joey54
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| Recommedation for Phono Pre for my modest rig You might want to look at the GRAHAM SLEE - Era Gold MK V Phono Preamp. If you are looking for a great sounding MM this is one. Of course YMMV but you can buy from Music Direct and try it out. If it doesn't work for you you can always return it. G... | |
| Turntable upgrade advice I was recently in a similar situation wanting to upgrade my Concept to a better deck. Despite what the reviewer thought I compared the Performance DC and the VPI Prime in my home system and I came to the opposite conclusion. To me the Performance ... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 Sorry, I missed your PS about sticking to those two tables. Also, I thought Garth from Musical Surroundings told me that all Clearaudio dealers were able to sell the AMG as well, my bad. | |
| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 Another table you should consider is the AMG Viella 12 Turntable and Tonearm. Check out the reviews. I am a huge Clearaudio fan and own the Clearaudio Perfomance DC with the AMG Teatro cartridge but if I could afford anything else, at any price, I... | |
| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? As much as I like the Aesthetix Calypso I tried using it with a Pass Labs 250.5 and it was not a good match. It seemed like something was missing from the music and I could not listen for long. I ended up trying an Audio Research Ref and that was ... | |
| Audible Illusions M3B with Aragon amp? I remember back in the 90’s Corey Greenberg used an AI M3A with the Aragon 4004 and he loved the combination. I believe he was using some large Snell speakers with them.Good Luck! | |
| Croft and LFD comparison with Harbeths You may be able to get more info on this subject over at the Harbeth User Group.http://www.harbeth.co.uk/usergroup/ | |
| Cartridge under $600 for VAC VPI HW Have you tried any moving coils? I believe your preamp supports both. If you might want to try a MC you should look at the Hana line of cartridges. There are many reviews out there and based on what you’ve said one of them might fit the bill. If y... | |
| HH Scott 299B with Harbeth/low-efficiency speakers I tried using Scott 222C with a set of Harbeth Super HL5, previous model in the 5 series, and it was not a good combination. My recollection is that the 222C uses EL84’s and only put out 20 watts so this may not be relative to your setup.For what... | |
| What Turnatable now? You may want to try the Clearaudio Concept Wood with the Satisfy tonearm and the Hana SL mc cartridge. It’s a great combination and plays all kinds of music well. If your budget of $3-4K is for the table alone, I would look at the Clearaudio Perfo... | |
| Duelund DCA16GA janehambleFor speaker cables (14ft pair) you will need to buy an 18M length of the Duelund cable and cut it into 4 equal lengths. Then twist the pairs together into a right and left set. Strip the cloth off and connect to amp and speaker. Bare wir... | |
| PHONO PREAMP Here you go, Aesthetix IO:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/phono-aesthetix-io-2017-07-25-preamplifiers-48392a1b-fe5d-450b-926...I have no connection to the seller but this is one of the finest phono stages out there IMHO. | |
| Looking to upgrade from a Clearaudio Ambient (garrard 301 vs technics sp10?) I haven't heard the DPS table and have only heard the Ambient with a Clearaudio tone arm so I can't tell you if the Bauer will get you what you want. I know that Ayre used to sell that TT so I assume it must be a good one. If you have a chance to ... | |
| Looking to upgrade from a Clearaudio Ambient (garrard 301 vs technics sp10?) I would ask if you have a digital source and if you have the same issue with the sound quality with that source? I am guessing not but thought I would ask.If you are certain the issue is with the TT or cartridge I would also suggest any of the Ben... | |
| In the market for a cartridge for Clearaudio Innovation Wood I would also agree with esoteric about the DS Audio cartridge and phono preamp. It's a very special cartridge. I listened to it for an hour or so, though it was on the AMG Viella TT and not on a Clearaudio TT. I didn't recommend it because you sai... |