jmcgrogan2
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| Is there a run-in time for Dynavector XX-2? Actually, the recommended loading is >30 ohms. So Dan's 500-1000 ohm is well within Dynavector's recommendation. We can't tell you what settings to use on your phono for two reasons. 1) We don't know what load settings your phono preamp offers.... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S ---is it overkill for my system? Sorry, but I would say that yes, the XV-1S is absolutely overkill for your system. Enjoy your system as it is now, it looks fairly well balanced. If you feel the need to upgrade, spend the money more evenly and upgrade more units. Simply putting a... | |
| How are Hig-End Speakers Priced? I don't think 4-5 times the manufacturing cost is unrealistic, I think it's a pretty standard number. Sure, some items like cables, bottled water or sneakers return 20 times the manufacturing costs, but they are in the minority...I hope. Keep in m... | |
| Useful Idiots I think some people use real life to distract them from music. | |
| the meaning of the word "better" Your last paragraph gave me a chuckle. I was just flashing back to a medical report that I read last week from a doctor of psychology written in 1934 where he reported about the "ultra modern" techniques they were employing in a study. I remember ... | |
| the meaning of the word "better" I'm not attacking Rok2id, just clarifying. Your point about technology improvements bears some weight, but mostly only in the digital realm. For technologies that have changed very little, like amplification, many find a vintage component sounds b... | |
| How are Hig-End Speakers Priced? It appears as if most of us feel the same, we are simply stating it in different ways. My comment that the cost was 20% (1/5th) the price seems to line up with Thorman and Bigkidz saying 5 times the cost and Marty's 400% of the parts. Many differe... | |
| How are Hig-End Speakers Priced? I'd say the standard model is more like 20% R&D, 20%manufacturing/distribution costs, 20% marketing and 40% dealer costs. Except cables, they have their own special set of rules. ;)Generally spending less on marketing or dealers will give you ... | |
| PASS and ZYX Whatever phono stage you get next, make sure it has the ability to change gain settings at the very least. Most offer changes in gain and loading, some even offer the ability to change capacitance. Having a flexible phono stage makes analog a lot ... | |
| Your jaw dropping cables Probably the most jaw dropping expeience I've ever had with cables were the Nordost Valhalla. Stunning cables, though after time I found them too difficult to live with long term. They were so revealing that I found my listening sessions growing s... | |
| the meaning of the word "better" 02-15-12: Rok2idOf course on a macro level, everything is probably better than components were decades ago. The re-sale prices of many pieces of vintage gear would seem to contradict that statement.Frogman, that is a good description, but one must... | |
| Please help me understand wire is wire, it should all sound the same. bits are bits, all cdp's should sound the same. distortion is distortion, all amps should sound the same. this is what scientists would have you believe.in the real world, distortion numbers are a very p... | |
| IC Failure Neal, do as Jea48 suggests. I would add to turn the multimeter to measure Ohms, the symbol shaped like a horseshoe to measure continuity. Any setting in the ohm range will suffice. Make sure that your leads are plugged into the multimeter correctl... | |
| the meaning of the word "better" Many confuse better with different. | |
| Preamp Noob has a question Why not upgrade to a better integrated amp? Instead of just spending $1000 on a preamp and running it through your Yamaha amp section, why not buy a Classe or Krell integrated amp for around $1000 used?Personally, I don't see the value in seperate... |