bondmanp
Responses from bondmanp
| Is McIntosh really Hi-Fi, finally MC452 Rower - I agree. Don't sell the Odyssey's short. I have been very happy with my Stratos HT3 (w/ cap upgrade) since 2006. | |
| Ohm Walsh 2000s vs Vandersteen 2Ces My personal experience is limited to Vandersteen 1Cs, from which I upgraded to Ohm Walsh 2000s. All I can say is that I love my 2000s. They exhibit none of the issues of older Ohm Walsh's. They have very solid imaging, not at all diffuse, no veil ... | |
| Are you still playing CDs after, comp based syst? I use the same DAC for my CDP and my SBT/Vortexbox music server. I only have about a third of my CDs ripped, but I reflexively reach for the SBT rather than hunting for a CD. So consisent is my preference for my server instead of a CD that I recen... | |
| What turntable, $500 or less Ortofon offers a good upgrade path for its MM cartridges. I started with an affordable OM 10 Super, and later replaced the stylus with the OM 30 Super. A very big jump in sound quality was the result. IIRC, the 2M series offers similar upgrade pat... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yes, and yes, Mapman. I am a real prepper. Everyone laughed at me until Sandy hit. Unfortunately, while I know how important a whole-house generator is, I just cannot afford one, so that was the one hole in my preparedness. My basement system was ... | |
| How should I configure my setup? IIRC, even though the C46 is not a fully balanced design, it does offer balanced outputs. Unless you are considering a serious IC upgrade, I doubt you'll benefit from switching to single-ended connections. Paul McGowan at PS Audio has called balan... | |
| Under 1500$ Solid State Amp for Usher Be-718 Odyssey Audio Khartago. | |
| Does you wife touch your system? Not only does my wife never go near my man cave basement system, she doesn't even like music. Any music. It's a mixed marriage. | |
| Oppo 93 vs 95 as HDMI transport If you search the web, you will see that the 93 & 95 use the same transport, which was redesigned from the ground up, completely different than the disc mechanism in the 83. AFAIK, the disc mechanism will be retained from the 93/95 to the 103/... | |
| Want to replace digital monoblocks VG stereo amp FWIW, I have had my Stratos for six years. I did have a capacitor fail early on, and it was repaired under warranty. However, I did have to pay to ship this 64 lb. beast back to Odyssey. Since then, no issues. | |
| Class D amps? The only Digital amps I've heard that meet your requirements are the Arion amps, especially the class D hybrid with a tube input stage: http://www.arionaudio.com/I have heard these amps in several systems and did not notice any of the typical issu... | |
| Please, recommend me What are you trying to achieve with this upgrade, Leog? | |
| project debut III or thorens td 160 I sort of asked this question at a recent Stereophile show "Ask the Editors" event. I asked how much I'd have to spend in terms of a modern 'table to improve upon my (modded) TD-166 MkII (also with a Denon 160). Mike Fremer suggested something in ... | |
| When to replace your stylus - article. Cool, but, "one of the many hifi retail shops that have a stylus inspection service"? That part of the otherwise relevent article is a bit, umm, dated. Thanks for the post, though. It is useful. | |
| Oppo 93 vs 95 as HDMI transport Lloyd, I think you mean the power supplies. Although important for all signals, the power supply is more important for the output stage quality than the digital output through HDMI, IMHO. I have the 93, and use only its digital outputs for serious... |