jmcgrogan2
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| Tube CDP/DAC sound: too "refined"? Allllrighty then.....I guess you love the sound hard, edgy, crisp, detailed.........just like nails on a chalkboard, eh Chris? Yes, I prefer smoother digital sounding players. Most ceedee players make me grind my teeth. Long live vinyl!!!To each t... | |
| Opus 21 Exousias DB25 Power Umbilical From RSA Like all of Robert's other products, the Umbilical comes with a 45 day money back guarantee. So why not try it and decide for yourself?Cheers,John | |
| Spikes between speakers & stands, up or down? Spikes up.....down....why choose? Try a Sistrum Loudspeaker stand and do both at once.Cheers,John | |
| massive brass plate for isolation I haven't tried a massive brass plate, but I'm not sure it would be awesome. I would think it may have more of a tendency to ring or resonant sound on it's own. I could be wrong, as I know some have turntable's with 75 pound brass platters and no ... | |
| mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not. Well obviously after saving so much $$$ on the MT10, you will have plenty left to get yourself a suitable mating phono preamp. You wouldn't mate a Pro-ject turntable with a McIntosh phono preamp would you? It's all about balance. Maybe this dealer... | |
| Your First Concert was..... Queen- A Night At The Opera tour, 1976, at the Civic Center in Philly.Cheers,John | |
| mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not. I doubt anyone has real experience with this 'table, as it's very new. It sure looks cool, and at way less than half price for a NIB unit I would think this is a no-brainer.Cheers,John | |
| Anyone been in contact with Jade Audio recently? Well, as my lawyer tells me, it seems as if I need to make a point of clarification. It seems that a GG disciple misconstrued one of my earlier posts and went whining to Steve at GG. Steve sent me a PM and we had a chat. It seems, I can't really s... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Well I wasn't really saying that age is more of a factor for SS gear than for tube gear. What I was saying is that the the asking price of used gear does not reflect how old an item is. In other words, it's not strictly a case of the cheaper an it... | |
| Tube amp location Thanks Newbee and Clio09. I didn't think tube coolers would make enoguh of a difference to make them worthwhile.I will make a run to Home Depot to look for this 'variable fan speed control'. That sounds like what I would be looking for. Thanks,John | |
| Shipping damage protocol? Please Help. Has anyone been in such a situation and how did you deal with it. Any other thoughts on this policy, is it widely ignored as being irrelevant and I am in the dark? Thank you sincerely for your time. Nycwine1 I've been in similar situations, but no... | |
| Tube amp location I have a similar problem, though slightly different. I have an open architecture rack, open on front, sides and rear. However, there is only about 3 inches of clearance from the shelf above it. No room for seperate amp stands, and this tube amp ru... | |
| Are passive preamps better? The ARC LS-7 listed for $1395 when introduced in 1995, so that price seems to fall in line with used older gear. Some of ARC's older gear has higher resale value, like the SP-10 or SP-11. These sell for almost $2K and are over 20 years old.Cheers,... | |
| Amp upgrade ? I agree with you, the Krell and ML may be the best of your 5 choices. However, at their age, and as hot as they run, they will probably need their caps changed soon, if they haven't had this done recently. So I would look for ones that have recent... | |
| BAT Preamps, why such polarized opposite opinions? I've owned 9 pieces of BAT gear, though I only currently own one. I have also had two other BAT units in my home for extended audition. During the last several years I have heard others tell me that BAT is too dark, too boomy, too veiled, too brig... |