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| Well Tempered TT and Power Plant 300 The advantage of the P300 is that it can help improve all of your front-end gear. If the TT will be the only component plugged into the P300, then I would opt for the VPI/Walker. Goodluck. | |
| Hospital Grade Wall Outlets Elb - While the system is down, change out those receptacles. Look for the Leviton receptacles(20A) that don't use nickel plating. It will be worth your trouble. | |
| LAMM matching Not to further confuse the issue, but check out the Venture speakers if you can before you buy. I own the "la Perfection" model. Not inexpensive, but amazing. They will work very well with the LAMMs. | |
| $2500 in speaker Questions If you're up to the "quest" (pun intended), go with the SL3s. But you must understand that they aren't drop-and-play speakers. You will spend dollars and lots of time getting them right. Tilt, toe-in, positioning can drive you crazy. Of course, yo... | |
| Power cords Essence -Synerg-Ensemble Almost forgot. The best cord under $500 is the Coincident powercord at about $275 new. It takes a good two to three weeks to sound it's best. As long as you don't listen to the Cobras, you'll love them. Goodluck. | |
| Power cords Essence -Synerg-Ensemble Save your bucks til you can afford a used Cobra Powersnake(s). It is amazing! I'm comparing the Cobra to the King Cobra to the EG Fat Boy on my tube monoblocks. Though the King Cobra is very good and my system prefers the Fat Boys on the amps, the... | |
| <2K amp for Shearwaters Jay - Do yourself a favor and stick with tubes. Ez either isn't reading your post or hasn't heard good, all-tube amps. If there isn't something intrinsically special about good tubes, then why would any manufacturer still use them?!?. There are pl... | |
| New DAC or New CD Player Rkuryl - Separates are the way to go if you intend to push toward the upper fringe of hi-end audio. In your case, sell the Micromega (this is not a knock against the Micro) and use the additional funds to by a used (~$1750) Cary 303 CD player. Thi... | |
| B&W 602 +Tube amp+XXXinterconnect Have you considered building your own? There are plenty of DIY (Do It Yourself) cable projects on the internet. Otherwise, look for a used pair of Kimber PBJ, Monster M1000, or TaraLabs. Goodluck | |
| Help LP playback is lacking I agree with David99, try lowering your VTA and checking the tubes in the phono section of the CAT. Insure that they are NOS. If 12AX7 are used, try 5751. Also, check the load impedance on the input of the phono stage. If it is 47K ohm and your ca... | |
| Tube pre-amp for "ss" amp? I'd recommend a tube pre-amp, but you must determine the input impedance of the amplifier section to insure proper component matching. If the input impedance is less than 10K ohm, then many all tube pre-amps could have a problem. To minimize cable... | |
| Best CD/DVD cleaners & tweaks? I strongly recommend that you check out "Discsolution" for about $35. It's very effective at improving the sound of your CDs. Try the Bedini before you buy. I bought it, but don't care for what it does to the treble region. However, your system mi... | |
| Best CD player around $2000 new or used? Mm- Try the new Cary 303 on the used market. Outstanding unit at about $1800. For the bucks, you can't beat it. Goodluck. | |
| Pwer Cord For BAT Pre-Amp and Muse CD? Alexc - Don't mess around with a bunch of slight-to-moderate improvements. Go to the Powersnakes, King Cobras preferably. They're expensive, but nothing else comes close on front-end equipment. Try them. You'll own them. | |
| Best Powersnake for ARC Tube Monoblocks Fbhifi - I'm currently evaluating EG Fat Boy's and Cobra Powersnakes on my tube monoblock amps. There are obvious differences. If your system tends to be overly rich or weighty without the EG Fat Boys, I'd lean toward the Powersnakes. However, the... |