APJ%20Files/APJ_2_rl.pdfIf you look at that issue, towards the end you'll see instructions on how to make your own room tuning devices that work as well as store bo... | |
| Best standalone music server? "Not saying my ideas are the best but it is what I was considering."Your ideas are perfectly reasonable. its just that these new all in one boxes are not always as easy as they look. They can be a real PITA. To be honest, even though I have a comp... | |
| How much gain is needed in a Phono Preamp for a 0.2 to 0.3mv low output moving coil? "Most of the cartridges I have looked at are 0.3 or less so I need to find a Phono with at least 60db output. "The 10x5 is a high output cartridge. But if you are going to use a low output card, I wouldn't use a tube phono pre unless you can affor... | |
| Best standalone music server? "Thank you to all who have suggested computer based systems but I am not going to go that route for my aforementioned reasons whether it may be superior or not."You don't have a choice. There are no non-computer based options. You're just getting ... | |
| High End Amp Price Collapse musings "Has any one else considered this?"I see no reason to expect a price crash due to class d amps. Solid state amps are "superior" to tube amps and you don't see a run on those things. Even vintage tube amps sell for high prices. A lot of the high en... | |
| Potting a Denon dl-103r "What at would be the negatives for potting?"If you mean using the Epoxy to glue the wood body to the cart, it can't be undone. So, if it needs to come apart for some reason such as a repair, you won't be able to. I know people that have done this... | |
| Original Vandersteen Model 3 "I am I am confused model 1 or 3 ?the sound anchors are essential for 3 IMO"He's talking about the original version of the Model 3. The Models 1, 2 and 3 all come with the Sound Anchor stands. (At least that's how its been for quite a while now). ... | |
| Potting a Denon dl-103r You're not supposed to use any adhesive. When you cut the cartridge down, make sure you leave enough of the old material on so that its a tight fit. | |
| Original Vandersteen Model 3 I'll start off by telling you I have a bias toward Vandersteen speakers. I think they make the best speakers regardless of cost. Its only fair that I make you aware of this before I make any recommendations. I put my 1.7's in the same room and sys... | |
| Best standalone music server? "Foolish maybe but it is what I am looking for right now.There are a number of higher end units that rip right to themselves and I would be surprised if ALL of them made a bad job of it?But maybe I will have to revise my position on this, that is ... | |
| Comparing these CD players with my gear... "Not just me, but many are now starting to understand that to get RedBook, PCM, CD, to sound right it has to be converted via a Multibit dac not Delta Sigma based Even music companies are starting to understand this also. Quote from MoJo Music:"... | |
| Speaker upgrade... If you're looking to upgrade your system in any particular area, there's absolutely no reason why you can't upgrade your electronics instead. | |
| Best way to Crossover JL Audio F110 into system m-dbI'm not faulting you, or any other poster here. Also, I'm not saying anything bad about JL Audio. It's just my opinion, but I just don't see how you could make a sub like that work given the other components in the OP's system. That said, the ... | |
| Best standalone music server? I was going to recommend this piece from Resolution Audio.http://www.resolutionaudio.com/?page_id=63The only issue is that you need to rip, tag and setup on a PC. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. You'll get the best possible rips and taggin... | |
| Best standalone music server? "Get this guy and Roon. You’ll never look back."It looks like an excellent product, but he would still need to get a dac? Also, what OS does it run on? I'm guessing Linux. |