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| Should I upgrade to XLR interconnects? I appreciate so many willing to weigh in on this topic. It appears I have to resolve the question of whether my amp is a fully balanced design or not as this seems to be a significant determinant in choosing to change my cables. BTW - I am curre... | |
| Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking? I tell myself "I am DONE!!" with each new purchase. I think I AM DONE after the last purchase (this weekend). I bought the recently discontinued Marantz SA-11S3 SACD player to keep my recently purchased Marantz PM-11S3 integrated amp company. Sou... | |
| Marantz and Stereophile? As to sonic improvements,I am no golden eared expert and, frankly, rarely comprehend some of the terminology some reviews use (" the resonance was altogether chocolatey if a bit chalky and billowy") Huh?My measure? - I put on Sara K "Horse I used... | |
| Marantz and Stereophile? I am definitely a Marantz fanboy. Today I picked up a gently used Marantz SA-11S3 SACD player - the companion piece to the PM-11S3. I loved my SA-8004 SACD player but when I saw the 11S3 series were discontinued, I thought I should find one soon ... | |
| What's been playing on your turntable and what turntable is it ? Otis Redding - "Dictionary of Soul" (Sundazed), "Otis Blue" ( Rhino mono), Walter Trout - "The Blues Came Callin' " (Provogue). TT is Music Hall MMF9.1 with Dynavector 10x5 cart. Phono stage is built in (Marantz PM-11S3). | |
| Tapping on my table It does sound good.... | |
| Tapping on my table Patient : "Doctor - it hurts when I do this".Doctor: "Then don't do that."( Henny Youngman)What are BearPaws? Thought I might steal my wife's marble pastry board and put 3 vibrapods underneath and put the TT on top.Thoughts?"When I read about the... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 Be patient. Last year I picked up a like new Music Hall MMF 9.1 with a Grado Prestige Gold cart for $750 on Audiogon. Sounded great. Then found a gently used Dynavector 10x5 cart for $275. Combination is wonderful. Sooner or later the right T... | |
| Focal Aria 936 vs 926 bass response braudio7 - I am not sure how to quantify "appreciable", but I was willing to upgrade based on my listening impressions. My decision was also influenced by the price ($1,200 for a virtually brand new pair). My music taste are fairly broad, but mos... | |
| Focal Aria 936 vs 926 bass response BTW - the 836v is rated at 92db efficiency, as are the Aria 936; I drove these with a Marantz PM8005 (70wpc@8 Ohm / 100w@4 Ohm) and they sounded fine. I recently upgraded to a Marantz PM 11S3 ( 100wpc@8 Ohm / 200wpc @ 4 Ohm - although tests indic... | |
| Focal Aria 936 vs 926 bass response I vote for the 936. My listening room has almost the exact same L shaped configuration with the rear wall only extending about half way behind my listening position. Main listening area is 12'x24' with a 12'x12' wing forming the L. Ceiling is ... | |
| Network Audio Player - need some basic advice I appreciate all the feedback. Much like most other audiophile topics, opinions vary based on perspective. Given that I have spent about $6K for my entire system, I prefer at the moment to take a more modest approach to the budget for this so lo... | |
| Network Audio Player - need some basic advice I see nothing on the web for a NA8006. Where did you hear about this? | |
| Etta James - an appreciation Dicockrum - thanks for the heads up - just ordered a copy. Astro58go - Cadillac Records = Etta > Beonce>Lana Del Rey | |
| Starting over with vinyl Vinyl is a slippery slope - I know , as I am currently careening down it at somewhat out of control speeds. I have both digital and analog going now and still buy both formats. I love my vinyl obsession, but it is much more expensive than digita... |