jasonbourne52
Responses from jasonbourne52
| Is it worth using an Anticable level 5 for a PHONO PREAMP? Overkill? @bigtwin : +1! Power cords are just another way to get the gullible to spend more money! Ditto for power conditioners. | |
| You're overbudget on gear, one more thing... If you believe that "hot stampers" exist I have a nice bridge for sale! | |
| Turntable advice Topping A90 Discrete headphone amp ($599) is a best recommendation. | |
| Turntable advice Pioneer PLX1000 ($700) and a Hana SL mc cartridge ($750). This combination is competitive with other four-figure setups. | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Quad 57's! Bought the first pair in 1981. Stupidly sold them in 2000. Several years ago I bought two pairs of 57's. A classic design that still sounds better than most any box speaker! | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing Rocky the Squirrel to Bullwinkle: "You don't have to be a squirrel to be nuts!" | |
| The new dynamic in speaker pricing We are very near the end of Civilization. | |
| Do Recording Studios Use Silver Cables NO! | |
| 100V Accuphase/Luxman with transformer?? You will have to spend $100+ for shipping plus the regular price. Along with having to buy a step-down transformer. Why bother? | |
| Remembering Lou Reed "The first Velvet Underground LP only sold a thousand copies. But everyone who bought it went out and started a band." - a quote from Jim and Greg of the Sound Opinions radio show on PBS. | |
| Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly? 1976 - Marantz 2270, Empire 698/Microacoustics 2002, Infinity Monitor 1A's, Polk Cobra Cable. Soon added a Spectro Acoustics preamp and Discwasher Gold Ens IC's. | |
| dissapointing experience with Project CD Box RS2T Transport Get some superglue and reattach that plastic tab to the cover. | |
| Anyone experienced a London Decca Reference cartridge? The Decca cartridges are really bad trackers. They are a combination of high and low compliance. Of all my TT's/arms I would only trust my Sony DD with the Biotracer arm to handle the Decca. Anyway, for the cost of a Decca you could get a Koetsu B... | |
| Anyone have experience with a Quad 405 amp with Quad 57s? The 57 has a rollercoaster of an impedance curve. From 30ohms at 40hz to 1ohm at 20khz. The M3 is voltage-limited at 30ohms and runs out of power. A solution is to use a sub/x-over set around 80hz if you want to play power music like Mahler and St... | |
| Anyone have experience with a Quad 405 amp with Quad 57s? The Quad 405 is an excellent amp and does not roll off the frequency extremes. I have a nicely restored/modded one to use with my 57’s. It actually is too powerful for the 57’s (27volts/90wpc) so a careful hand on the volume control is necessary t... |