jmcgrogan2
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| Cary SLP-98 price new? Wow! Talk about the dollar weakening! When Stereophile put out their review of the SLP-98P 10 years ago, the list price for a 98P was $3500. That's over a 70% increase in 10 years! Nice preamp, though at $6K it will be facing some stiffer competit... | |
| Does Separates really sound better than Integrated Yes, there are some really great integrated amps out there on the market, some can put many separates to shame. | |
| Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs 05-23-14: Roxy54You certainly have the "constant repeating" part down.+1. Well said Roxy54! | |
| What compares favorably with Audioquest Niagras 05-23-14: Bo1972For me it is very easy to hear the differences. I hear it in a few seconds. For most other people it is less easy. Bo, I didn't say I couldn't hear the difference AQ cables made, I said that the differences were not to my tastes or... | |
| What compares favorably with Audioquest Niagras Of course cables are all dependent on system synergy and personal tastes, so there really cannot be any blanket statement of "this one does it all."That said, AQ are nice cables, but I've heard better in my system, even for less dough. With your V... | |
| Telefunken Black Diamond E88CC / 6922 They sound like re-issues, or "new Production" tubes to me. There are also re-issue Mullards and Genelax Gold Lion tubes out there on the market too. I'm guessing that Amperex, Siemens and others will soon follow suit, making money on a famous name. | |
| Need to consider a new pair of ICs 05-20-14: NicoticoMy first reaction was similar to Al's. If the only thing you changed was the DAC.That was my initial reaction as well. However, in his last sentence in his original post he claims that the new DAC does a number of things better t... | |
| Need to consider a new pair of ICs Have you tried the AZ Absolute Copper? It's a bit smoother than the Absolute Silver, IMHO. | |
| Not impressed Good luck finding the capable speaker! It's available and very affordable.AlexWavetouch AudioMihorn annnnnnd heeeeere's Alex! Just in time to pimp his speakers for you, guaranteed to solve all of your audio problems. LOL!Seriously, I think everyon... | |
| VPI Scout running FAST...help? Nah, that didn't do anything for me. I played with it for about 10 minutes in various positions, it still clicks, but only at start up. After it's up to speed (1.2 seconds??) there is no noise at all, and the speed is right on, so I'm not going to... | |
| VPI Scout running FAST...help? 05-17-14: ThebambinoFixed. In case anyone ever pulls apart the motor, it's really a simple beast. What happened was when I took off the brass nut that sits under the pulley, it allows the drive shaft to lower to the very bottom of the motor casing... | |
| Possible Upgrade Advice Cool! Saved yourself $1500, and learned the importance of proper VTA/SRA set up all at once. Did you re-check the VTF? Changing VTA will affect VTF as well. | |
| Moscode contact info or Kaye Audio Labs Is this the latest contact information that you have tried? If so, how long have you been trying to contact George with no success? Sometimes small manufacturers take a week or two to respond to e-mails. | |
| Possible Upgrade Advice I have heard both Discovery and Valhalla, there is no doubt the Valhalla provides more detail. Now, whether you want more detail or more musicality is up to listener, just as with all cable choices. The OP seems to be looking for more detail. | |
| Possible Upgrade Advice Try a Lyra Delos cartridge and/or maybe get the Valhalla wiring for your JMW9 tonearm. |