jaiello

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Cary/AES phono stages
AES does not offer the PH-301. The phono preamp they offer is the PH-1. Not the same animal. I had one for 30 days and returned it because it a) did not have enough gain and b) did not sound as good as some of the other stuff I listened to. I have... 
Antenna cable
The Rat Shack stuff probably is not quad shield. Quad shield has four shields (duh). Standard coax normally has two. The question of "needing" quad is really a question of the length of run and the amount of ingress one is likely to pick up in the... 
KS-1030 lacks bass - Any suggestions?
I use the KS-1030 and find it NOT lacking in bass. I use the KS-3038 speaker cables which are the companion to the 1030. Which speaker cable are you using? IMHO interconnects and speaker cables should have the same material to sound right. Just my... 
Feedback on CARY products....
I had a very high end solid state system (Krell, Levinson, etc.). I sold it all once I heard a pair of Cary 572 monoblocks. I couln't go back to the solid state stuff. I sold the 572 after a month to move up to the Cary 805C's. I now have their ne... 
KIMBER SELECT 3038
I have found that it is always a good practice to stay with the same material on cables. For example the interconnects you mention are all silver. The 3038 is also all silver. A perfect match. I use the KS1030 IC's with the 3038's and am in heaven...