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| Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid PreAmp heard it? Hi,It is about the middle of road, better than AI Modulus 3, and not as good as BAT VK5. About an equivalent to AI M3A. If you get it for about $500, it is worth it. However, it has a cheap volume pot, and may be worthy of upgrading (but then it n... | |
| Brute power cheap?? Adcom Vs. Rotel vs. NAD The really brute cheap power comes from these guys:Crown, BGW, ATI. Crown is probably the biggest amp maker, they even can custom order their proprietary MOSFET for their own usage. Said to pass a short circuit test for 30 minutes before leaving f... | |
| LP 12 the Extreme Phono Way-First Impressions Hi,I might assume that the glass (for under LP12) could be overly damped through the use of Vibrapads or because of the location of the Vibrapads. I would use a hard support like upward spikes (from Target) below the glass, and hard support on the... | |
| Turntable upgrade: What to do? None is bad or wrong, just preference. Remember for each $, you get something, you loss something.American camp - big, over-damped sound, shoot-for-the-star/deep-in-the-trench frequency extreme. VPI, Basis etc. Phono stage examples: Aesthetix, CJ ... | |
| Compare BAT Vk30 to Sonic Frontiers Line 2? Hi,Get the old VK5 or VK5i. They have better and more robust power supply. The sound can be dramatically improve by swapping in Tungsol 5881, NOS 6922 or 6n23 (baby brother of 6n30). In my opinion, putting 3 6n23 and 1 Amperex 6922, plus Tungsol d... | |
| What Preamp To Mate With Clayton M-100's ???? I like the BAT running true balance into Clayton. I have used the BAT VK5, or if budget permits, BAT VK30SE or VK50SE. The Clayton is neutral enough to work fine with any preamp, but go with a true balanced preamp design. Spectral DMC20 would be g... | |
| amp/pre/speaker recommendations 10K used Hi,Get a decent preamp and active ATC SCM50 ($5-6K used). It will fill your room. Also, try Krell KSA250 (1992 style) with B&W 801 Matrix 3, with Krell KPA. In fact you can probably keep the Classe. | |
| Chord DAC 64 I am not impressed. Agreed with HF+ review. It may be OK for $3K, but ears tell me otherwise. Definitely don't buy it unless you hear it. However, there are a LOT of not so great DAC's out there, some of them highly promoted that I am also not imp... | |
| NO Marantz SACD players factory out-of-phase Even though the recordings are probably 50% recorded in one phase or the other, keeping consistency in playback equipment will probably put the grounding topology in proper perspective, unless there're some serious grounding issue else where.I can... | |
| Kuzma SME or Graham need to upgrade arrrmmmmmm... You're near heaven, just need to throw away the SME-supplied tonearm cable...www.extremephono.com | |
| MC Cartridge break-in? Hi,I have 3 or 4 Koetsu, and currently breaking in my Urushi newly retipped. My experience it takes about 60 hours (about 80 LP sides) to get the sound almost right. Almost 200 hours to really break in the Koetsu fully.Make sure loading is 100 ohm... | |
| linn lp12 Hope I can give you an accurate answer.If you have Lingo power supply (a separate box), follow Sc53's instruction. Otherwise, check that your motor pulley has 2 ring, one for 33, and the bigger wheel for 45.If you don't, then you need to order the... | |
| SPECTRAL 100/DMC 20 preamp comments.... The DMC30 looks like a cost-down, remote-enahced preamp to fit audiophiles' desire for remote control. The specification stop claiming the use of exotic materials such as Teflon boards and unique capacitors, like the DMC20. Anyone closely compared... | |
| Marantz SA14 or used CD player? Hi,Get the SA14, buy a really good AC cord and break it in for 1 month. You'll have a great player. I did side by side comparison with SA-1, and truely, the $3K difference is not that much. | |
| Camelot Technology Lancelot pro Lancelot Pro using the battery has a very low noise floor, very black background, and silky presentation. Also lots of detail floats out. Probably the only downside is lacking of dynamics initially, but after the battery had fully charged for 24 h... |