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| Next Analog Steps: VPI Scout Users Thanks Dan for your helpful suggestions. I've thought about upgrading my turntable but the models I've considered are quite a bit more expensive than the Scout (Hanss T-20/SME IV and Raven One/Graham) and I'm not sure I will be getting all that mu... | |
| Speakers for a 12 x 13 room I ran a pair of Harbeth Compact 7's in an 11 X 11 room that opened on two sides and it was a close run thing. They sounded good but could overload the space at times. The Harbeth's like some room to breath and when I moved them downstairs to a muc... | |
| Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Sessions" put them on the map and is a classic audiophile favorite but I like "Lay It Down" the best. Also, "Caution Horses" has a few good songs--"Cheap Is How I Feel" is one of my favorite CJ songs of all time. I saw them at a bar in Ne... | |
| The audio research arc line- from top to bottom. Guys:The stock ARC tubes in my LS-26 now have around 2500 hours. A few questions for LS-26 owners:These tubes are rated to 5000 hours--will they really go that far or should I consider replacing them soon? The unit sounds as good as the day I boug... | |
| Turntable in cabinet Rick:Not sure if your situation will permit but take a look at my system photos for a possible solution. What you will see is a target PS-1 wall mount shelf that passes through the back of the cabinet and is bolted to 5/8" birch ply that itself is... | |
| Phono stages belong to which tier? I haven't heard what many here would consider "top tier" phonostages but I ran the Whest PS.30 (using a Dynavector 20XM mounted on a VPI Scout) against the EAR 834P, Acoustat PH1 and the ARC PH5 and it was markedly better than all of them. Very th... | |
| Vinyl Front End Upgrade I've got the Whest dialed in at 65db of gain and a 100ohm load and it sounds phenomenal. I wasn't sure how big a role the phonostage plays in vinyl reproduction but now I'm a believer. The Whest is very, very dynamic, detailed and has fantastic PR... | |
| Audio Research Amp Shootout Sorry guys, I haven't heard the VS115 or anything from BAT. Also cannot comment on the VS110 with the Vandy Sigs. I will say that based on my experience with the Vandy 2's and 3's I suspect the SD135 would be a better match than the VS110. The Van... | |
| Audio Research Amp Shootout Wig:I dunno---it seems to have fallen into the same black hole as the 100.2 which, to my knowledge, was never reviewed in the mainstream press. This is one of the reasons we decided to do a shootout and spent so much time that day comparing the 10... | |
| Upgrade from Spendor SP 1/2, what's next? Can you tell us your budget? I have some thoughts but would need to know how much you want to spend. | |
| Vinyl Front End Upgrade Cmalak: So far I'm very impressed. I'm still playing with gain and loading options and will check back in after I've had some time with the unit. | |
| Audio Research Amp Shootout Glad to see some folks are interested in the results of our comparison. At first I wasn't sure if all the swapping in and out was going to be worth all the time and effort involved, but as the day wore on we really got into it--I think mostly beca... | |
| Mozart Piano Concertos You might consider Geza Anda on the DG labeled. This boxed set has been remastered and the sound is pretty darn good. Some really captivating performances. Another would be Mitsiko Uchida and the English Chamber Orchestra on Phillips, though I rea... | |
| Audio Research LS26 vs Red Wine Isabella Mike:I can't help you with the comparison but I'm running an LS26 with an ARC SD135 and am very happy with the results. The LS26 is an outstanding preamp. It not only sounds fabulous but it also is completely user friendly. The SD135 is, I believe... | |
| Phono only pre under $1500 I just picked up a Whest PS.30R for a little above that price point. I've had it in my system about a week and feel it is doing (almost) everything I want--great dynamics, speed and articulation, very deep bass, black backgrounds (very low noise),... |