jmcgrogan2
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The great preamp revival - ARC Ref5 SE Yes, the preamp is dead, it can now safely join vinyl and valve technologies in audio heaven (the attic, where the best music is). ;) | |
Boston Symphony Chamber Players... Ignore Rok, he just enjoys agitating others. He's deaf you know, he can't hear any differences in anything audio related.I have that SACD Warren, and it is one of my favorites.Here is a couple others that I enjoy (in no particular order):*Telarc S... | |
Gold Point Passive pre-amp Passive preamps can work if everything else in your system is just right. I have tried a couple different passive preamps, without much success. Though I do think they work best with tube amps. You are new to this hobby though, and the only way to... | |
Interconnect with great dynamics and bass slam , @Audiolabyrnith, I would recommend the The Two for $600 over the two pairs of the Air 1 Series 2 that you mentioned. The Two in that ad comes with the Isolated Floating Ground Station, and since that ad has been running for a month and a half, he ... | |
450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier I hear ya Swampwalker, probably a lot like my BAT VK-75SE was. The weight is all in the transformers. I have to admit, as I get older the weight is a turn off. I'm struggling enough moving around my current 85 pound amp. I don't think I would ship... | |
Stealth Dream V10 Power Cords Some folks want warmth and musicality, others want resolution and transparency. That's why they make so many different flavors. :) | |
Cables more hype than value? Pops is too smart to sully himself in these waters. ;) | |
Interconnect with great dynamics and bass slam , 03-12-13: GeoffkaitSound in my system is open, dynamic with exquisite detail and terrific soundstaging.Hey enjoy them, that's why they make so many different flavors. I know many audiophiles who love that immediacy, that feeling of being transport... | |
450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier 03-12-13: Charles1dad105 lb 30 watt amplifier? I like that ratio, this amp probably sounds very good. What is this amp you're considering? VAC Renaissance 30/30. I'm very tempted to try a 300B tube amp, but those 10 wpc amps scare me. My speakers ... | |
Sub-woofer hum problem Sounds like a ground loop hum. No cable tv involved anywhere in this setup? If no tv, is the sub plugged into a different outlet than the integrated amp? If so, try plugging them into the same outlet or power conditioner and see what happens. If t... | |
Musical Fidelity is really makin me mad I'll heed your advice B_limo. Actually, Musical Fidelity has never had any gear that has tempted me to purchase it in the first place. They spend all of their marketing money buying Scotch for Sam Tellig. ;) | |
450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier Break it down like Sam Tellig used to: $$$/watt or $$$/pound. LOL!My amp weighs 85 pounds and puts out 100 wpc. I am considering buying one that weighs 105 pounds and puts out 30 wpc. | |
Etiquite Regarding Response Times to Offers Winoguy17, that sounds like they sold the item through a backdoor channel to me. They should have had the decency to cancel the ad though. | |
Etiquite Regarding Response Times to Offers A lot of that is because of this wonderful Audiogon system. I don't receive e-mails from Audiogon telling me anything. If I don't go into my ad, I do not know if I have any offers, questions or anything. The system sucks for both parties. | |
Interconnect with great dynamics and bass slam , @Waxwaves, I gave them a month or so, but I bought them used, so I don't know how much more time they might have needed. In my experiences, burn in may help a cable sound better, but it has never changed a sound that I didn't like into a sound tha... |