bpoletti
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| 1 pair of good interconnects- which 2 components should I use them on? If you only have one pair of good interconnects, it doesn't matter where you use them. The rest of the system will drag down your performance. | |
| Herron VTPH-2 Lew - Call Keith Herron and arrange an audition. Investigate the value of your current phono stage and prepare it for sale. | |
| Herron VTPH-2 All of my electronics, except my DAC and optical transport, are from Herron Audio. Even the cables. I have heard nothing better. Keith Herron is a master of customer service and will always give friendly, unbiased advice when asked.IMO, the VTP... | |
| Do female audiophiles exist Female audiophiles exist. And, everything else being equal, females generally have better hearing than males. | |
| Why does my 35 watt tube amp draw 300 watts of power The short answer to your question is "yes." | |
| Solid state amp to replace my Audio Research Ref 150 amp A solid state amp to replace your Ref 150? Same level of performance? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. | |
| Wilson Sophia 1 vs vandersteen 2ce Why the question? If you actually LISTEN, there is no comparison. Period. Wilsons, hands down. If you want a second opinion, I'll be happy to give you one. | |
| looking for a stand mount speaker to match a s/s int amp. Picking speakers to match your amp? Isn't that sorta like picking out a car to match the license plate holder screws? | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive The speaker manufacturers build pricing model into their design. They charge whatever the they can get [away with]. | |
| cable and interconnect advice? I use Herron Audio cables throughout my system. I never feel like I need an upgrade. Inexpensive and very effective. | |
| Subwoofer My "main" speakers are -3dB around mid-40s with a fairly shallow rolloff. I added subs below 25hz (72dB / oct) using an analog electronic crossover built by an audio designer who knows what they're doing. Steep cutoff below 10hz. I built a pair... | |
| from ARC to Pass ? You'd probably be better off making the move from the ARC to a Herron VTSP-3A(r02). | |
| Preamp... Solid State or Tube Tube vs. solid state is irrelevant at the price point you're considering. The only thing that matters is impedance matching. At $10K, the selection is pretty wide open. My favorite and the favorite of many others is the Herron Audio VTSP-3A(r02... | |
| Now Keith Emerson is gone... Amazing mastery of keyboards and composition. Sure he "borrowed" the works of other composers, particularly classical, but in his re-orchestration, brought new life into those classics. | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Al,That can be a very nice arm. I never used a MC cartridge on that arm that didn't benefit by adding weight (mass) at the headshell. Seemed to bring the MCs alive. YMMV.Good listening,Bill |