jasonbourne52
Responses from jasonbourne52
| Help, which preamp to buy from my shortlist? The Bryston .5 is the clearest, most transparent of all on your list! Second-best would be PS Audio - I have the earlier PS IV with the outboard HCP supply. | |
| Have you ever been turned off by an Arrogant Dealer? Thoughts In 1978 I made the trip into Manhattan from Stamford, CT to visit Lyric HiFi. I wanted to purchase a Dynavector 20B homc cartridge ($240). I arrived at Lyric's uptown store and was met at the vestibule by Mike Kay the owner. When I told him what I... | |
| A pitch too High! Keep the stylus clean! Do it after playing a side! Gunk on the stylus will cause distortion and mistracking! | |
| Kyrocera Home Audio I am posting this using a Kyocera HydroWave android phone. $175 retail. | |
| Help, which preamp to buy from my shortlist? I have the Bryston .5 in my collection of preamps. It is an easy recommendation! | |
| Stanton T62 Turntable Chakster is right! The Pioneer PLX 1000 is an easy recommendation at its list price of $699. I have one in my collection with a Denon 103R. | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 Robert Grodinsky Research RGR 4. Both its phono and high level stages are exemplary in sonic quality. His former company was RG Dynamics - pro audio. An earlier version of this preamp was called the Dimension 3. The Model 4 is even better! | |
| What Component Am I Missing? Get a transport and CDs - preferably first issue! You are at the mercy of the streaming providers - no way to verify the provenance of the recordings! | |
| If you were looking for a direct drive turntable ... That TT81 + 7082 arm and CL-P2 plinth is a real bargain at $1500 CAD! If I didn't already have a dozen or more TTs ... | |
| Replacement for current speakers suggestions Enough with the springs MC! Another chapter in the Flat Earth Science textbook! | |
| Changing 100uf cap You don't need 600 vdc caps in a speaker x-over! That is overkill and no sonic benefit! | |
| Berkeley Audio Design - is there a reason why these go up for sale if they are that good +1 pindac! Best value is well-cared for used gear! | |
| Mcintosh amp stock pwr cord only 4 ft??? Get a Pangea with a coupler to the stock cord. Will not affect the SQ of the amp! | |
| RCA 9289 tube amplifiers Is this a mono amp? I'm guessing it must be fifty/sixty years old! Certainly new caps throughout would be a prudent upgrade! | |
| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? Absolute phase gets thrown out the window with multi-track pop/rock recordings. |