rcprince
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| Integrated for Dynaudio Contour 60s to fill large great room Maybe a used Ayre integrated? | |
| EMM LABS XDS1- VERSIION FOUR I have had the upgrade done, and it is a remarkable improvement in virtually all areas over the v.3 (which in itself was a marked improvement from the original version). I agree with you, I prefer the one-box player now that my listening space ha... | |
| NOLA Speakers Looking at your post again, to be clear, the speaker itself is supported by the ball bearings that are placed in the cutouts for them in the separate flat base that goes on the floor. I don't know if the Baby Grands have spikes for that base; my ... | |
| NOLA Speakers Not sure what you have here. Looking at the picture on the website, and based on my Micro References, there is a small base that goes on the floor that should have some cutouts in it for ball bearings to be placed; the speaker's base goes on that... | |
| VAC 160iSE integrated with NOLA speakers According to the manual, V1 and V2 are the phono stage tubes, and V-6-11 relate to the power amplifier. I suggest calling VAC, they have always been helpful when I've had questions about my Phi 200. | |
| Looking for SACD player I echo the advice about buying new rather than used, transports do wear out. Marantz makes very good players and the SA-10 looks substantial, but I would stretch for the Luxman if you could. | |
| Speaker Help Please: Floorstanders around $1Ok to fill very large space with no sub Sorry, didn't notice the $10K range. I thought older mbls would be reasonably priced, but afraid I haven't been looking at the marketplace. I like the mention of the Ohm speakers, if you want something that doesn't require sitting in a sweet spot. | |
| Speaker Help Please: Floorstanders around $1Ok to fill very large space with no sub Does your friend want to sit in a sweet spot or to have speakers that he can listen to while moving around or sitting off to the side? And is he willing to bring them out into the room, or do they have to be placed near walls? I would suggest s... | |
| What is your impression of vintage Telefunken signal tubes ? I still have a bunch left over, including a few of the ECC802S and 803S. The best tubes I used in my Jadis JP80, JA80s and Lamm ML 1.1s. Very clear, dynamic and long-lasting in those applications. I would also say I think they have a more neutr... | |
| Interpretation I guess interpretation, but I admit sound quality does play a part. I tend to like to hear different interpretations, so if a piece is well recorded that helps me understand the artist's intent better. | |
| Conrad Johnson PV10 used as standalone phono One thing I'll mention that may or may not be relevant, maybe Viridian knows--a lot of the old CJ gear inverted polarity. Does the PV10 do that from its tape out output? | |
| SACD Player vs SACD Transport to use the D. Bob a/k/a Digital Breakout Box You asked, "If I purchase a SACD player, do I still need the Geer Fab Box in order to hear the DSD layer of the SACD." The answer to that is no. The SACD player will play the SACD layer from its analog outputs. But, unless something has changed... | |
| Your oldest gear? My Basis Ovation turntable and VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine, both owned since before 1990. | |
| Children Choirs If you're a classical music fan, there are many. Among the most famous (for audiophile purposes, at least) is in Orff's Carmina Burana. | |
| SACD ghdprentice's chart is correct. Unless you have an HDMI digital output in the Denon (and input in the DAC) you won't get the SACD layer to play through your DAC. However, you can get the CD layer of the disc (as well as a CD) to play through the... |