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| What to upgrade or just leave it alone ? I agree with Bob: get some speaker stands for your L & R speakers (what model B&Ws are they, anyway?) This may even improve the aesthetics of the system by reducing "visual mass".A tube amp, like a Rogue Atlas, might add some fun to two ch... | |
| Broken stylus - inexpensive solution? Congrats on your TechnoDec purchase. Here's the replacement stylus at LP Gear:http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=GLDD012GX | |
| Recording vinyl into itunes- Best Method? Did you want to upgrade the turntable anyway? I gather you're not happy with the one you have.There are many outboard phono pre-amps on the market, some with USB. You don't *need* the USB as you already have the equipment to connect to the analog ... | |
| Recording vinyl into itunes- Best Method? Could you give some details about how you are hooking things up? It sounds like you are trying to hook the tonearm wire directly to the input of the Xitel or iMic, which wouldn't work as you need a preamp with a phono section for gain and RIAA equ... | |
| Best Classical Stations on Internet Radio KUSC is one of my favorites, but it's only 128kbps. Fine for casual listening. | |
| Closest DAC to Vinyl Sound? Gfcf424892, have you heard either of the Wyred for Sound DACs? | |
| Closest DAC to Vinyl Sound? It's a sort of cliche of audio reviews to praise a DAC by comparing it's sound to vinyl playback, and the Neko D100 has gotten several reviews like that. I've had one at home for more than a week, and can say it's a very fine DAC, smooth and relax... | |
| Rogue 99 pre vs. BAT vk30 I've owned a Rogue 99 Magnum and current own a BAT 3iX. I had 60 cycle hum problems with the Rogue, and overall I prefer the sound and build qaulity of the BAT. However, when it comes to power amps, I think I'd give the edge back to Rogue. | |
| Cambridge 840C DACs vs. Wyred vs. Eastern Electric I tried a Benchmark HDR, but preferred the 840C, mainly for the fuller midbass (cellos and basses). To be honest, I didn't put many hours on it, so someone could always say I didn't break it in, but it was pretty clear that the midbass wasn't magi... | |
| Help with my first DAC under 2K. The Cambridge Dacmagic is popular DAC.I agree with Larry that if you want better sound you should probably rip your files at a higher rate. | |
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so Maybe replace the step-up with a CineMag based one?http://stereophile.com/content/listening-90Or buy more records. | |
| Cambridge 840C DACs vs. Wyred vs. Eastern Electric Interesting. How did the Minimax improve over the DAC3? | |
| Cambridge 840C DACs vs. Wyred vs. Eastern Electric No, I think the question is which sounds better to you. I've been burned before by assumptions based only on the technology used.I'm also curious how the WfS DAC compares to the 840C. Not sure I want to pay the 15% restocking fee in case a trial d... | |
| Squeezebox Touch: jitter thru wi-fi? It's wireless g according to the website:http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speakers-audio/wireless-music-systems/devices/5745 | |
| Tips for buying used Vinyl needed Excellent advice from Mapman. Try to find the best available lighting in the shop when checking the records.For cleaning, I don't like vacuum cleaning machines. They are too noisy. Here's my review of the Gem Dandy, which I still stand by (I think... |