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| Reasonably priced 2K Phono Preamp? To the above I would add the "DACT" 101 (#?). It comes in semi-kit form (i.e. the circuits are ready, you add casing + batteries or separate power supply). A friend of mine put it together with active PS. It sounds wonderful, has gain of its own (... | |
| Dedicated line vs. power conditioner MO (mostly as above): 1st you need the juice, plenty of it -- so, dedicated line(s). 2nd, when you HAVE juice, you "clean" it if you need to.Good luck! | |
| Replacing my preamp??? The Adcom 750 is a reasonably priced, well performing piece -- but, IMO, so are: the Melos (as in doug, above) and your BAT. I "third" the first two questions; not knowing what you don't like about the BAT, I may be wasting your time proposing the... | |
| What s Your Frame of Reference? Very true, Onhwy61. I use recordings, such as Chesky's "Ultimate Demonstration Disk" that give an introductory explanation of what & how we're supposed to hear the track that follows. Apart from the repetitive boredom, it can serve as a benchm... | |
| Musicality" in a system? What IS that ? Frogman, couldn't we assume that the performer's(') spirit influences their performance? Furthermore, that the musicians' personal psyche and the surrounding collective energy (for want of a better word) permeate the spirit? If so, there will be n... | |
| Pass X-150 X Levinson 334 Famaraca, can you check out the synergy either of these amps w/ your Krell -- I do mean, try it out. This may be a decisive factor (I can't tell offhand -- maybe Lev has knows?). Either amp should drive the speakers superbly...Pass design & co... | |
| Pass X-150 X Levinson 334 Hi Famaraca. Pls give more info: Which speakers do you have and what kind of music do you listen to... partnering equip.Having listened to both with their respective partnering pre, but in DIFFERENT home systems, I lean towards the system with the... | |
| Speaker Grill Cloth, On or Off Megasam, like you, I et more ambience on my Gen Vs with the grill off. However, I have to dust -- VERY CAREFULLY -- ever so often. Take care with the dusting!! | |
| Cartridge for an old GRACE 707? Hi, Dickens, your post takes me down memory lane (i.e. I've SEEN two Graces -- but can't quite remember one from the other). The wooden one (707?) worked well with the V den Hull MC10, MC20s; the Ortofon 10 & 30; Grado & Denon (but, model ... | |
| Are Audiophiles Obsessive Nuts? In 2 above, I mean "...musician friends belonging to the "others" category..."Sorry. | |
| Are Audiophiles Obsessive Nuts? Meta, I think the word you want is "observe", as in S-Holmes' caveat to Watson: "you see but do not observe, my dear Watson" (about the number of steps leading from the entrance to the living room: Watson saw these many times a day...).Certain tho... | |
| Tight Bass Hear, hear, Detlof. To "well controlled" I would add, "...and sustained throughout the duration of the passage/piece of music...". All too often, amps either run out of juice, or otherwise fall short of giving us the full dimension of lower regist... | |
| Power for Audio Physics Virgo speakers Cbe, the Avantis go lower, and give more of a sense of volume/weight to instruments -- also closer, IMO, to natural sound when properly set up. So, better. Also more expensive. The new Avantis are easier to drive well than previous models, i.e., t... | |
| Modification of speaker cables When soldering, make sure U remove previous solder (or cut off) and your connection is shining (= not "cold" soldering). As Jeffloistarca, created the connection without the solder and secure it by soldering. Bare wire WILL oxydize but, as Onhwy61... | |
| Absolute Best power amp, tube ss Errr, "hear some of the others mentioned..." is what I meant, ofcourse. |