dodgealum
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| Scout Owners: How Much Cartridge? Scout is sited on a Symposium Svelt shelf that rests in a Target wall mount bracket. Arm is the stock JMW-9 and the preamp is an ARC SP-16. I am looking into a separate phono preamp as part of this cartridge upgrade--perhaps an Art Audio Vinyl One... | |
| Review: Daedalus DA-1.1 Rgs92:My DA-1.1's are 7.5 feet apart (tweeter to tweeter) and I sit 10.5 feet away. The speakers are 2.5 feet from the front wall. Distance to the front wall is not crucial--2 feet is plenty. Very little air exits the aperiodic vent--the DA-1.1's ... | |
| Need Some Help Choosing an Integrated Amp Yeah, I was looking at the Sugden and that seems to be a really nice piece. Not a ton of information out there but it has certainly caught my attention. Pubul57--I think you have accurately stated what my speakers require--high quality, lowish pow... | |
| Record you spin on a rainy Saturday w/ family gone How about "Rainy Day Music" by the Jayhawks? Play it from front to back--some nice mellow acoustic songs coupled with a few up tempo numbers so you don't loose your will to live. Nicely recorded and melodically sublime. | |
| Need Some Help Choosing an Integrated Amp Some really great suggestions here--thanks. The Lavardin looks very interesting but it looks like it doesn't come with a remote, which I like. I hadn't considered McIntosh so will investigate this one further. I also like the look of the Blue Circ... | |
| Need Some Help Choosing an Integrated Amp I forgot to add one thing to my original post--I am not opposed to an integrated with mm/mc phono capability but in my experience these tend to be inferior to most separate phono preamps and my ultimate goal is to radically improve my vinyl playba... | |
| Review: Daedalus DA-1.1 Lou:I saw the review on the Ulysses. I cannot recall reading one in which the reviewer got so carried away. What an enthusiastic response! And not for nothin' either--I had a group of audiophiles over here last weekend--three guys with systems cos... | |
| Empirical Design vs. BPT cables? Whatjd:Sadly, I cannot specifically answer your question but I hope this helps. I ran the Empirical Design speaker cables against the Audience Au24 and the ED was significantly better in my system. Smoother, warmer but with greater detail. I ran t... | |
| Esoteric x-03 versus audio research cd7? Psacanli: Sorry, not one of the players I checked into before purchasing the Esoteric. One other thing I might mention about the X-03se is that it is a very accurate and detailed player so I would be careful running it in any system that is either... | |
| Esoteric x-03 versus audio research cd7? I'll chime in even though I cannot answer the question you have asked. My search for a new cd player ended with an Esoteric X-03Se a few months ago. I would have considered the ARC since I have an SP16 and 150.2 but my setup would not allow a top ... | |
| What is the benefit of a good transport? Yes, thanks Shazam for a description of how things work that a layperson can understand. I didn't really think much about transports until I purchased an Esoteric X-03SE with the VRDS-NEO transport. Aside from being a wonderful sounding machine, t... | |
| Which ARC Linestage? Anyone have the chance to compare the LS25 with the LS25MkII? It seems the MkII is using the same (2) 6H30 set up as the LS26, which would appear to be a step forward. How might either of these units compare with the new LS17? | |
| Vinyl Frontend/Linn LP12 Question Hey everyone--thanks for the helpful advice. I am somewhat limited in which tables I can consider since (aside from budgetary restraints) I need to place the table on a Target shelf which is housed within our entertainment center (you can see the ... | |
| Owners of speakers by obscure companies chime in I've been using speakers from Daedalus Audio for the past several years, first the original DA-1's and now the most recent DA-1.1's. I was able to audition my first pair at Response Audio in Binghampton, NY (a 10 hour round trip for me) but now Lo... | |
| VPI anti-skate device Maczurak: Your post confirms exactly what I am saying (however inelegantly) about the VPI anti-skate devise--that it is poorly designed. The mere fact that you (like myself) had to "play with it...for the past several months" and have had to modif... |