egrady
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| balanced vs. unbalanced sound quality My experience is this. If your system is fully balanced from source to speaker terminal, as is mine, you'll probably get better sound using balanced interconnects. I tried some inexpensive XLR interconnects on a lark, just to hear what balanced mi... | |
| Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27? While not as bad as say Wilson, ARC could do more to protect the investment of the original owner. For instance, they could offer things like the SE "upgrade" at cost for the original owner. Or they could offer the original owner a guaranteed trad... | |
| ARC LS 25, 26 & 27 Frank I feel your pain. The LS25 MK2 wouldn't be as bad as it only uses two, very robust tubes. But I prefer the MK 1 and the very concern you mention is holding me back. It's to bad to have to turn the LS on to engage the bypass. | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? I recently acquired this arm, I had a 2.2, and have a question for any Phantom II/Supreme owner with the bubble level.My Basis 2500 is dead level. When I level the arm, with the bubble exactly in the middle, the sound is a bit harsh. While the arm... | |
| Good speakers under 10K. If the speakers are going on the long wall I suggest a used pair of Revel Studio 2's. They are a good match for your stated preferences. The Vandy 5's will have more slam, but the Revel's have a very pure sound that somehow makes even marginal rec... | |
| Revel Ultima 3? To my knowledge there is no evidence indicating an Ultima 3 is even on the drawing board. If history means anything, the original Salon had a ten year lifespan. The Salon 2 I believe came out in late 2007 or early 2008. The Ultima 2, I own the Stu... | |
| Suggestions for amping a pair of Revel Studio2s You can't go wrong with an ML amp. I strongly suspect thats what Revel used when the designed the Ultima 2's. I use a ML 433 with superb results. | |
| Will Revel Studio2s fit in a 15'x18'x9' room? I own Studio 2's and my former room was 14x18 with a ceiling vaulted to 10'. If you have placement flexablity and can use acoustic treatments as needed, bass traps being the most likely, you'll be fine. They sounded great in my room. | |
| How many LP's do you own? How long did it take? I have about 5000, I started in the late 60's. I started buying used in the middle 1980's as large numbers of people began dumping their record collections at that time. Once I got my hands on a VPI 16.5, which I still have, my search for used rea... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? $600 seems very reasonable given the work involved. Did the origianl reason you sent the arm in defray some of the cost? In short, do you know if you send the Phantom II in, just for the Supreme upgrade, if its $600? | |
| How to merge my 2 Channel and HT Systems? It can be done, the biggest problem is what is between the two channel speakers. If your screen is wall mounted you're in business. Once I went to a FP and placed the screen on the wall, getting rid of the obstruction between my L/R speakers, a wh... | |
| Dvorak Symphony No. 2 Classic records excellent I've been collecting record's from the eary stereo period since the 1980's. In my collection I have almost every LSC, SR and Blueback. Here is my observation on the reissues.The Classic LSC's have better bass and dynamics. You can hear more inform... | |
| 7.1 system suggestions for a two channel guy Regretably, in wall speakers will never be optimal for two channel listening. Especially given your needs. Keep your towers, find a center channel speaker from the same company and put the surrounds in the walls. The front three speakers need to b... | |
| Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE I've been using my JC3 for a number of weeks now and can report a few things about it. First, it is by far the most quiet phono stage I've ever heard. I'm talking CD like quiet. The music emerges from a black hole. The soundstage depth and width i... | |
| Mcintosh MX 150 any one heard it yet? While I'm sure this is a fine unit, it illustrates the problem a company like McIntosh has with a product like this. Things are evolving so fast that products can fall behind very quickly. Mac has historically been behind companies like Denon. Loo... |