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| Considering analog...but nervous So that begs the question, is there anyone in the Philadelphia area that would be interested in meeting or helping me get acclimated? I realize that meetings are not everyones thing, but I figure it's worth throwing it out there :-)-gh0st | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Dan_ed: My listening room is in a basement so I'm assuming non-suspended would be just fine. Would you concur?-gh0st | |
| Considering analog...but nervous So is there a dedicated site somewhere that user's can rate the SQ of LPs (by catalog number) to help take some of the guesswork out (similar to sa-cd.net for SACDs)? Or is it all through forums and such?-gh0st | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Maineiac: I will certainly keep you posted once I shore up my plans (should be in the next few weeks).I've had a Transporter as my digital front end for about 2 years and recently bought the Modwright Transporter (2 weeks ago) here from Agon. I ne... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Raquel: Ironically, I had moved my entire room around and placed the speakers on the long wall for about 1 year (after my original post from way back). The soundstaging was absolutely better, however I had a serious dilemma. My listening room doub... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Maineiac: You may be getting closer already :-) I've already started thinking about how I can edge my initial budget up closer to $2,500 by getting rid of something else. So tell me, what does an extra $1,000 (from $1,500 to $2,500) open up for me... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Raquel: Firstly, thanks for the lengthy and incredibly detailed response :-). You mentioned that you didn't think my current equipment was a "very good" match to Vinyl. However, you continue to describe my setup in a positive light so I was just a... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Wow...wonderful responses. Despite my initial reaction to the first wave of posts, and in the words of Michael Corleone himself "Just when I thought I was out....they pull me back in" :-)So I think the final decision is that I'm going to give it a... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Thanks to all for their brutal honesty. I may shelve the idea again until the "urge" returns (which it inevitably will). At least I have more opinion to move forward with.But I cannot leave without just saying to Lindisfarne...how little minded yo... | |
| Integrated to Separates Advice Thanks for your responses Knownothing and Itzoros. My room is 11 x 20 dedicated (and treated) room with the speakers placed along the long wall (for better soundstage/imaging) so I'm only sitting about 8-9 feet off the Focals when I listen. I don'... | |
| Slight "Crackling" noise in right channel of amp Unfortunately, it makes the noise when there is no source hooked up to the integrated at all which is why I think it has to be something in the MF itself. As for the cell phone, I try to never take that into my listening room...just another distra... | |
| Slight "Crackling" noise in right channel of amp This is an integrated with a tube pre-stage so I suppose it could be the tubes. But let me elaborate a bit on the sound. "crackle" may not be the right term. If you think about what it sounds like when you turn your amp up with your source off (li... | |
| Transporter vs Ayre CX-7e THanks to everyone for their feedback and advice. I have decided (for now) to keep the Transporter. I just bought a Musical Fidelity KW500 integrated and finished acoustically treating my room so I'll see what the combination of these changes does... | |
| Should I get a new amp? Thanks to everyone for all their advice. I managed to free up some additional funds and went with the hybrid integrated Musical Fidelity KW500. With it's Tube pre-stage and solid state amp, I'm hoping to get the best of both worlds while having mo... | |
| Should I get a new amp? Thanks Saki70. My soundstaging is actually excellent already. Many well-mixed tracks do seemingly extend beyond both the side walls and the back wall. I do have them toed in and sit in an equilateral triangle, but I'm always open for moving around... |