bimmerlover
Responses from bimmerlover
| Diving into balanced To me the decision is also dependent on what sources you have in your system, and if they are providing balanced connections or not. For example my Moon 310 LP phono stage provides 6db more s/n ratio using a balanced connection to the preamp than... | |
| HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS @tablejockey, when your contribution to the thread is to force your opinion on others what you think is not good music, perhaps you should reflect on how you spend your time and why you are even in this thread | |
| Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works This deal seems hard to beat: https://www.markertek.com/product/fur-p8proc/furman-p-8-pro-c-power-conditioner-20-amp | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier One approach would be to keep your Luxman as the power amp and add a tube pre-amp, like the PrimaLuna EVO 400. This way you don’t have to worry about driving your speakers yet you have the “tube sound,” which can vary widely but you can have a lo... | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range @sls883 Yes, still into bimmers. My first one was in 1995, a BMW M3 coupe, then followed by an M Roadster in 1998, then an M5 in 2000, then an M3 convertible with paddle shifters in 2003 (which we picked up at the Spartanburg factory with the Driv... | |
| Interconnects priority A big thanks to everyone for sharing their opinions, which interestingly varied quite a bit. “The phono stage to the preamp [as closer to the source is most important]” - 2+ votes ”The preamp to the power amp [because everything goes through tha... | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range @sls883, no worries and thanks. I ended up buying the Simaudio Moon 310 LP with the 320S power supply. To take full advantage of its balanced output I also upgraded my PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium to the PL EVO 400, as the Dialogue Premium only ha... | |
| Interconnects priority To format something as a quote just copy/paste what you want into the text box, and then with the cursor at the end of that sentence/paragraph click the quote icon at the top if the text box and that’s it Thanks @soix! | |
| Interconnects priority @mclinnguy Thanks. Can you/someone explain to me how you take a part of a previous post and include it in your own, like you have done a couple of times above (the pasted text in the yellow box), and do the @xxxxx references (like I have tried in... | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range @kennyc I did, thanks for asking! A Moon 310LP in 9/10 condition for less than $900. Figured that’s not a deal to pass on. And if for some reason the Moon is not ending up ringing my bell, there are so many other great recommendations in this thr... | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range @jbuhl Thanks - that’s a good suggestion. I found a lightly used Moon 310LP for less than $1k. | |
| Please Help. J. A. Michell Gyro SE - Speed Issue It’s quite amazing that this is supposed to be a higher end turntable and the manufacturer is not even bothering to respond to your emails(?). I would say that is not a sign of being a high-quality manufacturer. After all, what you do expect, reas... | |
| The Horror There’s a saying in photography (I’m a professional photographer): Amateurs worry about their equipment, Professionals worry about getting paid, and Artists worry about the light. Something very similar seems to apply in the world of “audio... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 I think it’s hard to beat PrimaLuna tube amps for value. Point to point wiring, tube rectified, solidly built, compellingly priced. I currently using PL Dialogue Premium preamp going into a McIntosh MC312 solid state power amp. It’s a nice com... | |
| Full loom of the same cable brand vs mixing and matching. @mitch2 I think it’s safe to say there’s a tremendous amount of overthinking and overpaying in this group. When someone is seriously contemplating if it’s worthwhile to upgrade a $1500 power cable to a $4500 power cable, or they are surprised tha... |