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| Appearance of Totem Forest Chaz,I listened to the Forest for about 1.5 hours last year at a local dealer. They were being driven by the BAT VK-55, with excellent results. I believe the preamp was one of the BAT tube models, but I don't remember which one. They sounded fanta... | |
| VTL ST-150 MB-450 Weiserb,I believe you're thinking of the now discontinued MB-250t amps. The 185s are tetrode/triode switchable. | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? Slipknot,His parents' NJ home, even more interesting! You are correct, the work he performed is what has turned out to be important stuff. Unfortunately, lovers of the Blue Note artists can't always have it all...good music AND primo sound quality. | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? Foster 9, you may want to take a look at some of the XRCD discs...if you haven't already. The selection is somewhat limited, but the sound quality is much better than the OEM disc. The remasters utilizing the K2 process, which is a lower grade ver... | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? I read somewhere that some of the early recordings were made in his NY apartment...shared it with his mother and/or grandmother, if I recall correctly. I very much prefer the LP version of the RVG recordings. What a stable of artists he was fortun... | |
| Appearance of Totem Forest Wow, you can't beat that for customer service. It's nice to see a manufacturer going to that extent to assure a customer's satisfaction. | |
| VTL ST-150 MB-450 I would take a look at the MB-185s, as they have the Signature tranny as well. On the pre-owned market, however, they are only going to run about $1K less than a pre-owned pair of MB-450s. | |
| VPI new Super Feet for Scout/Scoutmaster/Aries Hmmm...I wonder if they would fit on my P25? | |
| why don't tubed amps have headphone jacks? The Cary SLI-80 integrated has a very nice headphone amp. | |
| Power cable for tube output cdp JPS Labs Digital AC. Last time I checked, someone had one listed at around your budget. | |
| "Budget" preamp choices. Pre-owned VTL TL2.5, will give you the beautiful mids you crave. If you like the Rega house sound, the VTL will be right up your alley. | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? I tried to scan most of the posts, has anyone not recommended the Cary SLI-80? It has been out for a while, and isn't the latest rage in the audio rags. It is quite nice right out of the box, but with the insertion of some vintage NOS tubes, amazi... | |
| I am openning a shop. What equipment should I sell My favorite retailer says they pay the bills with home theater systems. This allows them to still carry 2-channel gear, which is what they truly enjoy. I suspect, that as others have stated, that is what you'll be doing if you intend to stay in bu... | |
| The end of LP collecting???? If you are a "collector" of anything, you can usually expect to pay a premium for the creme de la creme. What's $1,000 for an LP if one has a 1/2-million dollar sound system, which I certainly don't! I personally don't "collect" LP's, I listen to ... | |
| Ready to try vinyl First I'd like to reiterate the suggestion of testing the waters with new or very clean LP's. Good condition, properly cleaned vinyl is very quiet. Listen to some LP's of music that you are very familiar with, of course.As a first step, try to do ... |