jimjoyce25
Responses from jimjoyce25
| Upgrade from Old Basis Ovation Thank you for the suggestions. I think what makes the most sense is to upgrade the Triplanar arm, and then do a direct comparison on the Ovation against a dealer's Vector. I have not seen a review comparing the two arms on a Basis turntable, so th... | |
| The eternal quandary I used to think some of the cds I own were poorly recorded, because they didn't sound good on my system.Now that my system has improved, I know better. Those recordings that previously sounded bad, now sound right.If the recording doesn't sound go... | |
| Upgrade from Old Basis Ovation I've spoken to AJ. The list of upgrades is not short and not cheap in the aggregate: belt, bearing, suspension, power supply, vector tonearm (to replace triplanar III) and vacuum. Still materially less than buying a new Debut, though. Not sure how... | |
| Calling all VDH Colibri Fanatics and Experts ... I would be interested too. But, for some reason, Van den Hul does not have the standing on this board that other manufacturers do. Or perhaps its adherents pretty much keep to themselves. | |
| Lie you told your wife to buy equipment? And why exactly are all you gentlemen still married? Is there really any upside at this point? | |
| Rolling Stones CD Remasters 2002? Interesting. The only direct comparison I have done is Exile on Main Street: The first cd version (same master tapes as vinyl) and the later remastered version. I found the earlier version to be far superior to the remastered version. | |
| Why does the Sunfire TGA 5200 Amp Sound So Good? You think the amp sounds good now? Do two things:1. Get another amp, and run one channel through each amp.2. Get a Marigo Ultra 5 power cord for each amp.You will not believe the sound coming out of your speakers. | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please Pubul: I suspect that Roger gave you a set of matched tubes. In my experience, tube matching makes a huge positive difference in the sound. It sounds like you have ordered another set of KT-88s from another supplier. Will these be matched as well? | |
| Leaving amplifiers on all the time??? My system uses two Sunfire Signature 600s, with one channel running through each amp. I leave them on all the time. The sound is reliable and predictable all the time, and there is no noticeable impact on my electrical bill. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps Interesting. Some questions for the newer owners:1. Can you adjust the bias yourself? Or is it pre-set at the factory and does not provide for manual adjustment? (Mine have a manual bias adjustment. The sound improves significantly as you push the... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps I own a pair of MA-1s from 1990, obviously very early in their history. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who also owns or owned MA-1s of that vintage, and either (i) upgraded them to current or near-current specs, or (ii) replaced them... | |
| Using two channel amps as monos? Spoken like a true audiophile. It must be nice having as intuitive a sense of electronics as you have of your own body! Why experiment indeed! | |
| Using two channel amps as monos? Dob-----Are you by any chance an attorney? I noticed you didn't answer the question I posed: Have you actually done a comparison listening to the amps running in both modes? It would be interesting to hear from someone who has done this.With the S... | |
| Using two channel amps as monos? Dob----Have you compared how your amps sounded bridged/mono vs. one channel per amp? Or have you only run them in the mono configuration? Undoubtedly, there would be a significant improvement either way as compared to running one amp in stereo. It... | |
| Using two channel amps as monos? This works great with Sunfire amps. I've tried it with both the 300s and the Signature 600s. Both are great improvements over using one amp in stereo, and the 600s are far superior to the 300s. |