jmcgrogan2
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| Sutherland 20/20 v Manley Chinook Yes, look for a used Herron VTPH-1 MC. That will be tough to beat at under $2K. | |
| Warm, Smooth yet Transparent Amp 12-11-13: Denon53John are you also suggesting tubes?Well I have always found tubes to be more musically satisfying. You may want to look for a tube preamp that has a HT Bypass or Passthrough feature. This makes it easier to hook up a two channel p... | |
| The future of preamps Personally, I don't see preamps disappearing from this hobby anymore than I see tubes and vinyl disappearing. IMHO, the preamp is the heart and soul of the system. In my experiences, finding the *right* preamp has always been the most difficult ta... | |
| Still mystified by mega expensive power cords 12-09-13: PrpatNo need to be mystified. There is no mystery. Page 39.LOL!! Well that settles that mystery!! | |
| Warm, Smooth yet Transparent Amp Warm, Smooth yet Transparent Amp Hello All,I am currently running an Arcam AVR300 for movies and music, 60/40 respectively. The music portion just isn't happening. Everything works but I'm not getting that "involved/pull you in" kind of feeling. I... | |
| Warm, Smooth yet Transparent Amp Hello Charles,Yes, your description of transparency sounds very enticing indeed, I would call that natural transparency. The word transparent has taken a ugly turn for me on these boards, as most will equate it with that artificially created sound... | |
| Warm, Smooth yet Transparent Amp Hi Charles, I also enjoy reading your contributions on these forums. I guess it all depends on how one uses the terminology. I know that many here misuse the word neutral, and feel that neutral and transparency are interchangeable words, this both... | |
| Warm, Smooth yet Transparent Amp I don't like harsh, shrill highs, but rather a fuller, sweet sounding, yet transparent. Is this possible without spending several thousands of dollars? Bruce Denon53 No, it's not possible to go east and west at the same time, no matter how much mo... | |
| A Possible Reason for SACD to be Superior Try a different power cord, that might help. ;) | |
| Preamps suggestions for cary cad120s I think the natural suggestion would be the Cary SLP-98P, which has a nice built in phono stage. | |
| Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan 12-08-13: DlcockrumThose of you in the USA who purchased from 2juki - did you have to pay import/tariff taxes?No. | |
| Mechanical Hum from Class A Amplifier Clayton Pass Labs compares very favorably to the Coda house sound, in fact I wish I could afford the Pass Lab amps. Those 200 wpc pure Class A XA-200.5 monoblocks will set you back over $34K!!! They should sound awesome at that price!!I haven't heard the ... | |
| Phono stage rec for Rega P25 with ZYX R100-02H Enjoy your new Jolida JD II!! | |
| Peculiar Hum Issue on Jolida JD9 Phono Preamp I think it's time to ditch the Jolida, and move up to a phono stage that better suits the quality of your table/arm/cartridge. | |
| Phono stage rec for Rega P25 with ZYX R100-02H Sorry, I can't help from personal experience. I have never actually listened to any of these phono stages. I do own a Music Hall PA 1.2 phono preamp, which I keep as a back-up. It is a surprisingly nice inexpensive phono stage, though I do not use... |