gthrush1
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| B&W nautilus 804 for linn classik? For $800, you can add an LK85 to your current system to biamp. The Classik K / LK85 combo should be able to easily drive most speakers... | |
| Contemplating vinyl, How hard is it to get LPs? Look in your local Sunday newspaper under classifieds. Just this past weekend I found an ad for some lp's and ended up buying 1200 (about 900 of which are keepers) for $300. You can't do much better than that.You will need a serious record cleanin... | |
| "I've Got Blisters on My..." It's the fingers... | |
| best preamp under 500 for cheap, poor student Why not sell everything, and go with a Linn Classik K preamplifier / power amplifier / cd player / am-fm tuner ($1950) and a pair of Linn Kan speakers ($545)?It's the best bang-for-the-buck system, and it's small which would be ideal in a dorm roo... | |
| RCA End Caps I use the Cardas caps on ALL unused RCA jacks in my system: analog inputs and outputs, digital inputs and outputs, etc. Cardas even makes an XLR version that I might add to my system for unused balanced connections. Both varieties are somewhat exp... | |
| Your opinion on burn in I walk around all the time wearing earmuffs to keep my ears at optimum listening temperature. I ONLY remove them to listen (and to shower).Also, I only use a Holy Water based fluid in my VPI HW-17F.I've spent more money on power cords than on the ... | |
| My girlfriend is pissed What type of rack to you keep your gear in? If it's something fairly sturdy (like Zoethecus) and if there is nothing sitting on the top shelf, bend her over the rack and go for it.Her weight will improve the rack's mechanical isolation properties... | |
| Lyra Helikon I agree. Go with the low output version. The lower, the better, provided that you have a phono stage which is up to the task. | |
| Well Tempered Turntable Tweaks Wouldn't it be a LOT easier just to get an inexpensive wall-mount tt shelf, and mount it to a concrete outer wall, preferably in an isolated environment (like a closet)?For approximately $100, and maybe ten minutes of your time, you've got mechani... | |
| Cables that make no sense... Anything that costs more than $200 for a 1.0 meter set of interconnects, or more than $500 for a 2.5 meter set of speaker cables makes no sense to me.Remember, you don't always get what you pay for...I recommend the Cardas Crosslink, which is an a... | |
| Well Tempered Turntable Tweaks I am interested. What are the details? | |
| New DAC versus higher end used DAC? Instead of hassling with separates, I'd recommend a new cd player. You'd be surprised what $1k will buy you these days.The Audio Refinement (YBA) CD Complete is about $900 new, and is VERY good. You can do do extremely well if you buy a recent uni... | |
| Replacement tubes for MF X10-D?? The biggest improvement you can make with the X10-D is to remove it from your system, and sell it. The X10-D only does two things:1. costs money2. degrades sound qualityYou'd be better off spending the money on a better source. | |
| Looking for a new DAC -- Tube or not tube? Sell the EAD T-7000, and buy the newest version of the Electrocompaniet EMC-1 cd player, which has 24 bit / 192 kHz upsampling. | |
| Upgrade for Linn Classik Another upgrade that is worthwhile is to add a quality antenna (like MD ST-2) to your system. You'd be surprised how good the tuner section really is.Also, the quality of the Classik certainly warrants the use of an effective mechanical isolation ... |