clio09
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| Our home system: How good it is? As Raul mentioned due to space I have had to put my chair up against a wall. Definitely not the most ideal position. I have found that an acoustic panel placed on the wall behind ones head helps tremendously in improving the sound in this position... | |
| "Budget" cable advice, please Devilboy, nice system, very simple, looks great, and I like the room treatments.However, I didn't quite figure out the reference from your post as to the single most effective upgrade you made to your system. Was it the reference in one of the pos... | |
| Oyaide What Oyaide plugs did you use? I have a few cables in my system with Oyaide plugs and use their outlets as well. I have an R1 for the wall outlet and the BPT power strip uses SWO-GX outlets. | |
| Best balanced signal cable Mogami as already suggested, Oyaide PA-02, and Chimera Labs Advantage Audio are all in your price range and very good. I've used all three in my system recently with great results. | |
| Best Integrated, period. The TRL ST-225 is only available direct through Tube Research Labs. You can inquire about them by contacting Paul Weitzel directly.There is an Audiogon review on the integrated. I happen to own the amp only version the D-225, which is what Ecruz j... | |
| NOS DAC I believe NOS in this case refers to non-oversampling. | |
| Looking for a entry level audiophile turntable Grimace, that combo is killer for the price. I purchased the same set-up about 12 years ago (for more than you're asking) and kept it until I had SOTA upgrade the table to a Nova Series V. | |
| New guy needs firstpre amp I'll second the Capri. It's a nice fit on your budget. I just bought one and have put about 500 hours on it. Very good soundstage and imaging, extremely quiet and as the volume control is very good as well. It also has a polarity switch (not via r... | |
| classic sounding 25 watt tube amp VTL Tiny Triodes would be great I think. Always wanted to try those myself. | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Good one Sbank. Nice chuckle for Saturday morning. | |
| Jeff Rowland Capri preamp FWIW, I use the Tel Wire power cord on my Capri with great results so far. Again, Ckoffend's experience mirror mine so far. Great preamp for the price, but definitely not tube sounding to me in the euphonic sense.BTW - I swore I posted this somewh... | |
| Need phono pre amp recommendations The Denon is a great value in that price range. I don't think you'll be disappointed with it. | |
| Jeff Rowland Capri preamp I would agree with Ckoffend's comments for the most part. I don't feel the Capri delivers the deepest of sound stages or the tightest bass, but I do feel it is resolving and has many other attributes. Overall I enjoy this preamp and the phono stag... | |
| Specific needs for a new preamp... Yep, the on/off switch is there. However, if I might nit pick I'm curious why:1. When engaging the balance control on the remote the display does not show the tracking (if only temporarily).2. Why you cannot switch phase via remote.If I'm missing ... | |
| Need phono pre amp recommendations A Music Reference RM-5 is an option I would look at in your price range if you would consider used components. Typically sell for under $600 but get snatched up fast. The phono stage is quite good, but MM only. You could easily add a step-up for M... |