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| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Ralph will probably respond tomorrow.Right now it appears that all this would require a careful match, which is not bad but can be complicated. Would you spend $5k more on deck or on power amp ? Studer A810 is at least that much more expensive. Bu... | |
| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Sure, I am interested, if it is not too much of a bother that would be great. What is your amp ? | |
| Best wood under audio components? Oops. The man is in Norway. I confused this thread with another one regarding same question.What do you have in Norway ? | |
| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Otari MX5050 BII2 manual says +4db max output. This won't be enough in many or most cases, correct ?One more potential issue, if phono stage has only RCA outputs I would lose 6db of gain when using RCA to XLR cables or adapters. | |
| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Adjusting volume with a big bloody screwdriver would be cool !I prefer tubes as well, we'll see. Next step could be asking Ralph to custom make playback head tube preamp or maybe playback head/phono stage unit, and match it precisely to his amps, ... | |
| Best wood under audio components? Yeah, ideally depends on components and on what you try to accomplish. But the OP is not going to listen to dozens of woods under all his components. I would just choose Michigan Maple or maybe Black Arkansas Walnut and call it a day. In any case,... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... So much emotions around f. cartridges and often no less f. dealers. Don't we have anything better to discuss ? In any case, table/arm and phono are much more important. Put any modern $1000 MM in great arm with great table and phono and it will be... | |
| power cord affects on video? Yes, Elizabeth, you do dress expensive, your car and stereo..Just don't eat too cheap, I mean low quality food and not low quantity of good food. Each time when I go to supermarket I feel a little uneasy because I usually buy quite expensive stuff... | |
| Uneven length RCA signal cable This could be an excellent hearing test. Any volunteers ? | |
| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Yes, I was thinking about output/input match, but Ralph didn't mention there might be a problem. It should be fantastic sound, especially if you play good two track master tape dubs. But even recordings from vinyl will sound excellent. I make a lo... | |
| Reel to reel deck directly to power amp ? Of course, outboard phono in record mode, Ralph, how else ? I often do it now with Nakamichi and Redgum integrated with passive preamp section. Tape/source switch, volume control and recording level do it all. I just never run any reel to reel dir... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Anyone knows how it is in other countries ? The UK, Germany, Japan, Canada etc. ? I heard that some Japanese and German audiophiles can pay insane amounts of money for stuff like cables and cartridges too, but I don't know whether they would do it... | |
| Power Conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 5000 or Shunyata Denali 6000S Oh yeah, forgot to mention it. Since you are going to buy fancy conditioner you will definitely need fancy power cord between it and wall outlet. $1200 Shunyata Alpha NR ? Conditioners are not substitutes for power cords, they work together. | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Of course. But some audiophiles, not me , can set up the table better than most dealers. This service should not cost too much, say, $200-$300 plus paid travel time to your home and back plus travel expenses. | |
| Power Conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 5000 or Shunyata Denali 6000S Mike , thank you. But I will only share responsibility for Luxman, not cables and power conditioners. One final thought. It's a guess of mine not knowledge. I believe, most of Magico users have digital source as the only or main source, though the... |