darkmoebius
Responses from darkmoebius
| Best tubed pre-amp w/phono stage for ss amps? Atmasphere Music Preamplifier MP-1 Mk. III | |
| Cogent horns I meant to say that there was NO "glossiness" or "glare" in my above post.Another memory popped up, I think Steve and Rich said they had to rush to finish the fabrication of [url=http://www.audiofederation.com/hifiing/2006/Cogent/1000/index.htm]th... | |
| Cogent horns I have heard the Cogent field coil speakers a couple of times, lastly at The Show in Los Angeles circa 2006. It was a very small room and they were driven by Ron Welborne's new Terraplane 45 & 300B monoblocks.As Paul mentioned, the sound was b... | |
| phono pre amp giant killer? Gram Slee Era Gold mkV - a little above your price range on the used market at ~$450, but I owned it and compared it with a few other phonos in the $1.5k-2.5k range(new) and it held it's own. | |
| Autoformer versus Transformer Passives? I have an S&B TX-102 TVC and it is great when in a properly matched system. Worked beautifully between my upgraded Museatex Bitstream dac(4V output) and former Art Audio PX-25 & Welborne DRD 300B SET amps. But, couldn't use it between my p... | |
| Autoformer versus Transformer Passives? Well, technically (I think) the only advantage supplied by transformers is galvanic isolation from sources passing DC to the amplifiers. But, if DC is not an issue, then the single winding of the autoformer is simpler, more direct, and ultimately ... | |
| Possible to Compare the DV XV-1 & Grado Statement? Too bad, because I have always wondered how The Statement stacks up against other carts in it's price range.Like you, Stiltskin, I'm not that experienced at setup and "dialing in" a cart takes a lot of effort and time. That's why i was hoping for ... | |
| Possible to Compare the DV XV-1 & Grado Statement? In all honesty, I haven't the faintest idea how the The Statement compares against top-flight carts, so why don't I help clear up this whole issue!I will send my Grado "The Statement" to an Audiogon member with the XV-1 for a direct comparison in ... | |
| Possible to Compare the DV XV-1 & Grado Statement? As I pointed out, most people will try to extrapolate "The Statement's" performance from Grado's lessor offerings, but almost none have ever heard the actual cart you are asking about. And even less have directly compared the two. | |
| Possible to Compare the DV XV-1 & Grado Statement? You won't find many people with actual first-hand experience with The Statement. From what I've read in forums, most people seem to try to "guestimate" it's performance from hearing Grado's other offerings - which is worthless. There is a big diff... | |
| How to pack Cain Abby speakers Try moving IM-Bens w/ super tweeter pods and no crates - Stressful | |
| Moray James Digital Cable I have one that I use between my John Wright modified Museatex Bitsream and Museatex CD-D transport. I tried a lot of other digital and toslink cables, but the MJ came out on top every time. | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Hey, if you buy what he's shoveling....enjoy it. I don't buy it, and have talked with others who are immune to his BS as well. Well, there's certainly no shortage of arrogance and self-importance in your neck of the woods, is there? | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not "And now.....Back to our regular programming"Fair enough, Taters, hope you find another dealer to get tubes affordable. I'm sure the VT-100 is a great amp, but yowsa that's stiff bill to just replace the output tubes.How long do they last? | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Funny, I've bought from him a few times and have had nothing but great service. The first time I called, I wasn't clear on what I wanted. Kevin was short because they were too busy at the time for the questions I had. Some may take that as rude, I... |