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| Report from Rocky Mountain AudioFest Thank you for posting about the volume. I felt that same way; in fact, this is what I posted at the Asylum:OK, so I went to RMAF on Friday and there's been something that's been bugging me about it for the last two days. Why is it that all the man... | |
| Where to see Audio in Manhattan If you want any type of service, skip Sound by Singer. Great product line but the experience leaves a LOT to be desired. | |
| Going over to the Dark Side? I decided to go with AAC at 320. I plan to keep my CDs, so I don't see the point in ripping in lossless. Although, I guess it could be nice from the point of view of storage. All the racks for my CDs and vinyl and DVDs take up a LOT of space. Of c... | |
| B&W 703 - How to tame the highs? Sorry. Didn't see the equipment listing. Silver wire I don't think would tame the highs. Maybe Conrad Johnson stuff? Hmmm, I've got B&W 602's in my bedroom hooked up to a Rogue integrated. That helped tame the brightness a lot in my system. Yo... | |
| B&W 703 - How to tame the highs? One word: TUBES!!! | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? I loved the Aesthetix Rhea. I ended up buying the Conrad Johnson EV1 though, and it's marvelous, especially at its price point. I haven't heard the Boulder yet, but from what people have told me it's the most amazing piece of gear on the planet. T... | |
| Prices of CD vs. record players Having heard the Benchmark DAC, I would say that 1500 for a VPI Scout table would beat it. For a cart, something like a Dynavector would work nicely, and the ASL Tube mini phono stage. Total cost $2200. However, I think even the Music Hall MMF7 co... | |
| Advice on amp choice for Martin-Logan Ascents.... Why not stick with Rogue, either the Stereo 90 or the M150 monos? I've got the Stereo 90 powering my Aeons and it sounds great. I'd also look at the CJ Premier 140, if you have the $$. | |
| I'm totally confused about Hi Rez formats Last week I bought Miles' Kind of Blue on 200g vinyl, Free Live and Fire and Water on 180g, Simon and Garfunkel on 180g, the Allman Brothers on 180g, and Zep 2 on 200g. Every 4 months or so I will go out and buy a bunch of new vinyl. With the exce... | |
| Experience with Rogue Stereo 90 I drive Martin Logan Aeons (89db, 4 ohm nominal) with a Stereo 90 with no trouble at all, and it gives great bass. | |
| subs for music Dave:Room has treatment already. 30hz may be 30hz, but would the woofer move air fast enough to integrate with stat panels, which are quick and nimble? Fat pre? What do you mean by that? I do want to upgrade the pre, probably to a CJ Premier 17 LS... | |
| subs for music How would that work exactly? Preamp RCA to power amp, power amp to sub, sub to speakers via high pass output? Why not just take a second out from the pre directly into the sub stereo inputs and use the crossover on the sub to integrate it with you... | |
| Anyone compare Conrad Premier to Rogue? Well, I haven't made a major switch yet, though I did have the 88 upgraded by Rogue to the Stereo 90 board, which gave me 30 more watts in UL mode and the option to switch to triode on the fly. I wish they had made the biasing area more accessible... | |
| Scout upgrades? I have the Scoutmaster, sitting on a BDR Shelf for the Source on a Billy Bags Amp Stand, with the Benz Glider cartridge. I've been extremely happy with it so far. Very quiet, extremely detailed, and amazing bass. If you have a VPI dealer nearby, y... | |
| LP storage? What do you use? Funny, I just posted on this on Audio Asylum, since I have the old Boltz LP 10 system and Boltz changed the whole configuration and the new stuff is not compatible with the old system. I was considering using the Skandia modular systems that you c... |