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| What would you chose? VPI MKIII vs. Linn LP-12 I have had good luck with Denon 110/160 and AT 440 cartridges on the MMT arm. The Grado would not be my pick, unless (possibly) you were going to change to a different tonearm. | |
| Von Schweikert or Westlake Audio Bebopman, my friend with the VR 4SEs is currently using BAT VK-150 monoblocks. Sounds awesome.One of the posters above mentioned that VSA speakers love power. True, but (as always) it also depends on your room and what type of music you listen to.... | |
| Von Schweikert or Westlake Audio Bebopman, I have heard both; the VS at a freind's home and the Westlake at a customer's studio. Between these two choices I would personally opt for the VS.The Westlake is a good studio monitor but I don't find it very engaging or exciting. Lots o... | |
| Opinions re Thorens tables I have owned several classic Thorens decks, and the only two models I kept are the 126 and the 318. The others (124, 125, 150) were OK but not as good as I was expecting, based on the rave reviews they often receive IMHO. Complex mechanics and gen... | |
| stereo for someone special At the risk of generalizing; I don't know many women (actually, one) who enjoy what we affectionately call "critical listening" - that is, sitting down in front of two speakers and listening to music without any other distractions. Most of the wom... | |
| Powerful and strong ss amp at low cost. Lots of good choices here. My pick: Sonographe SA-400. Conrad-Johnson quality at a budget price. | |
| Classical music speaker recs for small room? Maggie MMG w.Go here: MMG W On-Wall SpeakerThey hang on the wall and you swing them out when you use them.Upsides include: 1- They can flank a flatscreen TV set (made for that purpose). 2- They sound very, very good. 3- They are $325 a pair, NEW! ... | |
| Old B&O vs. new Rega P1 It's hard to fit cartridges on the B&O. It only take their own cartridgesLook here: B&O Turntable/Cartridge Lookup ChartPersonally, the B&O TTs were never quite my cup of tea, but they were reasonably well-made and good sounding decks.... | |
| Trying to decide between 3 amps Creek, Rega, Atoll Ejlif is correct, of course. Whichever integrated units you are considering should be demo'd with your speakers. I do not have any experience with the Proacs. My Atoll amp is usually connected to my JM Reynaud Offrandes, but I have also used it wi... | |
| Sleeper Vintage Receivers, AMps, Tuners, TTs,etc.. I have always loved the old (pre-'84 [pre-Alpine]) Luxman receivers. One of my daughters is still using my old R-1040 that I bought while I was in high school. Good amp, very good phono stage, so-so tuner.I gave a Marantz 2235 to a nephew. He love... | |
| Trying to decide between 3 amps Creek, Rega, Atoll All three are very good amps, but IMHO the Atoll is head and shoulders above the other two. *Disclaimer - I own an Atoll IN100.I have had the opportunity to enjoy both the Creek Destiny (original version) and a rega Mira (not an Elicit) in one of ... | |
| Mackie 824 vs Dynaudio BM 5A Been there, done that. IMHO small mixing monitors work better for nearfield listening and smaller spaces. I did not like the sound for my HT - the sweet spot was too small and there wasn't enough dynamic range to make a good presentation.If you ar... | |
| Looking for suggestions... Fretman,Atoll does have phono stages for all of their pre/int amps:http://www.musicalsounds.us/cp/downloads/Atoll_Phonostages.pdfI like the fact that you can have them or not - your choice. Re: your other comments - yes, more speakers would be nic... | |
| C.J. PV-5 vs PV-10's 11's and 12's Are you looking for line stages or units with phono?In general I would agree with the comments above that, of the CJ units you listed, the PV-12A/AL is the one to get.If you are looking at phono and do not have to stick to tubes, the Motif line (M... | |
| Looking for suggestions... I recently picked up a new (dealer demo) Atoll IN-100 integrated amp for well under $1K (OK, under $800). I did not purchase the optional phono stage, but it is available for $300 or so and it sounded very good when I demo'd it.Great amp - build q... |