artemus_5
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| Conrad Johnson GAT preamp - ugly? There are things to look at and thing to be heard. I like to look at landscapes & pretty women, not necessarily in that order. I like to listen to music, thunderstorms and a soothing voice. I'd also love to look at gold...a full safe of GOLD!!... | |
| CD Tweaks: An Update OK, Lemme see here. Yeah, I got a sacrificial disc. Sure, Ive seen crazier things work. I wonder is ceramic coating would be better? Or even the new fangled Graphene coating, as used on cars? BTW don't worry about what others think. They're going ... | |
| How do I get the best soundstage? The phono preamp is as important as the turntable itself. The cartridge is the last in the vinyl chains as far as importance. Of course you need a good cartridge. But Origin live says to spend 30% of budget on each, TT, Arm & Phono preamp and ... | |
| Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle Oyaide R1 is what I have. It made a big improvement over the Arrow-Hart hospital grade. That was 15-18 yrs ago though. not sure what is the best. Different strokes for different folks when it comes to electric @fiesta75 Acme Audio is a name I ha... | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend Ok so can I run both a 2 channel integrated Amp AND my HT Amp to my speakers at the same time and just switch off somehow? That is possible but somewhat impractical. IF you have banana plugs on your speaker cables, that would be pretty simple t... | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend Upgrade path question with $2k to spend I really don't see how my $2,000 Yamaha running in pure direct mode with 200wpc is affecting the sound quality. The question then is this, Why do you want to spend $2k to upgrade a sound system if all s... | |
| MM phono preamp upgrade for $1000? The PS is really critical… my rule of thumb is spend as much on the PS as you do on the TT I agree with @ghdprentice. in the importance of a phono stage. AAMOF it is the same rule that Origin Live gives. Even so, I do believe there are also gi... | |
| Hans Theesink @treepmeyer You had my attention at "Hey Blues lovers". First I've heard of him and had to look him up because I thought he WAS a Cajun. It's hard to believe that Cajun accent from the Netherlands Thanks. | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend I'm with @russ69 on this. You have a mixed starter system now. The mix is the Yammy HT receiver in with 2 channel.. I like the Yammy's quality and sound And they make decent integrated also which is what you need . There are different priorities ... | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... @saulh My local dealers stock, AMG, AVM, Basis, Clearaudio, Michell, Musichall, Pro-ject, Rega, VPI, so I am likely restricted to those brands. I am certain my view will change by the end of this thread. By now I suspect you already know that... | |
| Vinyl Repair? I feel your pain. I once dropped a newly acquired 1st pressing, NM Blind Faith album and went to clean it and it slipped from my hands and down a wire metal shelving unit which took its rating from NM to G- or F in less that a second. It made for ... | |
| Sound color with different jumper materials, Interesting concept. I know that different materials used as footers can make a difference. And I bet the jumper wire material would have the same effect. But I haven't tried it.......yet. | |
| Artemis Labs SA-1 Turntable anyone? It's a Good Name | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? @gregm If by mediocrity you mean bad mastering, I beg to differ. If it is really bad mastering then sure, I agree with you. But how do you know unless its heard and verified by a great system? But even then, I suspect it will still sound bett... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? @jcs01 I have found that as your system gets better with better equipment, what you thought was mediocre gets better too. The problem with the "garbage in = garbage out" argument is inaccurate . IE, What happens when you pour pure water into ... |