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| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed I seek out and listen to mono recordings for the same reason I look for 78s - there is a large body of music available in these formats that you just won't find on stereo recordings. But unlike most 78s, mono LPs actually sound great. But in order... | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed This thread should become a sticky - there are a lot of good tricks and tips that have been mentioned so far. My 2 cents worth is:1- Universally, the worst LPs as a class are rock & roll; especially "classic rock". It's so bad that I won't eve... | |
| CAV-50 and 804 Diamonds The CJ CAV-50 is a wonderful, sweet little integrated amp. As you suspect, however, it is not a good match for the B&W 804s. If you love your speakers you will need a new amp, and that probably means SS to mate well with the 804s. What kind of... | |
| Audionote Soro SE, or cheaper single-ended? I have an Oto SE, and in my opinion it is a pretty warm sounding amp out of the box. Mullard EL84s will sound warmer than the stock tubes, but IMHO there is also a loss of the pleasant clarity and timbre or grain to the music.I have tried new tube... | |
| Yamamoto A-08S and Audio Note ANe ...I did mean to say that it is not the right /best amp for the AN speakers and not that it is low end in sound.Glory - fine, except for the fact that this is what you originally said: Why would you want to run such a cheap/low end amp on the AN s... | |
| My Final Choices For New Amp - Need Your Help Here's another option I'm sure that you have already considered: lose the amp altogether and substitute Meridian DS speakers for your Silverlines.It's a different sound to be sure, but I find the DS5xxx speakers are very neutral and can be tuned t... | |
| Conrad-Johnson Premier PV 14 or Juicy Music Xtreme I have good experience with the PV-14 and only had a short session with the Juicy. I would say that the PV-14 exceeds the Extreme in almost all respects: sonically, build quality and support. | |
| Yamamoto A-08S and Audio Note ANe Glory,The OP said YAMAMOTO, as in Yamamoto Sound Craft. Not cheap, and definately not low end. | |
| Yamamoto A-08S and Audio Note ANe I have not heard or tested a Yamamoto amp, but from looking at the specs for the A-O8S I would say yes. But how well it will work for you will ultimately depend on your room size, how loud you play music and what type of music you will listen to. | |
| Now that "Black Gates" are no longer available, I have used a variety of caps with audio projects for several years, and while I can say that there are differences I will also say that the differences are largely overblown, over-hyped or just plain inaccurate IMHO.Having said that, I will also ... | |
| What speaker for being close to rear wall? I don't have symmetrical defined corners.AN speakers do not necessarily have to be placed in the corners. I know several folks who use their ANs (and Snells) in the middle of a long wall. You will have to play with toe in, and the placment from th... | |
| integrated amplifier with phono and usb My two cents worth: since DAC technology changes faster than integrated amps do, I would use a small outboard DAC. Buy the amp that sounds best to you and mates to your speakers and upgrade the DAC when needed or wanted. | |
| integrated amplifier with phono and usb Regarding the USB: are you are looking for an integrated DAC, or just a USB port? You can easily add an external USB port adapter to an unused pair of inputs. | |
| Cryo'ed LP's I am a big fan or the cryo process. It might sound a little funny to you all but I use it for food - meat, fish, ice cream and water. My groceries all sound better after the cryo treatment. | |
| How close to the real thing? Elizabeth,I do not believe that even the best home systems are anywhere near 90%-95% percent in terms of realism, but I will qualify my statement by stating the obvious. There are many, many factors involved in what we consider to be "real" sound ... |