jmcgrogan2
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| No bass on BAT VK-3ix SE preamp? That seems odd to me. I currently have a BAT VK-3iXSE in my system on loan, and at first the bass was too much. It was new, so I ran it for 240 straight hours (10 days). The results were much better, the bass is now much tighter. At first the bass... | |
| WAF - Wife Acceptance Factor My wife will usually complain about the aesthetics of any new equipment in my house. Rarely is there a compliment.I've adjusted, I now know that her complaining only lasts a couple of days, then she moves on to some newer complaint, usually non-au... | |
| Audio Horizon Preamp Well the Placette Passive is supposed to be very good, if your source and amp are up to the task. | |
| Cardas or Virtual Dynamics power cords? Opinions? My pleasure Blaine. Though you are 3000 miles away, I can hear how good your Parsifal's sound from here. :)Cheers,John | |
| Need help finding a CDP Congrats Soundgravy. The old AudiogoN buy-n-try method is really the best way. You can listen side-by-side, and keep the one you prefer. I do this quite a bit.Keep us posted on the results.Regards,John | |
| cartridge Benz, Koestu, Lyra Steve, you win, you get to be the next Stereophile reviewer. Seriously, very nice evaluations, and I am glad that you are enjoying the Helikon. It is a fine cartridge, and you are right that it mates well with the JMW arms. The JMW's are one of th... | |
| Are you at this point?? I'm almost done again.....I think. :)Nice speakers BTW, but how can you be done, and happy, with no vinyl or tubes?You also might consider trying some Walker Audio Reference High Definition Links on those speakers. They work mighty fine on my Pars... | |
| cartridge Benz, Koestu, Lyra Well, if you insist, quick thumbnails, as audio prose is not my specialty.The Lyra Helikon was my reference for about 18 months, and I was very happy with it. After living with the other 'mellow' cartridges, the Lyra's transparency, air and spacio... | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables I have been listening to a 1 meter pair of Solid Gold (RCA), and they are simply phenomenal. Their ability to capture the shimmer of brass (cymbals and horns) is unlike anything I've heard before. Vocals just float into space, the soundstage has m... | |
| which is better speaker cable WOW! Talk about polar opposite's, you don't get much more different than Cardas vs. Nordost. The Cardas will give you a richer, fuller sound, the Nordost a faster, more transparent sound. The downside is the Cardas can sound slow, while the Nordos... | |
| Krell KAS2 I would agree with you assessment. Though I am not a huge Krell fan, I've always thought their best work was in the very early 90's. I thought their KAS and KSA 150/250 were some of the best amps they've ever made.I found that the FPB series, thou... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso compatible with Pass amps? Hi Darrin,That impedance match should not be any issue whatsoever.I know BAT says 10/1 is fine, and more conservative companies like ARC/Aesthetix recommend 20 or even 30/1. Your Calypso has a 600 output impedence, the Pass' 22K input impedence re... | |
| Need help finding a CDP I've owned the Classe CDP-1 and it is a very good player. I can't say how it would stack up against the current Classe players though, because I haven't heard them. The CDP-1 would be very near the top of my list if looking in your price range (Ha... | |
| cartridge Benz, Koestu, Lyra Well I had a Lyra Helikon too, and it was a fabulous cartridge. I've also owned Benz Ruby 2H, Koetsu Rosewood Signature, Cardas Heart, Dynavector 20 XL, and many other great cartridges. What stopped my 'upgraditis' was the ZYX line. I plugged a ZY... | |
| How do YOU pronounce... S-A-C-D. Not very catchy, probably why it never took off. |