gthrush1
Responses from gthrush1
| Do i get the old or new Classe amps? I would suggest a used Boulder 102ae instead of any Classe product. | |
| Kimber cable - good or bad? I'd go with the 8TC, and spend the money you save on a season pass to your local symphony. This should leave you with enough spare cash to buy some more records. | |
| Which is best...rca splitter or Y cable splitter? Niether method is going to provide quality results. Which preamplifier are you using, and what is your intention? If you want two pre-outs to biamp, your probably best off getting a preamp that is engineered to support two sets of pre-outs.A lot o... | |
| Lyra Lydian Beta, Rega hum? I'd sell the P25/RB600 combination and buy a Basis 1400/Graham Robin setup to use with your cartridge and phono preamplifer. | |
| Power cords for Audio Refinement system I'd suggest three of the Shunyata King Cobra v2 cords. The manufacturer and dealer will be thrilled. While you're at it, you might want to pick up one of the Burmester power generators to plug everything into... | |
| Recs for Small Footprint Audiophile System I also add a vote for the Linn Classik. I have the latest version "K", and have had good results mating it with a pair of Epos M12. | |
| Extended Warrenty??? Extended warranties are for the rich, the fools, or better yet they are for the rich fools.The only reason this schmo wants you to buy the warranty is because he gets a healthy commission from it. You'd be better off just handing him a couple hund... | |
| Absolute Power Cords? Any opinions? I recommend that you buy as many as your system can take. The manufacturer and dealer will be glad you did... | |
| Help me spend 600 I would sell the Shure and Rega cartridges, and the Cambridge integrated amplifier. Add these funds to your existing $600 cash and purchase a new/sealed Benz Micro MC Gold ($350 retail), a used Musical Surroundings Phonomena for $300, and a used A... | |
| Linn Ittok II tone arm re-wire Brooks Berdan, Ltd. is the finest choice for this type of work. Check out www.brooksberdanltd.comHe rewired an arm for me once and did a FANTASTIC job... | |
| 7500 for USED cables? Are they joking? The cable market IS ridiculous. No mistake there. I agree with you whole-heartedly. As the old saying goes: A fool and his money are quickly parted. | |
| Need Advice on Downsizing :- I'd sell everything but the speakers and CD player. Then I'd buy a used Audio Refinement ("budget" YBA) integrated amplifier and Cardas Crosslink interconnect and speaker cables. | |
| Background Hissing Noise When Idle It is possible that it could be noise from the circuit that the power amplifier is plugged into. Is this dedicated circuit? If not, that's where I'd start.If it is a dedicated circuit, then I'd borrow a power conditioner from a local dealer and se... | |
| Any high power tube integrteds that do well on roc Have you tried the ARC CA-50? | |
| Mid-Hi fi Phono preamp w/ volume control? One of the EAR 834 units can be had used for about your budget. |