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How much $ to "match" digital in my system?
Have a look at the "building high end tt's at home despot" thread. I have a lenco and havent looked back. 
seperates over integrated. Why?
Thanks for your response Rarl, and it feels like a sane voice. i also agree with you Dgplo. Thanks, david 
seperates over integrated. Why?
I heard at a show a £30,000 cd player feeding a £X0,000 pre feeding a £30,000 power amp £12,000 pair of speakers with £x,ooo intereconnects. A bit of Ricci the violinist sounded amazing, certainly eual to my syastem, though no better i'd guess. so... 
seperates over integrated. Why?
Hi Rich. funny you should say that! Having not played with tone controls for years myself i turned my bass down 2 notches last night. also turned mid and treble up a bit. Also found the Marantz takes 2 days to warm up! Matti, I also am about to mo... 
seperates over integrated. Why?
thanks Rich. nice bit of clarity. Agreed about receivers. Just put a serviced, slightly upgraded Marantz 2245 into service. sounds great before its 2 day warm up even started, and does beg the question... 
Juicy Music Blueberry Extreme tastings anyone?
I live in Blighty, and we need some of that fruity colour! Am more than a little interested. Bnrlaw that review would be most welcome. did you order the more expensive mctransformer option? Mimberman its a bit surial is it not. would love it to be... 
Whose sorry now? Sellers remorse from selling amp.
Leak Stereo 20. Still the sweetest poweramp i've owned, always felt like me and it were singing along... 
sla battery safe for car audio and t-amp?
thanks. that answers it. running in a t-amp now, and it is truly astonishing 
MC or MM setting on EAR 834p for high-output MC?
Hello. I have one too. My experience is just try and see, and have found for high output mc the mc setting is better. Some phono stages have much more flexability,allowing one to find the perfect gain for any cartridge. finding the right gain for ... 
Personal amp evolution
Quad 306 and 34 preLeak stereo 20 and stepped passive preLeak tl12+ and stepped preHomemade triode monoblocks and nuance preThis is an evolution, except that the stereo 20 is the sweetest amp here. You can feel it humming along to the music, i kid... 
Looking for phono stage recommendations
I have an ear 834p and a fi phono (mm only). Have decided to sell ear as fi is slightly less veiled and instruments are more solidly in the room with fi, and fi is seriously visually cool (3 fins). tested using grado platinum cart, black widow arm... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Avontgarde duos& Quad esl57's with new treble panels. equal first. This, when you look at the numbers of duo fans here says a lot about the quads. good supertweeter and subwoofer would propel the quads into first. 2 sets of quads then i'm not ... 
Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick?
sonic impact digital amp $20. See 6moons.com review. YOOO! 24gauge copper speaker cable - for PEANUTSPetra music boy interconnects. 50 metres for $90 or 3 terminated 2metre cables for $11. $thousands cables WEEP!Goldring Lenco L75/78 turntables $2... 
Best Pre-Amp with Phono Stage
dont you just love the fact that there's so many diferent opinions to confuse someone like me whos heard none of this stuff. i'm beginning to think that all this gear is very very good, with no bests 
Best Preamp for under $1750.00
my god, i was thinking the same question as this thread, and i'm starting to wonder, after all these different recommendations, if there isnt a best, only lots of very very good!