david_berry
Responses from david_berry
| In Memoriam: Bobby Palkovich of Merlin Music I fell off the audio merry-go-round "cold turkey" about 7 years ago and haven't even looked at any audio sites for almost as long. This morning while surfing the internet, for no particular reason I stopped off at the Merlin Music website just thi... | |
| My love of music is killing me. Dean,I will. Thank you for the reminder. | |
| SS amp for Merlin VSMs? Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but the Belles 150a Hot Rod. | |
| Ars Sonum/SBAM hook-up Hi Swamp,I am pretty sure that this is the way it goes. When you select CD, it takes that input and sends a signal both to the amp section and to the tape out RCAs. In your setup, when you select input 2, it is looking for a line level source sig... | |
| ARS SONUM FILARMONIA - QUESTION Again, I am agreeing with Pubul57. Immediately prior to my ARS, I had the Joule Electra LA 150 / VZN 100 in musicwood. The ARS is a simple 'plug and play' integrated amp compared to the Joules. I've had the ARS for over a year and have not regrete... | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum I have had mine now for over a year and have not even thought of replacing it. It is driving the Merlin VSM-MX.That's about the best compliment that I can pay to this integrated amp as I used to switch equipment out every few months for years. | |
| Merlin Upgrade Experience I recently had the same upgrade as Bhoage (new batteries, jumpers, lead free power cable for the SBAM). I agree with everything that Bryan said, and for me, the improvement was well worth the small amount of money spent.One of the nice things abou... | |
| Mft 's suggested VTF: Follow or not to follow??? Well, first of all I would scrap most of that low/mid-fi equipment that you have. Then I would...Just joking!I know your anxiety. I sometimes have that same problem that you have, even including, at times, piano that sounds a bit ripe. I also ha... | |
| One's trash is someone else's treasure Jesus Murphy, I don't know where to begin.... so I won't.Hang in there Gemini. | |
| Can any player challenge Audio Aero Prestige SE ? Hi George, Long time, no talk! I had owned the AA Prestige SE player for about 3 months last year, and it was a great player! If one is looking for a CDP with a built in preamp, this, in my reviews on the internet (with the BS filter set to high ... | |
| Upgrade from Merlin VSM-M to What? Jeez, I forgot all about this thread!Long story short, I sold the Joule equipment and bought the ARS Sonum Filarmonia. I couldnt really hear that great of a difference between the Joule equipment and the ARS and, more importantly, I really like t... | |
| Time to reflect - why do you post on Audiogon..... Newbee,You mentioned the word "expectations". This, I believe, is the dark heart of the Audiophile Nervosa that so many people get afflicted with. Me too to some extent, but I recognize the symptoms when it starts to get a grip on me. A simple low... | |
| Should I Brush My Cartridge After Each Use? After each record side, I brush with the supplied stylus brush that came with my Dynavector. Always from back to front about 2-3 times. Every 2 days or so, I do the simple Magic Erasure cleaning.Oh, and I also clean each side of the record just pr... | |
| Time to reflect - why do you post on Audiogon..... Simply to help others as I have been helped. | |
| Review: Ars Sonum Filarmonia SE Tube amp JB,Would you mind terribly if I just copied and pasted your review and put my name to it :)Your review pretty much hits the nail on the head with my thoughts and feelings as well, especially this:"I really hesitated before going for such a "reason... |