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| CD player suggestions under $700 Likely needs recapped - power supply. Take it to a shop and see what it would cost as it will be a simple affair, mostly will be labor. CDP with a really good DAC with input for other sources is the Cambridge 851C. Great player and will punch way ... | |
| Pathos Classic One MkIII vs. Krell S-300i Always good to have a third option. Heard both years ago but different stores so could not compare. The store that was auditioning the Pathos passed on picking the line up and to be fair it was a fresh unit, Classic One. Remember Sam Tellig of Ste... | |
| Favorite cable brand. Where I started and where I am today.Monster CableAudioQuestKimberDIY. Wire and plugs from Michael Percy and Ron Welborne Back to KimberCanare, various.Clear Days IC both single/balanced and speaker cable with Shunyata PC and HydraNordostWyWires, ... | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? The RME ADI 2fs is a great DAC especially with a linear power supply. I have a ModWright LS36.5 which is a nice preamp. Lately I’ve been running my RME/Teddy Pardo direct into my amp and I’m not missing my tube preamp in the chain whatsoever. The ... | |
| Final Report, Canare 4S11 Speaker Cable jaytorIf you’re comparing a really long run of Canare to a 3ft pair of Kimber 12TC that’s not a fair comparison. Any long run of cable is going to lose. Never owned 12TC but I had the older blue and black 4TC and the current 8TC. I have owned Kimb... | |
| Modwright LS100 vs The followings gte357sYou’ll probably never achieve a big fat tube sound with a modern tube preamp because the golden age preamps are too limiting with modern amps, speakers and source. If you’re running stock tubes definitely upgrade there first. I noticed a bi... | |
| Modwright LS100 vs The followings ARC SP10. That’s a pretty old preamp, back in the days when a lot of tube preamps had that big tube bloom and coloration. Problem was, in most cases, they had that rich sound but not very revealing, things get lost, slow and the bottom end althoug... | |
| Audio Research VT100 MKIII Tube Replacement Pretty sure the MK III is easier to bias than the MK I and II models but I’d take it to a qualified tech as the VT100 is a bear to setup. Not to scare you but I’m sure you don’t want to blow your amp up. Unless ARC did something different to the c... | |
| cambridge audio cxn v2 rvpiano,Likely just the one fuse one the power supply board close to the IEC socket. Probably going to be a small size, slow blow fuse. If you pull the fuse the size will be stamped on the cap of the fuse and I’d guess something around 2.5 amp. If... | |
| Turntable lid up or off? Seems a lot of higher end decks don’t come with covers so my guess is it doesn’t make a difference or better to be off. Great to keep dust off is probably all it does. | |
| New power cable for streamer. rvpiano,If you haven’t changed out spec/builder grade wall receptacles and run dedicated circuits you’ll be more amazed. Need to do all three to get best results. | |
| cambridge audio cxn v2 I have changed fuses in my ModWright preamp, Cambridge CDP and most recently on my Teddy Pardo power supply feeding my RME DAC and each component I heard an improvement. I would recommend it and if you buy new most manufacturers and vendors will l... | |
| Searching for a new CD player Agree with 2psyop to pick up a BS Vault then later add a better DAC. Pick up Qobuz and start streaming. I don’t think I’ve played more than a handful of disc through my Cambridge or Oppo since streaming... why bother? I get it though as today I pu... | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? Being a former tweaker who used to mod gear, by cap upgrades and etc. I’d leave your Whafedale’s alone. Not to bust on your Marantz receiver, but you may find out by tweaking your speakers they will reveal the shortcomings of your receiver. What’s... | |
| Speaker Cables Stay with a single stereo set and use jumpers. Don’t use two pairs or a bi-wire set. Stay with quality copper cables and not silver or silver plated. Traditionally ProAcs are voiced more by ear than specs. I’d suggest looking at litz copper cables... |