hoytis
Responses from hoytis
| Vinyl Warm Up Time Be honest, was whiskey involved in this at all? | |
| Upgrade from NAD C558 The MoFi offers all the load options you need for the carts, so unless there's something you really don't like about it, I'd keep for now. Try it with whatever TT you pick up and see how it goes. | |
| Upgrade from NAD C558 Under a $1000 might just be a lateral move soundwise, but for vibration/stability etc. I'd keep an eye out for a used SL-1200 (MKI or II). Built like a tank, sounds amazing, plus the ease of switching out headshells with different carts is brillia... | |
| Phono preamp & Hegel h390 I'm assuming you're experiencing hum and the Hegel doesn't have a ground post? Try attaching a wire from the grounding post on the back of the Fono to any screw connected to the chassis of the amp. Are there any little screws that are holding the ... | |
| Phono cartridge choice Budget? | |
| Integrated that blew you away @gano thanks for the info. Shame, as I find it aesthetically pleasing. | |
| which turntable or how to convert to balanced phono setup? Just buy the TT you really want. Don't base the decision on the cable connection. If you use the XLR output of the TEAC, it will give you more gain (4V as opposed to 2V from RCA). That's about it. You might notice it, you might not. | |
| Integrated that blew you away Has anyone heard the Moonriver Audio 404 Reference? Been lusting after that one for some time. But that's purely based on looks. So shallow of me. | |
| Best Vintage tube amp / preamp manufacturer +1 for Harman Kardon. I have a Citation 1 preamp, and it's stunning. I haven't heard the matching Citation 2 power amp but I gather it's just as great. I do use a Dynaco ST-70 power amp and echo what a previous post...best bang for the buck. | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier I got an EAR 868 preamp a while ago and have never looked back. End game for me. | |
| Any opinions on NAD quality? Not sure about quality these days, but NADs of the past still outperform many components of today. For the money, one of the best bang for the buck. The NAD 106 preamp is still one my favorites. | |
| Recommendation for phono stage I have a well tempered TT as well. Running a Dynavector XX-2 MKII cart into a Gold Note PH-10. Love it. Lots of load options on the fly. No complaints at all. | |
| KEF 104/2 Amp Pairing - Rotel RA-1570 vs. Harman Kardon HK 3490 - Seeking Advice Yes, the Rotel can handle 4 ohm speakers, but only one pair of speakers at a time. If using both A/B then all the speakers need to be 8 ohms. The Rotel puts out 100 watts at 8 ohms. It's only going to be more (probably 150-200W) at 4 ohms. You're... | |
| Looking at Phono Preamps @spslim Ah...I hear ya. Makes sense. | |
| Preamplifier options - seeking help to determine which one Regarding CA-03, I'm assuming the attenuator version doesn't add any gain, so it's cleaner sounding with better signal-to-noise ratio. If you tend to listen mostly at low volume then this version would be great. But if you like to pump it up at ti... |