aball
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| Entry levels ICs for Classe gear Great choice of gear and the DALIs would be a perfect match IMO. I spent a lot of time listening to some Euphonia MS4 the other day and they were outstanding with all amps we tried. Not to mention they look beautiful. Anyway, with this gear, I wou... | |
| Naim Nait 2 vs. Rega Mira 3 I think it simply isn't what you're used to. Give yourself and your stereo some time to get to know each other before making snap judgements. The Naim and the Rega are very different amplifiers so you need to reacquainte yourself with your new sou... | |
| speaker to big? In a room that size, you can get away with -3dB at 40Hz pretty easily - especially with some furniture and doorways in the room. There are many floorstanding options with this level of bass output. Your room is close to mine (14x13) and my speaker... | |
| McIntosh MA7000 I spent a lot of time listening to a MA7000 a few days ago. I first started off listening to an Accuphase E550 and DP500 on Avalon Ascents. The sound was good but I kept feeling like the top end was "brittle" and a little thread bare. Especially o... | |
| Why are choke power supplies still not common? Actually a good number of components still use them. I have seen them in Modwrights, Lamms, Metronomes, McIntoshes (my MC240 has a big one), Karans, Border Patrols, Blue Circles, Gryphons, etc. I think choke filters are still highly relevant and a... | |
| Review: McIntosh MC-7200 Amplifier I have seen these for sale here on Audiogon for anywhere between $1200 and $1800. The later models have a wider front panel of 17.5" whereas the earlier versions were only 16". The later models are, of course, worth more.Another one to consider in... | |
| Anybody have experience with a Pro-ject RM 6 SB? Hi Dave - I used the phono stage in my McIntosh C42 preamp. The gain could have been higher but I didn't need to turn the preamp all that much more than I do for CD so I think it was enough gain to prevent a compromise in sound quality. Paul Bolin... | |
| Anybody have experience with a Pro-ject RM 6 SB? I had the same setup and wasn't impressed. It couldn't sound much better than my $300 (used) Sony C333ES cd player. I had the setup checked by a vinylhead buddy of mine and everything was still right but the sound lacked dynamics and slam, as well... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4JR Bi-Wire Just use two separate runs of cable for each speaker. Make sure your amp's posts can handle a stacked pair of spades first though.Arthur | |
| Prog Rock.....Porcupine Tree? I personally like In Absentia the best but it is quite heavy - I have to be in the mood for it. Lightbulb Sun has gotten ridiculously expensive these days. Great to hear about the new remasters! I didn't know about them - thanks for the tip.Arthur | |
| Audio Aero Capitole - 6021W subminiature tube ?? Oh, there was no problem with mine either - I got used to the gradual sound degradation! It wasn't until I installed new tubes that I realized there was a problem before. Besides, I didn't want to wait until an obvious issue "popped" up. You never... | |
| The most important link in the chain... How can one link in a chain be more important than the others? It only takes one bad link to break the chain - so the remaining stronger links don't account for much.I think the better way to phrase the question is - what component should you inve... | |
| Audio Aero Capitole - 6021W subminiature tube ?? If you leave the unit on all the time, like I do with my Prima mk2, those tubes won't last more than 2 years. I just replaced my Prima's myself last month after 17,000 hours and the improvement that new tubes brought was shocking. So I suggest you... | |
| B&W 803s vs Focal 1027Be Sevys brings up an excellent point - these speakers aren't designed for the same room. The 1027 will need a smaller room than the 803S. I would say the 1027 should not be put in a room larger than 250 sq.ft. if you want to have even tonality. The ... | |
| mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not. That's great Beerdraft! Enjoy your new TT and the music.Arthur |