bobgates
Responses from bobgates
| krell vs marklevinson I've listened to both; the Krell KAV250 outperforms the much older Levinson 27 in my opinion. The Krell is faster, more open and transparent; it makes the Levinson sound somewhat dark in comparison. | |
| Purchasing my first TT, suggestions welcomed The Technics SL-1200 Mk2. It can be bought brand new for around $400. I've had Linns, Heybrooks, Denons, VPIs, Projects and Regas but the Technics is my favorite. | |
| Krell and MBL Go with the Krell; by far better than the MBL. | |
| Need a Solid State Pre Amp For under $2000 Keep your eyes open for a Krell KRC-3. This is a great sounding preamp and will match up well with your Krell KSA-250. They go for around $1000 on the used market. Another nice preamp is the Classe CP-50. | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- You've had over 100 speaker systems over the past 35 years (like me). | |
| Oscar Peterson There's an Oscar Peterson performance on youtube called "The Theme" that is just amazing:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBIyri8E8II&feature=related | |
| Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? If the cables sound good to you that's all that matters. | |
| Jennifer Warnes 20th Ann Famous Blue Raincoat RI It's very well recorded and performed, but Leonard Cohen lyrics are depressing. | |
| Any Jonathan Kreisberg fans here? I like both Jonathan Kreisberg and Jonathan Kruger. | |
| Tice Audio? It's unfortunate that Tice Audio is no longer in business; always thought the Tice AC power conditioners were by far the best ones on the market. George is a great individual; met him at the Las Vegas CES show back in the early 90s. | |
| Rega P5 with loose trim panels I purchased a brand new Rega P3-24 back in Decemeber and noticed the fit and finish wasn't very good for a brand new unit. I believe, along with other British audio manufacturers, Rega may now be having their products made in China. The build qual... | |
| What is the Phono stage you have finished with? I have the Audio Research PH3 and really like this unit. | |
| Onkyo A-9555 and Benz Ace L: step-up? preamp? I have a similar setup and purchased a Cambridge 640P phono preamp. Works for both MM and low output MC cartridges and is really a nice improvement over the phono stage in the Onkyo. | |
| How is your power bill? At one time I had some Lamm 1.1 monoblocks as well as a few of the Krell pure class A heat hog amps and my power bill was at least $60 more a month. That's one thing I pay attention to anymore when buying equipment; what is the power consumption (... | |
| Cambridge 840c vrs used Cary 303/300 I've heard both extensively. A well broken in Cambridge 840C is really hard to beat. The Cary 303/300 on the other hand just doesn't quite do it for me; of course a lot of it depends on which 12AU7 tubes you use. I think considering you are alread... |