arahl
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| Getting rid of harsh, shrill treble I agree with Tvad that more information would be helpful and I would add that harshness can also be due to, among other things, cables, plugs, dirty contacts, power line issues, RFI, interaction between your components, need for vibration control,... | |
| Looking for a bookshelf at 2k or less..... I recently heard Robert Reina of Stereophile say that he specializes in reviewing low cost speakers and that there are many very good ones out there. I suggest you look up his reviews for Stereophile. | |
| Power amp for ARC SP-6 If you do use an ARC amp, the VS55 is the first one I would think of for an SP6 - I did so myself for two years and they were a great combination. | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? Great thread. I too wondered about all the praise for Van Gelder, until I recently heard an original Blue Note mono pressing of Horace Silver's Blowin' the Blues Away. I went out and bought a few, and IMHO I now can say that original vinyl pressin... | |
| After Audio Physic Vigo II's I owned Virgo II's for seven years and had a great time with them. After five years of tweaking them to sound their best in my room (top tips - use the optional straps and spikes on Marigo Bear Feet, put three VPI bricks on top of each one and use... | |
| State of HDCD and SACD I haven't seen/heard the 3930 but in general I agree that Denon DVD players are great at their respective price points. | |
| Personal turntable/cartridge evolution KLH 20/?,BIC 981/Shure?,Denon DPL40/Grado X,Ariston RD-80/Grado Signature 8M,Well Tempered/Spectral,WTT Reference/Spectral Reference,WTT Reference/Benz Ruby 2,WTT Reference/Benz LP Reference | |
| ARC Pre + which SS amp? ARC preamps have (relatively) low output impedance for tube gear and therefore can run well with many SS amps. I had a great 7 year run with the ARC Ref One and Pass Aleph 2 100w monoblocks in balanced mode; that was a terrific combination. | |
| Personal CD player evolution Denon DMA 1100,ARC CD-2,ARC Ref CD-7 | |
| Phono preamp evolution ARC PH-3SE, ARC Ref Phono,ARC PH-7 | |
| Personal speaker evolution KLH 20,Advent,Thiel 03a,Vandersteen 2C,Audio Physic Virgo II,Vandersteen Quatro | |
| Tube Preamps...I'm sold Ditto on the ARC Ref-3. As to older ARC models, I actually think the later production Ref-1's - with Infinicaps - sound better than the Ref-II's, but IF, and only if, you run them with a really good set of NOS tubes. | |
| Do you ever use the balance on your pre amp? Although my ARC Ref 3 has a balance control, going to mono is the first thing I try to cure an unbalanced image. My room also is asymmetrical but the speakers are positioned so that the sound is balanced on good recordings. If it isn't, my first a... | |
| Personal amp evolution NAD 3055Aragon 4004Classe M-700 monosPass Aleph 2 monosARC VM-220 monos | |
| Re-issue vinyl vs. the original pressing I fully agree with the consensus that most original vinyl pressings are better than the reissues and also that there are some exceptions. I have had not had a chance to check myself, but I did hear recently from a source who should know that the C... |