cincy_bob
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| Unexpected preamp needed- return policy important Can you suggest specific passive volume controls for me to research?The C-core ("Reference C-Core) and double C-core ("Signature") TVCs by Promitheus Audio are outstanding. Note that the Signature unit is not yet advertised on the web page, but it... | |
| characteristics between these I would suggest that you add the Morrow Audio MA2 cables to your short list of excellent sounding, reasonably priced interconnects. I use them in two of my audio systems, and I have found that they offer sound quality that is in a league well abov... | |
| Dedicated power Thanks, Mark. | |
| Dedicated power Mark, I am not following your comment regarding 10AWG wire and a possible code violation. I thought that the NEC specified the minimum gauge for the wiring and that the installation of larger conductors, while overkill from a safety perspective, c... | |
| Man Cave or No? I for one do not want children around my gear. However, for me, it's not an issue as we rarely have children in our house. | |
| Man Cave or No? We live in a 1950s era ranch and are fortunate to have a large lot that was conducive to expanding the original footprint of the house. So I achieved a devoted listening room with professionally engineered acoustics by building a new addition on t... | |
| Your Second System Kthomas, my advice is to initially devote most of your budget to your dedicated listening room. I suspect you will find that the construction and remodeling costs (including the cost of designing and installing acoustic treatments) when coupled wi... | |
| Cincinnati, OH, any audiophiles? Sounds good, Tom. I'll be there if I can. | |
| The Better Table? Stringreen, thanks for your detailed reply. I had originally misinterpreted your comments in your virtual system thread about the VPI antiskate mechanism as I thought you were referring to the flywheel rim and platter interface.The tonearms I am r... | |
| The Better Table? Stringreen, thanks for your input. I sent an e-mail to VPI to inquire about the new footers. I noticed in your virtual system thread that you mentioned you have implemented a "side thrust compensator" in your turntable. Can you elaborate on this a... | |
| The Better Table? Stringreen, my HRX motor assembly has rubber feet. They are not especially soft, but they are definitely not metal. I gather that VPI might have made some modifications to the motor assembly feet over time. Another factor influencing the performan... | |
| The Better Table? Buconero117, I have not personally heard about vibration feedback problems with the rim drive mechanism. I have been using the rim drive on my VPI TNT-6 in my SET system for about four months now. The tonearm and cartridge are the SME IV and a low... | |
| Which is the best CD-Player up to $ 10k ? That's right, Audiohifila, the AMR cannot play SACDs. However, with hybrid discs, I prefer by a wide margin the sound of the AMR playing back the PCM layer to the sound of the EMM Labs SE separates playng back the SACD layer. Since nearly all my S... | |
| Your Second System I have three high quality audio systems - each in a different part of our house and each designed with a different purpose in mind.The reference system resides in a dedicated listening room and really does all types of music exceedingly well. I bu... | |
| Which is the best CD-Player up to $ 10k ? John, this is an interesting discussion. I suspect we might be defining the term "smoothing" a bit differently. I took the term to imply a veiling or lack of resolution. However, I sense that you might be using the term to refer to a slight shift ... |