jameswei
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| Where do I go from here? Check the recent thread titled, "Looking for speaker to match with pass lab aleph3." | |
| Thoughts for a system for 5000 Check the recent thread "Best System for the Budding Audiophile." | |
| CD Players which connect direct to Amp? The Mark Levinson 39 and its successor, the 390s, are high quality units that have analog volume controls. | |
| Am I going insane? The terrible part of it is that you can already tell the difference in sound quality. A lot of beginners can't tell and can thus fool themselves for years that it doesn't matter. Since you CAN tell, just think about how you can get better sound fo... | |
| Best system for the budding audiophile? Try: Proac 1SC speakers (estd $1000-1500 used with stands), Pass Aleph 3 amp ($1000 used on Audiogon), Pass Aleph P preamp ($1700 used on Audiogon), California Audio Labs CL20 ($1100 used on Audiogon). Start with cheap interconnects and zip cord f... | |
| Turntable help Please I don't remember the Philips 777, although this choice in the era of Duals, Thorens, and Denons suggests a certain frame of mind. In my opinion, bang for the buck in vinyl goes cartridge, arm, table, preamp, and cables, in that order. Ultimately, ... | |
| Can hear TV or Radio station via Phono stage ??? You're hearing RF interference. The wires in your phono system are acting like antennas. Get Audioquest RF Stoppers or RF Stoppers Jr's via Audio Advisor, www.audioadvisor.com, or similar products at Radio Shack. | |
| Taming bright Thiels I have a pair of 3.6's and they sound fine. I have auditioned the 2.2's and agree that they sound much brighter. At the risk of tarnishing the signal path, I would suggest getting an equalizer. Purists would eschew this, but a good quality equaliz... | |
| Levinson 390s vs Mephisto II I like my 390s, but I haven't listened to the Mephisto. | |
| Looking for speaker to match with pass lab aleph3 I had an Aleph 3 driving a pair of Proac 1SC's. The Proacs are good imaging minimonitors with a very smooth midrange response and a slightly hot treble. They seem to mate well with the Aleph 3's, which are liquid and tube-like in the midrange and ... | |
| Best sounding CD player for 6,000. Mark Levinson 390s for CD only. If you want SACD also, I second the Sony SCD-1. | |
| HDCD: What do you like? If you like classical, try Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances by Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra, Reference Recordings RR-96CD. This good performance of pretty compositions is well recorded and the transfer shows off the HDCD process. | |
| HDCD: What do you like? If you like classical, try Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances by Eiji Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra, Reference Recordings RR-96CD. This good performance of pretty compositions is well recorded and the transfer shows off the HDCD process. | |
| Amps for Wilson Watt Puppy 6.0? I recently replaced my Bryston 7Bst's with Pass X600's. The Pass monoblocks are a good match because they're very true to the music with precision and accuracy in the midrange and treble. The Watt Puppy 6's are particularly revealing in the midran... | |
| need help choosing line condtioner I second the Tice recommendation by Mcmanus. The build quality is superb on the Tice stuff. |