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| Best Rega Option If you google you can probably find some info on custom rewiring of Rega arms. The various kits aren't going to have 2m of wire, so you'd have to prepare the wire yourself.These guys could probably mod a Rega arm to your specifications.Or you coul... | |
| OPPO BDP 83 as Redbook player? I downloaded the manual and didn't see any way to program tracks on the Oppo. Am I missing something? | |
| Top notch speakers with their own sub Someone up there mentioned "Vandy V". In the Vandersteen line the top 4 -- Quatro, Quatro Wood, 5A, and the new 7 -- have integrated powered subwoofers with 11-band EQ and contour controls.I'm more suprised no one mentioned the Definitive Technolo... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations under $5K Re: the poster putty. It's this stuff. You can usually find a generic version in the arts/crafts section of any drug store. You pull off a marble-sized pinch, kneed it a bit, and stick it between the speakers and the stands at the corners to preve... | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? "Give me a break. You must not like the music too much if they have only been payed once."It's not at all unusual for vinyl collectors to have multiple copies and multiple pressings. So he very well may have copies he listens to regularly and back... | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? First, I'm kinda mad that they took so long to remaster this material. Let's hope they didn't botch it.I have everything on vinyl, but I lost my 70s UK pressing of [i]Revolver[/i] and the current pressing is nasty. Also, I've only ever had a Capit... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations under $5K By the way, the Gallos can be used with a grill:http://www.roundsound.com/reference-3-speakers.htmSome questions related to the noise you are hearing:Are you using the receiver's bass management?What kind of volume level are listening at? Perhaps ... | |
| time to change tt's Given the time coherent design of the 2CEs, I think they will easily reveal the quality (or not) of any upgrade one might make. If I were looking for an upgrade after making some of the cheaper standard tweaks to the table, I'd start haunting the ... | |
| time to change tt's Are you dissatisfied with the basic sound of the Gyro? The upgrades do bring it up to a high level, but are only worth it if you are already happy with the basic sound.The standard upgrades are the Orbe clamp, the tonearm decoupler, the Orbe platt... | |
| what connectors do you use on your jumpers? If you can remove the terminal nut completely, ring connectors would be more secure. | |
| Suggestions for first hifi system I got a 4 shelf Sanus rack for $150. Sturdy, 9" of vertical space between shelves, easy to assemble, does what I need it to do. This is the same rack sold by Audio Advisor. | |
| Analog Novice concidering new tonearm, seeking rec Try searching on vinyl asylum, there are lots of Thorens owners there. I think the SME 3009 is a popular tonearm upgrade. A used Rega or Jelco is another possibility. Apart from letting go of your cash, I would not worry about the tonearm costing ... | |
| Suggestions for first hifi system Bluejeans cables and ICs. I like these guys because they show you exactly what you are getting. | |
| Best Samuel Barber Violin Concerto In addition to the Stern/Bernstein, I'd recommend Olivera/Slatkin. Olivera has a lovely tone. I wish he'd recorded more. Also Hahn did not make me vomit. I think it's one of her better records. | |
| Tower Speakers and Room Size I think 60 W should be enough to reach the threshold of pain in that room, even with Thiels or Magnepans. A bridge to cross when you come to it IMO.At the same time 16.5' x 13.5' x 8.5' is pretty reasonable size, and not that small. I'm thinking o... |