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| Best P-Mount cartridge -- No Grado please For sure, Ortofon is recommended. Not sure what kind (make/series) of T/T you own. Most T/T's with P-mount cartridge mount (to my knowledge) although quite listenable/enjoyable are not up to the quality of say a resonably priced T/T such as the Re... | |
| RB300 tonearm cable upgrade? I agree with everbody's input above. Definetly the stock tonearm wiring could use improvement. Don't know is I'd invest close to $300 on the (tonearm wiring) upgrade, but between $100-$200 sounds resonable and your T/T will sound WAY better.p.j. | |
| HELP: EMC 1 output - balanced vs. rca I agree with Sanctuary of Sound. It is a fantastic sounding player SE or Balanced. However, with a true fully-balanced preamp (and ultimately amplifier), the EMC 1-MKII blossoms with a deep wide, layered sound-stage that is clearly unique when com... | |
| Anybody own Shanling CD player? I understand that the Shanling CDP has recently been modified/upgraded. I heard one about 4 months ago (the older series apparently) and thought the Rega Planet/2000 and the Classe CDP.3(both less money) were far more musical, layered and textured... | |
| Dunlavy SC-IVa how best driven Try a Classe CA-301/401 or new Bryston 7-B SST (mono's)or 14-B SST with either 801's or SC-1V/A's. Classe amplifiers are true, fully balanced circuit topology. Both amps sound great. Will sound spendid with top-notch tube pre's.Give em a listen!pe... | |
| CD Player with a Front Row Presentation? I agree with Sugarbrie but more specifically your choice of Interconect cable, power cord --if that is a consideration to you and speaker wire can be choosen to provide that kind of perspective. A CDP NOT to overlook is the beautifully built and s... | |
| Plinius 8200P or Bryston 3B-SST for Maggie 1.6 QRs The 3-B SST is an excellent amplifier. The ST series was quite good. The SST is considerably better I feel; greater power, bass slam and staging. In fact the new 3-B SST reminds me of the power and slam as previous generation 4-B! Additionally, Br... | |
| what speakers to use? PSB Stratus Gold i speakers. Floor-standing tower. Know of a great deal on a pair. These speakers are a class B stereophile rcommended speaker. Top-notch quality and performance. You simply cannot go wrong with these!Give em a listen!!!! | |
| Cable recommendation for Classe-Sonus Faber set up Hello. I am using a CA-301 with Kimber SELECT 1111 and 1121 balanced IC with excellent results. A friend has the CA-401 with the Kimber SELECT KS-1130 --just awesome!Although he is using the very impressive Kimber SELECT KS-3035, the Kimber Monocl... | |
| kimber select 1021 w/ 1011or harm tech prosilwyII Hi Bob: The Kimber SELECT series is excellent, particularly the 21 and 30 series IC. I don't know how long you have had your 1021's, but from my experience 1,000+ hours are needed on these IC's before they settle in --particularly with the KS 10/1... | |
| Are there different versions of the totem mani ? Yes, there is the stock vsersion and the Signature. I'll get back to you with what exactly distinguishes the two. Generally speaking, upgraded internal wire, higher grade x-over part(s) and binding posts are often added to a signature series compo... | |
| Amp Upgrade - 3k to 4k used? Try the Classe CA-201 or CA-301. These amplifiers are musical, dimensional, transparent have row upon row of layering and the uncanny ability to flesh-out varying instrument and vocal tones/color like the real thing. Great staging --depth, height ... | |
| Looking for additional cable ideas... Look no further than Kimber Monocle X, or XL (single-run) or BiFocal (bi-wire)X or XL --for the price. IC's try Kimber SELECT series and be done with it. Focus, clarity, definition, layering, staging combined with tonal hues/colors that makes musi... | |
| Need Pre Amp and Power Amp for Watt/P5.1 5KMax Definitely consider a Classe CA-301/CA-401 or new Bryston SST series 7-B SST or 14-B. Both are excellent high-end amplifiers that compete with some of the best out there!peter jasz | |
| A/B test of interconnects - Will this work??? That is a an excellent method to evaluate cables. It is absolutely safe to connect 2 sets of interconnect to two different inputs. Ensure that the two inputs you use are high-level inputs --not a tape loop. Anytime you move cables and reconnect wa... |