durkn
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| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help @vegasears The Mac I tried was SS.It had too much house sound for me.C2500 looks to be quite a bit better...Curious which other VTL & ARC pre’s you compared?TL-2.5TL-5.5 (series one or two) | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help I’ve owned it, I’ve tried it, I sold it and moved on.Sounded good, but had bloom & a signature sound.My VTL gear outperformed it in so many ways. | |
| Cat jumped on turntable Take the cat for a visit to the taxidermist.I’ve actually seen a stuffed cat at a taxidermist before.You can still enjoy the cat, & not worry anymore...Get a Soundsmith cart.When you need to re-tip, it’s easy | |
| Has anyone seen this? A really beautiful turntable There’s keep it simple & then there’s gimmick design.This is for the person who will spend $400 on a Dyson oval shaped bladeless design fan, vs a traditional fan at $30I would spend that money on a VPI turntable & never look back... | |
| Replacement for Vandersteen 2ce I’ve had 2ce’s for many years.What I have found is they are extremely capable when driven with the right equipment.Run a good tube preamp - VTL 5.5Run a good amp - a bit of power - Aragon 4004 mk2Use reference quality speaker cables & Intercon... | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? I had a MX130 that I tried out for a little while using it as a tuner with my existing system.It sounded good. Had a nice soundstage & presentation. To me the sound had a bit of bloom - designed in.Compare that with my Magnum Dynalab FT-101 tu... | |
| Perception You have to take others opinions with a grain of salt. Listen to them because there could be some truth to them & it could help you out.It could also be misinformation.I was in a store & a younger guy was raving about a dac & spouting ... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? Still looking for advice?It doesn't have to be direct drive to sound good.Settle with Technics or go right the first time & go VPI | |
| CARDAS Fans: Golden vs. Neutral vs. Presence? I think saxo nailed it.I’ve had other Cardas but once you step up to the reference line it’s another world.I was running some basic Audioquest IC for a very long time. Then upgraded to Parsec.I had Twinlink speaker & changed to Neutral Referen... | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? I’m getting close to being done.Had a VTL tube preamp for 20 years. Upgraded to next VTL preamp. Telefunken tubes - Done.SS amp died a couple years ago. New better SS amp. Probably done.Same cables for 20 years. Upgraded cables. Need to upgrade on... | |
| Considering switching to Tubes I had SS equipment many years agoWanted to go tubes, so started with the preamp.Was looking at Audible Illusions preamp but saw good reviews on the VTL TL-2.5 Auditioned one & was sold.Upgraded amp & cables & was shocked at how good th... | |
| 3 great tube preamps. Which would you purchase? I like VTL. I’m using the TL-5.5 series 1.I’ve been using their preamps for over 20 years.They have been reliable, but I had a repair once. The customer service was not bad. | |
| Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period. Nice work misinterpreting & twisting around what I said.Theres always a condescending prick in the audience, right? | |
| Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period. I’m listening to my same reference recordings & at 60 hrs of burn in I now hear subtleties I have never heard in many times of listening. | |
| Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period. I’ve been burning in a set of used Cardas Golden Presence RCA interconnects. I’m at 60 hrs.The sound is exponentially better than when first connected.These replaced a set of Parsec. These GP are a significant upgrade from the Parsec. The Parsec w... |