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| Upgrade Rec $7K-$12K Range w/ Duos and Audiopax I heard the new Ayre universal player in my system and really liked it..... Much better than anything else I have heard so far. Then again I really haven't heard too many of the "SOTA" Cd players so.... Chris | |
| "magic" stampers? I have yearned for good sounding Stones vinyl but nver found it no matter what I bought... Granted I didn't go to the $500 original pressing, chanted over by some guy in a cave, originally used by Keith as a rolling tray, etc. extreems...I would s... | |
| Preamp Quandary - sonics vs. ergonomics?? How about trying one of the more full function tube units out now? I just heard the ARC ref3 in my system and thought it souned very good. At the same time we had a BAT 52se for comparison, and it sounded wonderful too. Both of these things will b... | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Forget debut albums. What abouty debut songs that changed the world.... ;)"Maybellene", Chuck Berry"Terraplane Blues", Robert Johnson"Cry, cry, cry", Johnny Cash"That's alright", Elvis PresleyLot's of laughsCHris | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Rickie Lee Jones.... Her debut is still one of my favorite records ever.Sex Pistols.... "Never Mind the Bollocks", what else can you say here?Bob Dylan.... "Free Wheelin", not technically his "first", but his first release that had anything behind... | |
| Fully Balanced pre to SET amp Single Ended Triode (SET)amps are by nature Single ended.... Hence the name SET.C. | |
| Johnny Hartman with John Coltrane Warren,I don't know if your into female singers but the Ella sings the DUke Ellignton songbook is a great package (I have the 4 LP box). About half the tunes are small ensemble the others w/Dukes orchestra. Another that I love is Billie Holiday's ... | |
| "Reference" Preamps I will second Alberts Aesthetix Callisto Signature suggestion. I went from an ARC LS25II to this preamp and the differences where pretty dramatic. The ARC sounded real nice, was quiet, and did nothing wrong as far as I am concerned. The Callisto i... | |
| Review: Purist Audio Design Custom Aesthetix Umbilical Power cord Aaaawww Man......... Don't tell me this stuff! OK, OK.... What's it gonna cost me?Chris | |
| Dense, powerful sounding TT, decent top $3500 max? If you are looking used(???), and like the sound of your VPI, why not look futher up their line? I oned a VPI HW19, and upgraded to an Aries and was very happy for a long time. The 19 had a modified Rega 300 ,and the Aries had the JMW 10. If it ma... | |
| Help with vinyl frustration? It sounds like your cart is not aligned properly to me. WHat are you using for a your alignment tool? Try to isolate the distotion:Is the distotion comming from both channels? What do you hear when you play something very simple (like solo voice, ... | |
| How to shop for audio There are a couple of things that come to my mind....... You might try going to one of the good audio shows (sounds like RMAF is the best). You can hear and see lot's of new stuff at one time this way. Find a good dealer who's opinion you trust (I... | |
| MoFi tinged with distortion It's the recording............... Not your MoFi record.Chris | |
| Can you top this customer service? Joe Fratus at Art Audio is the best. After having been put through the ringer by my previous amplifier company Joe has gone WAAAY beyond in taking care of any problems I have had............... I recently had a tube go out in my PX25 amp. I called... | |
| Preamps with Avantgarde speakers Hey Tubes,I think we have talked before....I have a pair of AVG Duo 3.2's. These have the upgraded internal wiring (Cardas), Cardas wiring harness and PC's...... Black Diamond footers etc. For a power amp I use an Art Audio PX25 w/the low gain (AV... |