darkmoebius
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| Phono preamp and Turntable I forget to include money for a decent cartridge, but can start (and possibly finish) with the highly regarded Denon DL-103R for ~$225 brand new. Don't let that price fool you, it can keep pace with many of the $1k+ carts all day long.More phono p... | |
| Phono preamp and Turntable In the $2k range, buy used to maximize your buying power.For phono preamps:Gram Slee Era Gold mkV - $600-700 usedEAR 834P - $650-800 usedRogue Audio Stealth - $600-700 usedMusical Surroundings Phonomena - $650Turntables:VPI is fantastic because th... | |
| Help with speakers for audio refinement complete I used the Complete integrated with Jean Marie Reynaud Twins monitors to great effect for 5 years. An even better match would be one of JMR's floorstanders.Incredibly musical, rich, and engaging combination. | |
| Wright WPA 3.5's What's Next? Have you considered that the problem might have more to do with the Bag End monitors than the Wright amps?Those speakers were primarily intended for pro live sound setups like clubs or theaters, which has slightly different sonic priorities than p... | |
| Vibraplane Sirspeedy,You may already know this, but for those who do not, Vibraplane used to or still does rebadge Newport Research scientific isolation platforms.Newport specializes in vibration control and isolation surfaces for scientific and critical hig... | |
| SCHEU Premier substitution Hassel(and Tacco potentials),I have decided to modify the one nagging aspects of the Tacco's use - VTA. The stock Tacco uses a standard Rega type set-screw to move the arm up or down. It is fiddly, inaccurate, and frustrating - impossible to make ... | |
| Demoing speakers in LA area? Closer to your Burbank/Glendale request - Acoustic Image in Studio City. Elliot Midwood is a terrific guy and has a selection of components that will absolutely knock your socks off. He has a big specially built listening room in his house. By app... | |
| SCHEU Premier substitution Hi RWD,Soundscape HiFi is a high end audio dealership in Singapore, but Marco posts here and on Audio Asylum fairly often. Great person for advice and ideas.Their website is probably one of the best audio sites available for information on the pro... | |
| Best 3 options for SET amps Thanks for the extra info Gliderguider,I've only listened to the Abbeys once for ~4 hours at a dealer's home, so being unfamiliar with his system and room only allowed me to get a general gist of the Abbeys potential. But, I didn't readily hear wh... | |
| Schroeder vs. Triplanar VII Sonic Differences Rwd,VTV stands for Vacume Tube Valley, a website/magazine dedicated to tube electronics. Look here for the offical VTV Show webpageGreat show, I attended the last one in Los Angeles not too long ago. Small crowds, so it is easy to get into manufac... | |
| Best 3 options for SET amps Gliderguider,You bring up and interesting observation that I noticed but never really gave much thought. I loaned my PX-25 amp and I-Bens to Paul Lim of Imagine HiFi for the VTV Show in LA 4 months ago or so.I was surprised when he told that prefe... | |
| SCHEU Premier substitution Hassel,I've heard the Tacco/Schroeder comparison several times from a few German Scheu owners, I assume the tables are fairly popular over there. Did you have a chance to compare the Tacco to a Schroeder, and if so, which one?There aren't too many... | |
| What would you say is the better sounding SET amp? "the 300B tendency to be overly lush and wooly sounding"I think this is typical 300B experience for a lot of people, including myself, but I now attribute that primarily to circuit desing and implemetation instead of the tube.My first 300B amp exp... | |
| Best 3 options for SET amps Well, there are quite a few excellent choices these days. Your three listed choices are vastly different in their approach to high(ish) efficiency, so it is hard to offer suggestions. The Conicidents are 97dB 3-way, the Royals are small 92dB 2-way... | |
| SCHEU Premier substitution RWD,I haven't owned any of the Teres, Galibier, or Redpoint TT's simply because there is a substantial price difference between they and the Scheu. So, I really can't offer any informed opinion on the motors. The lowest priced Teres is still $1k m... |