rbschauman
Responses from rbschauman
| Help Me Build a Vinyl System <5,000?The Sota I own is a Star - AGon used but like new $1,250The SME I own is the Series IV - AGON used but like new $1,000.Retail for these 2 "like new" items about $5,000, paid $2,250. Plenty left for a good cartridge AND phono pre if neede... | |
| Biggest impact on you? Excellent responses all, thanks for sharing in the fun! | |
| Help Me Build a Vinyl System Excellent start..had some Vandersteens myself and loved them. The Quatro's must be AWESOME!How about a SOTA/SME combo. Perhaps the Cosmos and Series 5 arm?Have Fun! | |
| CJ custs – please help me get rid of my headache Greetings,Thanks all for your thoughts.Coming to the forefront would be the Premier 11 or 12’s. Did not know the 11 or 12’s could be bought that are wired for triode EL 34's - so, onto CJ's website.From CJ’s website: “The Eleven-XS is an Eleven-A ... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife What a great piece of work - why is audio such a "guy" thing anyway? | |
| What separates should I use for my vandersteen 1c? I once had 1c's hooked up to Conrad Johnson pre and power tube gear. They sounded absolutely wonferful! Lots of used CJ components here on Audiogon.Good luck! | |
| Recommendations for Sota Star Thanks everyone for the contributions. I've decided to go the SME route which seems to be the prevailing recommendation.Again, thanks all for sharing! | |
| Recommendations for Sota Star Samujohn,Thanks for responding. Honestly, I am not familiar with the Souther SLA-3 but am going to research it.How did you like your EF-1? There was one for sale on AGon about 2-3 months ago and I wish I had bought it. Currently, Im posting a wa... | |
| Recommendations for Sota Star Thanks for responding Manitunc The SMEs are in the forefront for me. The series V is a bit too pricy, and so the 309 seems to be the logical choice.Funny you mention the Sumiko Talisman . I once had one (the Alchemist) on a Conrad Johnson Sonogr... | |
| What preamp & power amp to buy? Please follow link...perhaps a consideration. But even more, how about asking Rockport?http://www.stereophile.com/ces2008/010908rock/index.html | |
| Old vs. New I agree with Elizabeth that, in some cases, yesterdays components truly had a warmer, romantic sound which some prefer.Example: In 1982 I purchased a Conrad Johnson PV2 preamplifier for $485 - and that included a phono stage! I sold it off some... | |
| Cables – Speaker as well as interconnects – ugghh “The Sandringham's have an 8 ohm nominal impedance, and also apparently have a benign impedance vs. frequency curve. That will reduce their sensitivity to cable differences”This is big, Al and I’m trying to digest it. So, if I understand correctly... | |
| Speaker footers – Ugh Missioncoonery - Interesting...what did you have between the granite and speakers? Granite and floor?Thanks,Randy | |
| Speaker footers – Ugh Thanks Gentlemen,I should have noted that my Rega R7’s are on a hardwood floor.Rhljazz – You raise a point that I have pondered: wouldn’t the manufacturer provide a pretty good solution to begin with? They show their stuff without swapping out var... | |
| Filling out the sound Jrtrent – Thanks for the pick-me-up! Not often do I see one coming to the defense of solid state products. Maybe the CJ system I had was not as great as I seem to recall, although I’m sure it was very good in many ways. It’s kind of like how legen... |