inna
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| looking for phono suggestions Well, you have probably 20 or so turntables to audition. Nottingham, Avid, Acoustic Signature, Clearaudio, Kuzma, VPI, Mitchell, better Regas etc. How far do you want to go and how quickly? Do you plan to upgrade every year or every five years? Ho... | |
| Question for Pure Power 1050 users You will want to compare Stealth to stock power cords. There are always other buyers for good stuff at reasonable price. No need to rush. | |
| Question for Pure Power 1050 users You will know in two weeks. Why do you ask? | |
| looking for phono suggestions Also, I am unfamiliar with your amp but would guess that if in the future you replace it with Rowland power amp that would be good. You have excellent speakers, and I know that they do sound very well with Rowlands. And good cables, of course. | |
| looking for phono suggestions I suggest you leave Rowland alone for now and upgrade cartridge/table/arm. You have entry-level front end and mid-level preamp; the system is not well balanced. | |
| Miles Davis Newbe Question Bitches Brew, Pangaea, Agharta. Japanese DSD CDs, black OBI, red label. Or original Columbia 2 eye 360 sound for Bitches Brew and original Japanese LPs for Pangaea and Agharta. | |
| Self-powered speakers: any good? ATC, right. | |
| Audiolab, Rowland integrated - nothing in between? Zoya, I listen mostly to jazz/rock fusion and what can be very generally called world music including tribal/ambient. I appreciate dynamics,low distortion, clarity and power of the sound but also certain sophistication of it.If I could I would get... | |
| Collecting software and other goodies? Yep, soon it will be time to sell some of the software to buy better equipment. But not yet. | |
| Lyra Dorian or Lyra Delos cartridge? That was an excellent advertising by Lyra. And it was free. Now everyone go buy something from them, money no longer matters because they deserve it. | |
| TDK SA-X or Maxell XLII-S which do you prefer? Nakamichi tapes are re-branded TDK not Maxell.Maxell XLII-S and TDK SA-X sound different on NAK, in most cases I prefer Maxell. SA-X Limited is better than regular but only 100min., no 60 or 90. | |
| IC's and Speaker cables $2k may not be enough even in used prices but you can try.Get interconnects first and work your way down; unless you see a really good deal on speaker cables and decide to work your way up. Good cables make huge difference if your hearing is good ... | |
| How far apart do you position your speakers ? Speakers 4 feet apart sounds funny and evokes pornographic imagery. | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? The day of reckoning is coming. I warned you and don't pretend that you are not afraid. You are. | |
| Is there any bad sounding high-end gear--? And this philosophical endeavor is a great way to escape the reality of good and bad. |