dlcockrum
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| Advice on adding a sub to my system It will be tough (impossible?) to find a sub for $500 that will do your system any favors. Stay clear of the typical HT subs in that price range, they are boomy and don't integrate well for music. My advice is hold off for now and save your pennie... | |
| Are VPI tables considered musical and involving? "Some amps sound warm and involving...some sound cool and distant. The same can be said about speakers. And most folks don't dispute this...generally. Can the same be said be said about a table / arm combo?"John, turntables are much different than... | |
| Are VPI tables considered musical and involving? I have a TNT 3 that I bought new in 1999 and have done a few things over the years to make it a bit warmer that might be of interest to you. First, at Harry Weisfeld's recommendation, I got a Zebra wood armboard for the JMW12 tonearm to replace th... | |
| Thiel 2.3 Proceed gear speaker and interconnects Stay clear of Cardas. Colored and dull. SR Tesla Precision Reference speaker cables were a huge improvement over the (excellent in its day) Straight Wire Crescendo and also the SR Tesla Accelerator on my Thiel CS5i's. But be prepared to REALLY hea... | |
| So, What is the Verdict on the Beatles Box Sets? Totally agree with Wireless200 and Shadorne - way too much upper octave emphasis and severe lack of warmth on the remastered Sgt Peppers. I had really hoped for a much more audiophile-type sound. The "Love" mix by George Martin has MUCH better sou... | |
| Krell FPB 600 or 250M's? Buy the FPB 600/700c. I have one I bought new in 1999 and it has dusted everything that has gone up against it driving Thiel CS5i's and various Apogees, both brutal loads. The tonal weight, richness, and dynamics of this amp will keep you smiling ... | |
| where to place equipment rack? Placing your rack between your speakers is not necessarily the big no-no that many assert. IF you can pull your speakers out at least 4 feet from the front wall (usually a good thing anyway) and IF you use a rack that keeps your equipment well bel... | |
| Turntable in $155-2500 range I would offer $2500 for this one:http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1258462735&/VPI-TNT-3.5-turntableI have no affiliation whatsoever with the seller. | |
| Audio only processor - without video? Seditious3,The fact that you will be using a 2 channel preamp downstream of the processor is exactly my point. Many of the top BD/DVD/Universal players have very good internal Dolby TrueHD/DTS Master Audio/Dolby Digital/etc processors built in so ... | |
| Audio only processor - without video? I would expect your question to be the other way around: What processors do video processing without having to do audio. Most good processors either have video conversion chips better than your BD/DVD player (Realta, Reon, etc) for improved pictur... | |
| The Downside to Dedicated Lines vs. the Benefits Two factors to consider:1) Done properly, it is good to run analog and digital components on different lines on the same phase of the fuse box.2) How much current does your amp(s) draw? If it is a high power model, it will benefit from having its ... | |
| Sound Comparison of an Ayre CX7e vs. BAT D5 I own a CX-7e that was just upgraded to the MP, but have never heard the BAT. I am posting only to recommend that you shoot for a CX-7e with the MP upgrade if you decide to go that direction. I can't imagine anyone regretting buying and owning one. | |
| Isoclean vs. Oyaide I have a good friend that had all of Isoclean's power equipment including their receptacles and also the Acoustic Revive RTP-6 passive power conditioner loaded with Oyaide R-1s. I suggested that he try the Synergistic Research Teslaplex receptacle... | |
| tone arm drifts towards the outside when lowering Does the tonearm have an anti-skating adjustment? If so, check to make sure that it is set correctly (i.e. too much anti-skating force will cause the arm to drift to the outside when lifted). | |
| Cart option for VPI turntables VPI is pretty big on Grado's higher lines of moving magnet cartridges. In fact, they actually sell a 1.5mv version of Grado's "The Reference" cartridge on their website and recommend it highly if you call them (Mike at VPI).I have one of the above... |