darkmoebius
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| Best budget $300 Balanced IC Recommendation Ralph Karsten, owner/designer of Atmasphere fully balanced/differential preamps and amps has stated many times that he uses pro Mogami Neglex 2534 balanced cables in both his high end consumer and pro audio setups.I think Ralph's point has been if... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator 3 Airbearing Tonearm Kristian85 (06-25-09) the Cartridge Man Conductor, which looks as if cobbled together hurriedly. I wonder if Kristian has ever seen one in person? I own one, and they surely don't look that way. | |
| Best Private Retreat Using Closed Headphones Cwlondon, the best place to ask this question where all the hardcore headphone fanatics hang out...Head-Fi. Their forums are highly active and there a lot of users who have tried nearly every brand, type, and style of headphone ever on the market(... | |
| Audion Silver Night PX-25 vs. Almarro 318B vs.... Returning to the Greg_p's question about tubed integrated amps to pair with Reynaud Trentes or Twins(I would take Trentes or even better Offrandes), Audiomat products have to be added into consideration. Check any of Bob Neil's online Enjoy The Mu... | |
| Audion Silver Night PX-25 vs. Almarro 318B vs.... 09-18-10: PlangcoI suspect that you haven't really heard at all what an Almarro 318B can sound like until you put in Mullard Brown Base ECC33 and CV569 (ECC35) tubes You're right, can't say I heard that combination. I've only heard it with the st... | |
| Art Audio with Tannoys I'll third the Art Audio recommendations having owned the 6 wpc PX-25 and auditioned a Jota w/ my ~95dB Cain & Cain IM-Bens. I also ran the PX-25 into some 90db/4ohm monitors without any problems.Art Audio amps have over-spec'd power supplies ... | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker Jean Marie Reynaud speakers probably also fall into the category of "smooth and resolving" when paired with the proper electronics.Beyond that, they are amazing musical and engrossing. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? 09-09-10: Clio09Dynavector 20XL low output version rated 0.25mV. However, mine was going into amps whose sensitivity was rated 1V and 0.7V respectively. The extra +4dB gain that you have over my phono leads to ~37% more output. That could be the d... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? 09-09-10: Clio09I have used the Lightspeed with both MC and MM cartridges. No issues whatsoever. With MC I use 68db gain on my phono stage and the Lightspeed is at about 2 o'clock or so on the dial. With MM I use 42db gain and the Lightspeed is at... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? 09-09-10: GeorgelofiStrange? I have lots of Lightspeed Attenuator customers that use vinyl with low output moving coil cartriges, all they have is a good phono-stage like the Tom Evans and then Lightspeed Attenuator directly into their poweramps, ... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? 09-06-10: GeorgelofiPlug your CD player or dac directly into your poweramp "this will be a perfect impedance match" As you have no volume control, first off play something that is low in level to gauge how loud it will be, doing this you are playi... | |
| Remember the Electric Light Orchestra 09-07-10: MartyklWhen your time is up... There's no escaping the bale of hay? | |
| Remember the Electric Light Orchestra ELO founding memmer(and Cellist) Mike Edwards was killed Friday in a freak accident. A 900 lb bale of hay rolled down a hill, jumped a 15 ft ledge, and fell onto his van as he was driving by, killing him instantly | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? 09-05-10: Clio09Yes, the sound stage and imaging manipulation that active components and even some cables add to the equation is very evident after listening to a passive preamp in the system. I would agree that the LSA does not have the spatial c... | |
| Best Intergrated Amp for JMR Twin Sigs under $500? Used tube integrateds:Onix Melody SP3 (38wpc) ~$500-900Primaluna Prologue One (35wpc) ~$700Primaluna Prologue Two (40wpc) ~$900Raysonic SP-120 KT-88 (50wpc) ~$800Antique Sound Lab AQ 1001 DT KT-88 (50wpc) $450Opera Consonance M100 signature (50wpc... |