ivanj
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| Marantz 2275/2270 vintage receivers The Yamaha CR1020 etc. series rival them in tuner, preamp and sound quality. I prefer the cosmetics of one over the other. You pick.... | |
| need more help with cd/sacd selection You might consider the closeout Marantz SA14 if you can swing a few extra $. | |
| Review: Amazon Reference Turntable Do you know if there is a NA importer? | |
| SA-14 vs XA777es Now I have a crisis in the family room where the DVDs play. The Sony NS 500 DVD/SACD player just "bought the farm" - back it goes to Best Buy in spite of power conditioning, dedicated lines and so on..."Beyond Perfect Sound Forever"Thank you, SONY... | |
| Review: Origin Live Illustrious Signature Tonearm Thank you for your sensitive review. I wish my German was as good as your English!Could you possibly do a review of the Amazon TTs? This is a brand we are not very familiar with in NA.Vielen danke! | |
| Major Problems with Aleph Ono This precisely why I have my TT and Ono in a separate room from my music system. I run a balanced line to the X1 in the music room. Slightly inconvenient, but enjoyable. | |
| Suggestions Amps/Preamp for the Aerial 20T I actually just heard this system with the new Threshold equipment (Class A amps and a preamp) and was very impressed. Great depth, no fatigue, musical but clean. I'll find out what the model numbers are and follow-up. | |
| Help with Hi Power Tube Amp Selection Buy a Pass, Curl/Parasound, or a Wolcott but be prepared to change the input and driver tubes of the last after break-in. VTLs, I am told, are made of explosium. | |
| What's up with the analog "echo" phenomenon? It's actually the voice of Paula Zahn from CNN. | |
| SA-14 vs XA777es Both writers above are right on the money.1. The balanced connection will give better dynamics but you need to adapt the cable at the SOURCE end to compensate if you have a conventional pin assignment (PIN 2 hot) on the input of your preamp. See:h... | |
| What tonearms are suitable for my Ariston RD 80? Buy an ittok. | |
| Recommendation on Balanced Interconnect Stenho makes a great point about the SCD-1 - always good to listen for yourself! I have a similar reaction to my Marantz SA14 which theoretically is not a "pure" differential design in the analog outputs, I am told. | |
| Something wrong with the Studio 100 v.2? You might want to listen to Vandersteen 1 series or 2 series in your price range. Very natural sound with good imaging, no sizzle. Great company, too. | |
| Bryston 4bst vs. Proceed HPA2 I BELIEVE (don't know) Proceed is being discontinued by Madrigal so I would, er, proceed with caution. If I have incorrect information my apologizes in advance, and would be happy to be corrected. Look at the newer Bryston 4bsst for a nice combo o... | |
| Pass Labs 2.5 or Mark Levinson 26 Get the Pass. It's a radically new, proven and successful approach. The 26 is perhaps the best of the series beginning with the JC 2, which although a good design (I owned one) is best left for collectors. Also, support for the 26 is expensivo com... |