gdnrbob
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| Do I have to brand match preamp and amp? If you can wait, I am sure one will be available in the near future.One just sold here on Agon recently.There is one on Ebay, but not MP.And, no you don't have to get matching amp and pre. I wish I could suggest a comparable preamp, but I haven't ... | |
| Newbie with some turntable, cable, pre-amp, and speaker questions. If I were you, I would try to go to some dealers and just sit and listen to music. Try out as many brands as you can. This is the only way you are going to educate yourself and know what you are looking for.If you can get to Verona, check out Audi... | |
| Magnepan vs B&W: Same specs, different bass? I can sympathize.I have my speakers essentially in the middle of the room, but luckily it is the boundary of the living room and dining room. It works pretty good.Can you show the opposite side of the room?Maybe you need to reorient your room.Also... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I have an old DG recording of the Tchaikovsky 1st symphony with the BSO which I think is one of the finest Tilson Thomas recordings. I recall he did some weird quadrophonic recording of Gershwin. | |
| Kimber "house sound" An AQ fan, here.But, since you haven't listed your equipment, it makes it hard to give recommendations. Remember that much of what is recommended is dependent upon system synergy.B | |
| Have there been upgrades to the Rega Apollo-R CD player through the years The Multibit provide better sound reproduction.Both companies offer upgrades to their products, which I feel make them good buys. DAC's are evolving quickly and spending more than $2K is, in my opinion, silly.B | |
| mono block or bi-amps which would you pick? Yes, zipost, let us know how you fared.B | |
| Magnepan vs B&W: Same specs, different bass? Those speakers seem awfully close to the walls, in my opinion.Is there any way to move the chair backwards?B | |
| 1980s Nakamichi Separates Advice needed We'd need to know where you are located in order to give recommendations.Though, if it were me, I'd just sell them as-is. The buyer can do all the tweaking, as he sees fit.B | |
| Subwoofer: Watts or Brand Name? If I recall, there are threads about the JL subs having low quality caps.Otherwise, I would get a pair of Vandersteen 2wq's and be done with it.The crossovers dial in the subs perfectly and relieve the amp from reproducing the lower frequencies.B | |
| Help with next upgrade If it were me, I'd ditch the TT and move to streaming....Otherwise, I would opt to upgrade the Zu's first, then the Pass pre, and either upgrade the Rogue, or get a Pass amp.B | |
| Magnepan vs B&W: Same specs, different bass? Besides placement, I wonder if the amp is having trouble with the low impedance? They are rated at 4 ohm, but I suspect they might dip lower.OP, are you using tube or SS?B | |
| Speaker Jumpers - Same Brand as Speaker Cables? @nonoise .Aren't you concerned about shorting the wires if they touch something metallic between the two posts?B | |
| Speaker Jumpers - Same Brand as Speaker Cables? There is another thread on Agon you should look at.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/bi-wire-cables-vs-jumpersand,https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/to-bi-wire-or-not-2The brand of cable depends on your speaker. I would contact the manufa... | |
| Thiel CS3.6 and PrimaLuna The Theil websites says they need 100-500wpc. Your Primaluna is 70-96 wpc depending on configuration.So, you are really at the bottom of the spectrum. Adding in the 2 ohm minimum of the Theil's and you are taxing the amp. You could try a pair of Z... |