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| audio research sp-10 Hello,I owned the SP-10 for 8 years (1987-1995) and for phono playback, even with the rolled off frequency extremes, a noise floor a bit too high, and mediocre resolution, it was a most incredibly musical component. It took me many years to find s... | |
| BAT VK 75SE and ARC VT 100 MKIII I agree with Btstrg's point here and yet just a simple response, "abc is better", is just as worthless. The word "better" is relative to all of us anyway. Rather than use this, it would be nice if members here would explain what it is they preferr... | |
| B&W 802 N or Magnepan 3.6 ? Long time Magnepan fan here and current owner of the 3.5s. But I heard the N802s at a dealer a year ago and this was one of the most impressive (read synergy) systems I have heard in a long time. The dealer really had put much effort to get this s... | |
| Velodyne ULD-15 II sub performance Very interesting webpage Alrau1. I can relate to this as I always start with a sound pressure level meter to match all the speakers with test tones when I reposition the speakers. I do this at fairly high listening levels. And usually I find that ... | |
| Why are these speakers so bright but others not? Donato,You can get 10w 1-ohm power resistors at any electronics supply shop or RadioShack. You might even find 2-ohm and 3-ohm resistors. If you can only find 1-ohm resistors, you can always solder 2 in series to have 2 ohms, 3 in series to have 3... | |
| Why are these speakers so bright but others not? Hello,It looks like your system is a bit bottom heavy....in this I mean that you have focused much attention on the speakers and yet a major upgrade to your phono or CD setups and perhaps even more so, the preamp, would bring far more refinements ... | |
| i am trying to get a smooth vinyl sound from cd Mlauner: Everytime I have heard Naim gear I have been incredibly impressed. But I would be interested to know exactly what turntables the Naim CD player rivaled. I still have not heard any CD player that matches a top-notch LP setup except on the ... | |
| Review: Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature Turntable What a wonderful report. I enjoyed every detail.John | |
| Few problems on "new" tt Ken, you funny guy! I had to laugh.But seriously, I just posted a Dual 505 TT for sale here, absolutely incredible condition that my best friend had for 15+ years; he just wanted to unload it. It works beautifully. We let it go for $40. There are ... | |
| Any tube DACs with tight bass? I own the Manley Ref Tube DAC that has absolutely incredible bass extension. But I also had the VTL Ref Tube DAC for a couple months at the same time. The VTL had a little more of the lowest bass presence but it was not clear which of the two unit... | |
| phono cable suggestions.. Another vote for the Silver Breeze. | |
| Digital Cables Hello,Last year I put in an MIT digital cable in place of a cheapo RCA cable I had been using between my Pioneer PD65 and Manley DAC. This was only a home trial from the MIT cable dealer so I had nothing to lose. But I was quite surprised to hear ... | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Herman,Thank you for a detailed report on this subject. However, I am not convinced of a few issues made here.Issue 1: I wired a phono cable in both SE and Balanced configuration to feed an Aesthetix Io phono stage. This was a SilverAudio SilverBr... | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre Wow, quite a vocal thread here! I must chime in for my support for Counterpoint and Michael Elliot. Mikesinger clearly has a lot of unfortunate history with Mr. Elliot but my experiences are much different.I got a used NPS400 severely damaged thro... | |
| Best tube preamp with phono stage and mono switch? Hello....Do you need a phono stage for MC or just MM? If MM is all you need, I suggest the ARC SP-8 if you like a lush harmonic rich sound. When I first heard this model in 1983, my addiction to tube audio gear was born. If you like more of a neut... |