ivanj
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| interconnect suggests under 300 used. I would suggest replacing one cable first. That is the balanced cable from your primary source into the preamp. This where you should put your present $$$. Then, when your exchequer recovers, I would upgrade the other cables. If you do it this way... | |
| Best Inexpensive Tuner? It depends on the tuner. Some tuners can benefit from simple tweaks, others need more work. A simple tweak would be to disconnect an unused something like an antenna outlet. A more involved tweak would be replacing components in the IF strip. Don ... | |
| What electronic subwoofer x-over? I'd look into the Bryston. | |
| Is Sony SCD-1 still worth to possess? The Sony is good, but the SA-14 is superior. It has a true balanced circuit and uses newer generation DACs. Unless you need multichannel, then I would seriously consider the new multichannel Marantz. Here is what an insider at Sony told me:#2: Onl... | |
| Vinyl Old timers: HK's and Rabco's The flat Rabco arm was the original. Then, HK came out with the ST7 and ST5(?) which were integrated linear tracking TTs that had a cult following, and actually sounded good comapred to a lot of what was out there. Bob Graham actually used one to ... | |
| Once Upon A Time In... Where can one obtain the uncut version on dvd? It's a great movie! | |
| Marantz SA-14 vs Sony XA777ES Bwhite makes some great points. Other commentators have said similar things about the sound. One of the reasons to choose the SA14 is because of the new generation DACs that are an improvement over those in the SA1 (and other 1st generation player... | |
| Marantz SA-14 vs Sony XA777ES Just received the SA-14 and have tried it with the Tony Bennett disk (SACD) which was a bit edgy on the SONY SACD player. The edginess is now completely gone, the applause is better, and the layering of instruments is more exact. Sounds more like ... | |
| blocked recipient/eBAY long I politely informed the seller I was no longer comfortable with the transaction and that she should sell the unit to the next highest bidder. I wished her good luck. (Afterwards I received a note stating that I refused to take or return phone call... | |
| Phono Cartridge recommendation I've recommended the Dynavector to several folks and they've all enjoyed it. If you have a cartridge to trade, the high output dynavector 20 is a meaningful step up around $420 list w/trade. Hang onto the FR tonearm, it's a classic. | |
| Best used 2 channel preamp for 2500.00. Pass Labs X series. Hands down. | |
| A A Capitole MKii Upgrade/Update Hopefully you are getting nauseated only! (My little joke.) | |
| New Cable Help-Balanced or Single Ended The DR25 is a very good amplifier. Does the DR25 have balanced (XLR) inputs? You can also run all balanced into the preamp, then simply RCA out of the preamp. The benefit here is that you get 6db greater gain before you hit the input circuitry of ... | |
| Preamp-Tonearm Grounding Problems? Please list all your equipment so we can have a go at a solution. Add any power conditioners or cheater plugs, etc. | |
| New Cable Help-Balanced or Single Ended If the source DAC has balanced outputs and the DR25 has balanced circuits it will sound much better, IMHO, especially if you are in a "noise rich" environment. I'm not, and it sounds better than SE. IMHO. The bablnced input also gives more gain an... |