effischer
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| Cables for rear surrounds +1 to almarg & murphyb74. Here's another chart: http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable. I went to 10 AWG KnuKonceptz cable all around with soldered Audioquest spade terminations and picked up audibly better definition and freq... | |
| Upgrade from DV 17D3, looking for recommendations! Posting to this thread under the theory of "better late than never." I've had the Karat 23 MR RS, 17D3 and XX2 Mk II on my Sota rig. I feel the XX2 is almost perfectly neutral, totally revealing, has outstanding frequency response and superior d... | |
| McIntosh MI-75. Any info? Call Audio Classics @ 607 766 3501. Note that Frank Gow passed away a few years ago. | |
| Recommendations of good sounding newly pressed LPs I found Cheek to Cheek to be outstanding. It's on Streamline Records. | |
| When and how did you, if at all, realize vinyl is better? This is long, so bear with me.Worked as a sound engineer for a band during my college years & got pretty good at mixing demo tracks from a TEAC A3440 down to a Tandberg TCD440A (still own that & it works wonderfully). Used a Rega Planar 2... | |
| LaScalla "horn" sound compared to "maggie" sound You are talking about radically different sound qualities from what you have now. I suspect you would find the La Scalas very bright in your rig, perhaps to the point of being unlistenable. 300W is far too much for that design, IMO. The stories... | |
| To monoblock or not to monoblock McIntosh MC275's @almarg : Thanks for your input; always expert and most welcome. For reference on SPL sensitivity, you may wish to see http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Sound/db.html#c4 where"JND in Sound IntensityA useful general reference is that the... | |
| To monoblock or not to monoblock McIntosh MC275's FWIW, there is functionally zero difference between a series IV and a series V MC275. Certainly not audible, but that's not a concern for you now anyway.Increasing output by 3 dB (the smallest volume increase the human ear can normally discern) r... | |
| Your Input, Changing from McIntosh C50 to McIntosh C2500 Since you don't plan on using the internal DAC, I'd suggest you consider going with a C2300 instead. It will save some coin and get you a more straightforward signal path. Either way, you won't be disappointed; the C2300 and C2500 are two of the... | |
| Klipsch Heresy IIL's-Opinions? Had 2 pair back in the early 80s. One original pair of home speakers that were stolen and then a pair of stage monitors that replaced them. First sets of higher-end speakers I owned. Very lively indeed, and perhaps too much so for an apartment.... | |
| Mcintosh and Shunyata Research/Cardas The C2600 is indeed a sweet rig - adding a DAC to one of the best phono sections out there was a great move on their part.I run a Cardas Golden Reference 1.5 meter phono cable from my Sota/Graham/DV rig to my current C50 and to my C2300 before tha... | |
| What's been playing on your turntable and what turntable is it ? Buddy Rich & Lionel Hampton's Transition, on Groove Merchant. Woo. And hoo.SOTA Sapphire, Graham Phantom, Dynavector XX2 Mk. 2 | |
| Can I Pair Audio Reseach Ref 3 w/ the McIntosh MC2505 Poweramp? Thanks for posting details about your system, Ruben. Since you are running all digital sources, I'd strongly suggest you forget about the C2300 & C2500. You would be paying for a very high-end phono section in both that you won't be using an... | |
| Can I Pair Audio Reseach Ref 3 w/ the McIntosh MC2505 Poweramp? You don't have your system posted or say what kind of sources you prefer to use, so it's difficult to give precise input. If you're a vinyl junkie with a hot table, arm and cartridge, that's one thing. If you're all-digital and into streaming, t... | |
| Help with MC Cartridge Recommendation to Swap from Ortofon 2M Black MM The Nima arm manual states an acceptable cartridge weight of 5 to 12 grams, so you have quite a wide range to work with. I'm a huge Dynavector fan, and would strongly suggest the DV Karat 17 as a possible contender at the top of your price range.... |