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| someone help me please i am a newb You will notice a benefit to upgrading your turntable when you do it, but I suggest getting a DAC right now because you don't seem to have anything except your Dell's audio out jack for playing digital music.So I say keep the turntable upgrade in ... | |
| Phono preamp to amp question There must be a few tube integrateds that will let you bypass the preamp and go directly to the power amp, but I know only one: the Audio Space AS-3i which I happen to own. Unlikely it will work without the driver tubes though.But if you have no v... | |
| Affordable improvement on Valhala Circus LInn LP12 I used to own an LP12 Valhalla which I upgraded to Lingo-Cirkus, then swapped arms and so forth. I now own a Well Tempered Labs Amadeus and I feel it's the most musical table I've owned. It has ended my search for better things and it's a lot less... | |
| Is this preamp mod to reduce gain advisable? You might try Rothwell attenuators. My own preamp has quite a lot of gain and the Rothwells give me more room on the volume control and I think, a slightly quieter connection to my amps. | |
| upgrading speaker crossovers Didn't mean to insult your M1s, Jchristilles. On the contrary. Discontinuing the M1 was a marketing decision, nothing more, and a sad one.Looking forward to hearing how your crossover mod turns out, if you get a chance to post results. | |
| $1000 player or dac recommendation You can get a much better DAC than your present one if you go for recent technology. For me it would be a SimAudio Moon 100D or for 3 times as much, the 300D. The Calyx DACs are nice too.You can get a better transport than your Rotel's, and if I w... | |
| upgrading speaker crossovers The Mirage M1 bipolar was a special speaker, but the brand name is now part of the Klipsch mass-market stable and the M1 is a thing of the past. | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus Options The cable from the upgraded power supply to the turntable base is a simple one, with a male RCA on the PS end and a standard DC power plug on the other. As long as you respect polarity, it should be feasible to make your own cord in the length you... | |
| A Dios Fatparrot My condolences to his family. Good to know they're getting help from Neil. | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus Options Sounds_real, IMHO that would definitely be one way to go about it. The white golf ball Amadeus can take a very good cartridge. | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus Options I have the GTA but also spent some time with the Amadeus (white ball) . My impression is that there is a bit more air and extension with the more expensive table but the two are very similar, very closely comparable. There is no dramatic upgrade i... | |
| Reference HI Res material Jen Chapin's tribute to Stevie Wonder, titled ReVisions, is available in 24/192 from HDTracks and it is excellent.In classical, the famous Carlos Kleiber recording of the Beethoven 5th and 7th Symphonies is also available from HDTracks, as is the ... | |
| Covering a naked platter- MMF 7 has no felt pad If I wanted a new pad on my platter I would first explore what Steve Herbelin at Herbie's Audio Lab had to offer. I have not yet tried one of his platter pads, but every other device he has sold me, and there have been many, has worked a treat. | |
| Cheap DAC w/ volume control for direct amp input? Apogee Mini-DAC. | |
| DacMagic - Now What The Mood 100D ( at about the same price! ) would be an upgrade from the DACMagic.The Moon 300D is a lot more expensive. Upgrading to that would be really worthwhile, though, because it would keep you happy a long time. |