antigrunge2
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| Phonostage recommendations under $3K For your music preference I‘d suggest the Zyx Artisan: battery driven, ultra quiet and the opposite of harsh. | |
| My thoughts on TT isolation methods. @mijostyn,living in a house with brick double walls and a basement I am not sure what environmental rumble you might be referring to. If it existed I should get a feedback loop between speakers and cartridge when set on a record. | |
| Phono stage thoughts for Benz Micro Ruby Z I run a MC Scheu cartridge (Benz variant) into an Aqvox 2ci Mk2 on balanced cables throughout. Works very well indeed with the lowest noise floor I have personally experienced | |
| What's your definition of an audiophile? An audiophile is someone who listens. That requires focus and a good sense of what real music sounds like. Obsessive behaviour in my mind doesn’t an audiophile make. | |
| Best Speaker for classical music For classical music the exact imaging of the soundstage and Hall acoustics are crucial. In my book that means omnidirectionals and simple cross overs: Shahinian, Duevel or open baffle Shindo, Ophelia, Auditorium23 | |
| Analogue only preamp ideas? - no need for internal DAC! Most attenators don‘t have remote control. If that is a requirement you can get a DACPre combo a la Mytec or Antelope Zodiac or you‘ll have to get a buffer attenator a la Pass | |
| Amp or DAC? Absolute power is only one of the dimensions that matter: obviously, if you are trying to drive a difficult speaker load at say 80db efficiency, a lot of power is required. Conversely if you are driving 110db horn speakers a humble 2A3 valve amp p... | |
| My thoughts on TT isolation methods. Lest you have a habit of bouncing off the walls, putting a mass loaded turntable on a wall mounted shelf addresses most conceivable vibration issues. | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? @djones51,unfortunately a digital volume control progressively leads to a loss of resolution as the available bits get truncated. As long as you stay above say 80% of max volume, your statement applies; below, not so much | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? @mitch2 I was obviously referring to analogue sources, not DAC outputs | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? @mitch2,@emergingsoulThe only case where I could think of mismatch issues between DAC, attenuator and power amplifier are impedance related: low output impedance on the DAC, high impedance inputs on the power amp or very poor choice of interconnec... | |
| Analogue only preamp ideas? - no need for internal DAC! You got a great DAC and power amp. All you need is a good passive attenuator: top of the range is Wavac ATT-S but you‘ll equally get great results from -say a Modsquad in the second hand market | |
| High end stereo preamp vs mc preamp? If you look for digital playback, save your money and either buy a DAC with an analogue volume control or a passive attenuator. The Pre will only act as an attenuator given modern DACs’ high output voltage. | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? Given high output voltages of modern DACs, the Pre becomes a glorified attenuator. The same result is achieved by either buying a DAC with analogue volume control or using a passive attenuator. There is really no good reason to use a Pre in digita... | |
| Concert halls from around the world. What have been your favorites. Other than Musikverein, Concertgebouw and Boston Symphony Hall my vote goes to Wigmore Hall and the Tabernacle |