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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? 01-18-08: Maineiac said:"I have tried both a benz glider HOMC and a clearaudio maestro MM in my system. The HOMC is a bit more detailed and focused than the MM in my system but overall the MM is more enjoyable to my ear."Thanks for your response M... | |
| Suggestions needed. Speaker audition...Dallas? Go into Audio Concepts and just listen to the equipment. If the saleman is an *sshole, then buy elsewhere. My experience there has always been good. I never bought anything from them but CDs and records, but other friends have purchased there and ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I use a high output MC cartridge (Sumiko Blackbird) and note the advantage of the silent background. It also has high compliance and matches very well with the arm (10", carbon fiber with no removeable headshell) on my Pro-ject RM10. It wasn't ine... | |
| Suggestions needed. Speaker audition...Dallas? Audio Concepts. See:http://www.audioconceptsonline.com/productsspeakers.htm | |
| Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi 01-16-08: Gregm said:Dave, "By fat the biggest mismatch /bungling /disaster, etc is between speakers and amplification."Interesting. I just haven't experienced that. Then again, I wouldn't try to couple a single ended, 300B tube amp with speakers ... | |
| Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi I haven't heard the Meridians since the 1990s, so maybe some miracle has occurred since then, but last time I listened they were still subject to the laws of physics and needed to be properly set up in relation to each other and relation to the ro... | |
| Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi 01-15-08: Shadorne said:"Yes Active Speakers can indeed surprise you that much!! No passive crossovers and dramatically reduced IMD distortion and huge dynamics is like having a veil removed from the sound compared to passive speakers."With all du... | |
| Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi Portugal11 said:"Does anyone have any suggestions about any changes I could make to my system to start working towards getting to that sound? I would say that first the speakers would have to go. Something "fuller" than the 2-ways I currently have... | |
| Reference Recordings "WAV" files.... Linn now offers hi rez downloads. I've only bought there Messiah so far, but it's great.Dave | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers Yeah, Rod said that they switch around quite a bit, depending on the amp and whim. He hasn't really tried the OCOS, but want to try some as soon as Sumiko starts delivering.Dave | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers No Guido. I'm waiting another week or two until they get in the OCOS, then I'll compare the Cardas, A-P and OCOS before I buy. That's a week or two away since Sumiko just inked their deal with OCOS.Dave | |
| Mixing amps pre amps? I've got a C-J CA200 that inverts phase. When you use most C-J you have to reverse the positivie and negative at the speaker or amp. If you put a component in that does not phase invert, then you'll not need to switch positive and negative. Gettin... | |
| Mixing amps pre amps? Generally there's no problem mixing brands. Many even use a tube preamp with a SS amp of a different brand. Generally, there can be rare exceptions, there's no problems mixing brands and or tube vs. SS.Dave | |
| performance vs. resale 01-06-08: Pawlowski6132 said:"Jaybo; to use your analogy, when I'm buying equipment, I'm really just dating. I already know I'm not going to be married to it. I think most people here (which is what keeps this site going) buy and sell equipment as... | |
| Need Speakers at least 4 feet high The Vienna Acoustic Beethoven Grands are four-feet-ish. The cabinetry is as good as any piece of furniture in the house. The WAF is extremely high. Take the budgeted money that you don't spend and plow it into your excellent already front-end.As a... |