chilli42
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| Total System Gain Question I had a gain matching problem between amp and preamp in my system (Pass Lab XA60.8 and AR Ref 6). Added to this my speakers are 106 sensitivity. Could not take the preamp volume past 7 (out of 100), it was too loud. Loads of background noise. ... | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? @rauliruegas @rauliruegas I recently purchased the Kuzma 4Point 9 to replace the SME Series V. I have not used the Series V in some time. The main reason for the change on Tonearm was that the Kuzma (and I know there are others) has a replaceabl... | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? One problem I have had selecting cartridges in the past is that nobody seems willing to let you do a home trial … I can understand why. Each system and room is so idiosyncratic that I don’t see how you can select a cartridge without trying it in y... | |
| Best sub for music, I have had two REL 812/s (10 inch) in my system for a year. I am super happy with them. They have paired well with my Avantgarde Uno horn speakers (which have their own powered sub woofers). I will be adding another two later this year. | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? I am not sure it will help the discussion much but the PS Audio Stellar Phono stage replaced a Tom Evans The Groove (from 2003). I was happy enough with the Tom Evans though there are certainly much better phono stages mentioned by members on thi... | |
| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! This is the kind of thing that makes the hobby so interesting and disturbing all at once | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? I would like to thank everyone for the great advice and input. It’s been very helpful and further confirms to me that the turntable and tonearm do not need to be changed. Some people have mentioned that there is a place to list out system compon... | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? The rest of my system: Pass Labs XA60.8 amp, Audio Research Ref 6, Avantgarde Uno speakers, Silent Source interconnects, Audioquest power cables. The kind of sound I am looking for: dynamic speed/without the hardness, fullness/rounded/balanced, m... | |
| Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why. I have enjoyed Hugh Masakeka Hope. Great live recording. Really puts your system through its paces | |
| Adding Home Theater To 2 Channel System A lot more response here than I expected. Thanks so much to everyone for helping me with this. Reading over the advice here and talking with others I think I will get into the HT pool in the shallow end and build from there as I learn or as/if n... | |
| Adding Home Theater To 2 Channel System I love the idea of having two separate systems, one for music and one for HT. That said, I am having a hard time overcoming the amount of equipment clutter this will create ... 5 speakers, more subs, receiver, interconnects, cables. I guess that... | |
| Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why. I have tick skin so if I get beat up for stating the obvious I can handle it. It does not matter how much I spend on a piece of new gear or a tweak, the single biggest contribution to my listening pleasure is the quality of the recording. Why we... | |
| Adding Home Theater To 2 Channel System Thanks to everyone for the terrific and consistent feedback. It will save me a lot of time, money and disappointment. Your advice on this is invaluable. | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player I am just in the middle of the same effort. I came across a brand that I had not heard before … Ayon (from Austria). I am home demoing the CD35 and CD10. Tube output, PCM to Digital conversion, upsampling, slow roll of filter. I am very impres... | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player Suggest you have a look at the Ayon players. The CD 10 or CD 35 (generation II Ultimate). Does PCM to DSD then runs it through a slow roll off filter (if you like). Tube output stage. The strength is musicality … analogue like for a CD player. ... |