jmcgrogan2
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| Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power Hi Chuck,Yeah, I imagine that would be a bit scary. Do you have any idea what caused it? Did you just fire the amp up, or had it been running? I've been using tube preamps for over a decade now, but I only used tube amps for a couple of years, two... | |
| Cain & Cain Abby footer spikes? I agree with Mofi, the spikes will help with imaging and soundstage. If moving the speakers, or scratching your floor is a concern, look into a set of spike floor pads to sit under the spikes as well. | |
| Interconnect cable Cables disappearing like socks in a dryer now Holly???!!! C'mon now!! You say the house is small, now we both know the cable could not have just walked away.....so keep looking. While you're at it, feel free to do as Brf suggests, and try the othe... | |
| CARY CAD120s clipping? I agree with Brf, the meters show bias adjustments, not clipping. Also different speakers will dictate different levels for clipping depending on their efficiences. The volume knob cannot designate clipping either, since different preamps will hav... | |
| Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power @Czbbcl, interesting, good luck with your hunt. I have always preferred the sound of VAC over CJ gear, but then I tend to be drawn to soft dome tweeters which can sound dark with CJ gear. I'm sure that CJ probably sounds better with metal dome twe... | |
| Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power What bothers me is that I have seen a couple for sale on the used market for $8K that were over a year old. The seller's were listing $12K as the new retail price, even though it was $10K when they bought it. Just one of my pet peeves.I'm currentl... | |
| Goodbye Pete Seeger A sad day indeed. RIP Pete! | |
| Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power 01-29-14: CzbbclYes the VAC is now $12K and there is a special edition available for $16K.Thanks Czbbcl. Jeez, I just can't keep up. | |
| Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power If you are simply looking for more power than the Wavac SET integrated amp that you are currently using and want a very nice matching preamp and power amp, I would recommend you try to get a listen to the VAC Sigma 160i integrated amp. I'm not try... | |
| Parasound HCA-500 Have you tried contacting Parasound? | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase Zavato, better to be ignored than to be smothered!! LOL!! | |
| Rega RP6 VTA issue +1 to Schubert's reply. Rega are decent entry level tables for those who want to 'set it and forget it'. However, for those looking for ways to better performance, Rega is not the answer. I don't know why they bother making any turntables that cos... | |
| Basis 2200 Bass Rocks LOL! I'm glad that you are enjoying your new Basis 2200 turntable. After the initial shock of "where did the bass go?" then you start to realize "where did all of the other noise go?" to. Basis are very quiet turntables with extremely black backgr... | |
| More turntable set up problems 01-28-14: MofimadnessSo after all of the above, I pulled out my loupe and sure enough the stylus, (diamond tip) was almost 180% twisted. It was on top of the cantilever instead of the bottom! I have to admit, that's a new one for me. While I was s... | |
| More turntable set up problems I am glad that you finally get some resolution to the problem, even though it wasn't good news. I can't say that I am surprised to hear that it was the cartridge, but it's still sad news. Thanks Mofi for your help! On the bright side, the Denon DL... |