clio09
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| Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer? Speaking of TRL, if you can get your hands on a Sony DVP-NS900V the new TRL mod will take you past the SCD-1. You're probably looking at an investment of $1000 including the mods. The news from CES on this player was very positive. | |
| Sound of chip amps / gainclones? Gymane, you are more knowledgable on the Patek than I am so I trust your opinion. Your example with the flea powered SET versus the high powered sold state makes sense as this is why I went solid state just recently. I wasn't about to give up my S... | |
| Quietest amp you ever owned ? The new TRL D-225 dual mono amp is the quietest I have ever heard. No hum or hiss whatsoever. | |
| Sound of chip amps / gainclones? I recently had some people over for a listening session and had the opportunity to hear Peter Daniel's Patek in my system. The preamp I was using was a Joule Electra LA-100 MkIII. In comparison to my custom TRL D-225 amp the Patek held its own. Wh... | |
| What Digital Stylus Force Gauge Do You Like? I went with the Wally Scale, 1/100 version. There is a 1/10 version as well. | |
| what's the best pre-amp for Cary's V-12r? Mattybumpkin - go to www.upscaleaudio.com. The F1 is an upgrade package for the SLP-98 and you can find details of what is included at this site. | |
| Matching power at maximum rating for? I would agree with Pabelson. Your speakers require 20 watts minimum and 100 watts maximum. The NAD is rated at 50 watts. Unless you're trying to fill a huge space this should be more than enough. | |
| search for musical s.s. yields a tube epiphany Until recently I used the Cary V12i in combination with the SLP-98 and know exactly what you are talking about. The V12i drove my low efficiency Spendor speakers extremely well and the sound with NOS tubes was excellent. In my desire to drive my s... | |
| Nordost Cables If you like the flatwire concept try the Alpha Core Goertz cables. I had been considering Nordost SPM until I cam across a forum here that discussed these cables. Great value for the dollar. Mine are the Goertz MI-2 Veracity which is copper, but t... | |
| Big beautilful tube amp Cary V12i or V12R. Stereo version is in your budget and has 12 EL-34 (or KT-88, 6l6, 6550, etc.), 2 EL-84 (BH7 for V12R) and 2 6922 tubes. Looks great in the dark. 50 watts triode/100 watts UL. A nice sounding tube amp. | |
| what's the best pre-amp for Cary's V-12r? I would stick with the SLP-98, it worked excellent when I had them in my system (V12i). Especially with NOS tubes. | |
| Jumpers for Spendors I have a pair of 1/2e speakers and when I purchased my Alpha Core Goertz MI-2 Veracity speaker cables I also purchased their copper jumpers ($20). I noticed an improvement over the brass jumpers, but I'm not sure I'd spend $150 on this. | |
| Nordost Cables Rnik,I thought it was worth the difference, although I don't use Nordost cables anymore. The Red Dawns were more detailed and worked well on my digital gear. Also, as to price, look around as Nordost cables are pretty well discounted. I only paid ... | |
| BAT vs Cary I'll second the SLP-98. It is a great preamp and I was running mine with a V12i, an excellent combination. They come up used every so often for around $1800. They usually get snapped up pretty quickly though. | |
| What cd for $1000 is best for this system? Lkdog,Good advice. I might also throw out the names of Modwright and Emprical Audio. BTW - the Sony DVP-NS900V appears to have been more than just a hit at CES. I'm told by those that exhibited there that there was a huge line to get into that spe... |