daverz
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| Turntable Upgrade Advice You could get a bare used Rega and add an arm with the features you want. But I think the value of Regas is mostly in their arms. There are various inexpensive aftermarket VTA adjusters for Rega arms. The most interesting are the VTAF ("Vertical T... | |
| Well Rounded Speakers $2500-$3000? Oh, and by the way, NHT is now selling the Xds with the dark finish and *two* subwoofers for $3k. | |
| Well Rounded Speakers $2500-$3000? The NHT Xd processor only takes analog inputs, so it doesn't matter if you're system is all digital or not (unless you upgrade to one of the DEQX processors with digital inputs. You'd also need to add 4 channels of amplification for that upgrade).... | |
| Miss my Dunlavy Speakers, Were to go... There always seem to be some SC-IVs and Vs for pickup only on the site because of the difficulty of shipping. I see some SC-IIs now, as well.I loved my SC-IIIs, but my new condo has a floorplan that simply makes it impossible to place them in a wa... | |
| How would you compare these two Vandersteens? I should have read the FAQ on the Vandersteen site before posting. He describes his speaker setup there. In my own defense, it's a looooong document. I learned a lot from it. http://vandersteen.com/pages/Techpage1.htmlAlso, this interview clarifie... | |
| How would you compare these two Vandersteens? Joe, here's what the Quatro manual has to say:"Can a subwoofer or subwoofers be added to a system with Quatros? The Quatros contain integral subwoofers and there would be no benefit or advantage to adding separate sub- woofers. When the Quatros a... | |
| How would you compare these two Vandersteens? I've only had the chance to listen to these in the shop, and then with different amps, an all BAT system with the big tube monoblocks for the 3A, and an all CJ system for the Quatros. The Quatros had a more transparent midrange, with a deeper more... | |
| Analog GURUs out there....what cartridge do I need Oops, sorry, now I see that that's internal impedance up to 52 Ohms. | |
| Analog GURUs out there....what cartridge do I need You're preamp has plenty of gain for just about anything, though you may need to crank it up more on the real flea outputs. But it only goes to 52 Ohms for MC? Should that be 520 Ohms? 52 Ohms will sound dull with some MC carts that like over 100 ... | |
| Opinions please You don't mention the Nitty Gritty machine, so I thought I'd make a few comments on it after using a 2.5fi for more than 12 years.* The vacuum is LOUD. I use earplugs or my Etymotics when I'm running the vacuum.* I'm using the two RRL fluids, so I... | |
| Equilizer to reduce surface noise on bad records? For the $2500 that that ELP box costs, you could probably get some cleaner copies of your worn out favorites, a quieter turntable, a record cleaning machine, and some Bugtussel.If you have a good soundcard and the time to make your own CDs from yo... |