drubin
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| Trying Magnepans, need advice Yes, absolutely. What it tells you is that the amp may not be stable BELOW 2 ohms, but as the power ratings at 4 and 8 ohms indicate, you are good to go for anything above 2 ohms. Which is just about every speaker ever made, although there are som... | |
| Trying Magnepans, need advice If your amp is stable for 2 ohms, it's stable for 4. | |
| Choosing a new turntable You think a reasonably up-to-date SOTA would be a step down from an out of date Linn? Why? | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC I don't believe there is any way to rip SACDs. | |
| Choosing a new turntable The Sapphire doesn't use the vacuum system. True about being sprung, but I believe it's much less sensitive and critical than in the Linn. Am I wrong about that? | |
| Choosing a new turntable Hmmm...this looks pretty attractive:http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?anlgtabl&1269709065 | |
| Choosing a new turntable Thanks for all the suggestions.Would anyone care to comment on what the SOTA "sound" is, perhaps compared to other leading brands, such as VPI, Clearaudio, WT, Linn, etc. | |
| maggies with bryston 7bssts Has anyone heard Parasound JC-1s (or A21) with Maggies? | |
| Best cables to be used for pass labs X250.5, XP10 They're saying Spring for the 1.7? That's good to hear. | |
| Choosing a new turntable I will add the SOTA to my list as well as the Gyro SE. I don't find the Gyro unattractive although my tastes tend to run toward more traditional looks. If I could own any table based on its appearance, it would be one of the Spiral Grove tables or... | |
| Choosing a new turntable There are many positive comments about the sound of the Amadeus, although for some reason it seems to often be paired with a $9K cart. It looks good but somewhat tweaky and a bit strange to me (tiny wires, golf ball) but I need to get some hands-o... | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC AES/EBU is just balanced S/PDIF.Ayre's asynchronous USB implementation is courtesy of the software written by Gordon Rankin of Wavelength Audio, which Ayre licensed. dCS also has a true asynchronous USB implementation and apparently Resolution Aud... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus Thanks guys! | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus Besides Jim Pendleton, are there any other US dealers for the WTA? | |
| purchasing a Scout/Scoutmaster: need input please I believe Albert Porter's project is based on the SP10, which is quite different from the current 1200 models. But perhaps the 1200 is unfairly damned as a DJ table. |