cleopatra52
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| Brentworth Sound Labs Speakers - Opinions? I first heard them at North Country Audio in up-state NY in the mid 90s. I was impressed at the time but not enough to shell out the very considerable $. A friend did buy a pair of the model 3s (I think there were two models, the 1 and 3) and used... | |
| Whats the best sounding tube cd player up until now? Vintage or newer. Whoops, sorry, I just realized you said "cd player". | |
| Whats the best sounding tube cd player up until now? Vintage or newer. That's easy: The TotalDac. Expensive, though! | |
| Lampizator vs. Mytek Manhattan II I have listened to the Manhattan II extensively in an excellent system (not my own but I know it well) and was extremely impressed. It is easily in the same league as the TotalDac, which I have also heard extensively in the same system, but the tw... | |
| Dated but still A rated DACs I should have mentioned probably one of the best bargains for a dac, the Monarchy NM24. People don't go after it because the name doesn't impress their friends but that thing runs PCM-63's and I have owned it before. Actually, the NM24 used t... | |
| What are your top 3 favorite DAC or DAC/Streamer devices? 1) TotalDac with dCS bridge2) Mytek Manhattan II with network bridge3) Monarchy M24These are my 3 favorites. I am not suggesting that the M24 is as good as the other two but it is not completely embarrassed either. | |
| Preamp with Tuner The Nakamichi 630 preamp/tuner, which was discontinued in the early 80s, was quite good but now difficult to find. | |
| Selling old, going digital direct ? My primary source will probably always be vinyl (4000 records) but I must admit I love the convenience (and simple enjoyment)of computer audio. My setup is very basic: laptop, Logitech Squeezebox going into a Monarchy Audio DAC. I use dbpoweramp t... | |
| Any of my existing amps work on Quad ESL-57's The Quads are unusual in that they require a surprising amount of power to sound their best but that tweeter panel can be damaged quite easily. The solution: Get the protective 'clamp' circuit installed on the tweeters and then you can use any amp... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I have had the TJN Mod installed in my Lenco for a few days now and I just want to add a few comments to support those of johnwdt (John). First, a little of my personal Lenco history might clarify my reaction to the TJN Mod. I bought my Lenco dire... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Jean; Thanks for the tip on how to further improve The Mighty Lenco. As you know, I am already extremely pleased with the Lenco you rebuilt for me and my particular Lenco is just a 75 pounder (i.e. presumably no where near the performance of the m... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I don't need Arthur to tell me how good one of Jean's Lencos really is. Having owned and used many great turntables in the last 40 years, including Linn, Oracles, SOTAs, Maplenoll Ariadne Signature, and (lastly) a VPI TNT, I can definitely state t... | |
| Quad 57 or 63 with Gradients Thanks Duke!!! | |
| Quad 57 or 63 with Gradients Duke,Thanks for the tip and I will try this with my 57s. Just one question: Would you need a resistor in series with that capacitor and, if so, what value would you recommend? I'm thinking that the Quads are more than 8 ohms over some of their ran... | |
| Ottawa, Ontario Our second meeting of the year, at Matthew's, was a great sucess. Comraderie, mixed with good music and a little Scotch and wine, are an unbeatable combination. Thanks, Matthew! |