cmalak
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| Looking to upgrade my preamp - suggestions? Latinsamba1...i mentioned the impedance matching. You want to make sure that the input imedance of your power amp (300B Neo) which is 100Kohms is at least 10X of the output imedance of the preamp you are going to use. That is a min. Many people pr... | |
| SACD's to avoid due to poor remastering. Derek and the Dominos - Layla SACD sucks the big one. Recording quality is awful and just plain unenjoyable. Don't waste your money. | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp - suggestions? I used to own the ARC LS-26 before upgrading to the Ref 3 and i think the LS-26 is the better value for the money as its sonic attributes are oh so close to the Ref 3. It is a mini Ref 3 for all intents and purposes. From what I have read, the LS-... | |
| 10 Commandments of a Vinyl Audiophile 03-14-10: SrwootenThine shant correct elstes' biblidgeToo funny...I was LMAO when I saw that...nice job Srwooten | |
| Speaker Longevity Rickpur...are you asking out of curiousity or are you experiencing a degradation in the sonics from your system? If you are running an all-tube system and things have been getting gradually worse, or even if they suddenly got worse, I would look a... | |
| Rockport Mira VS Verity Parsifal Ovation Dylanhenry...the new 2-way your dealer is referring to is called the Alya. Stereophile and Soundstage.com have reported on the new speaker from their coverage at CES.As for your impressions concerning the Aquila speakers, I am once again surprised... | |
| Playback Designs MPS-5 related question.... Camali...I agree with the comment that you should audition the PD MPS-5 before assuming it is in a different league. I would also say that partly it depends on the rest of your system (i.e., how resolving the rest of your system is to allow you to... | |
| Any DACs have the Sabre 32bit D/A Converter ?? The short answer is not yet. The Oppo BDP-83SE is a universal player that uses the DAC (both in 2-ch and multi-channel) but it does not have any digital inputs allowing you to access the DAC chip set. The McIntosh MCD500 uses ESS Sabre 24-bit DAC ... | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Samhar...I just saw you are using the Hickok 539b from your System thread. Is the manual sufficient to walk through a complete newbie like myself on how to use the unit and what to look for when testing/measuring tubes? Thx | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Samhar...what tube tester do you use in your set up? Are there any current suppliers of tube testing equipment or does one have to buy an old used unit? | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Samhar...I believe Taters has the VT100MkIII which is easier to bias than Mk I and II (see Davemitchell's comment above). Taters...I agree with Samhar that you should be a bit more careful that this tech guy is going to put in appropriate tubes. T... | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett As for the original question about Jarrett's relative obscurity: America is a great country, about which I can muster considerable patriotism. But difficult pleasures is not its strong suit. Mos Def, Taylor Swift, Taco Bell, Olive Garden.Sad but t... | |
| How do you like your store demo? Chas...are you starting anew in the wonderful world of high-end audio retailing? | |
| Must see mini film on Audiophile Club of Athens... Thx Michael. Efkharisto :-) | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Tater...if you are not familiar with tube biasing then sending it to ARC to do the retube is the easiest (but most costly) approach but you will be guaranteed a good result. Alternatively, if you can find an audio technician or a dealer with an on... |