john_l
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| Cartridge suggestions for Rega P9 I've heard my same model p25 table with the Exact and my ph-3 (I was loaning it to a friend). I could hear that it had a little more clarity and energy. Hard to say if I'd pay the 200 price difference. My system is a little lightweight sounding wi... | |
| Need inexpensive amp help and questions on Hype Hurry(!), and buy that conrad-johnson mv-55 that's for sale for $850. The mv-50 was a killer match for my old 1.6's. I preferred it to my $7000 pass labs amps & my $4000 mccormack dna1reva. So did another person (my friend nolan who now owns b... | |
| Why do DIY products have less value ? As onhwy61 puts it, you are missing out on some very valuable value added items when you buy diy. High end equipment is a little finicky and having a manufacturer there to help is extremely valuable. Lack of support is why I stopped buying diy car... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for Rega P9 How do you like it ? I am thinking of upgrading my p25 (not that there's anything wrong with it now!). Mike Fremer of Stereophile notes that you should stay with rega cartridges to get the best. Rega's top gun cartridge is the exact. I use the sup... | |
| CR Developments tube amps and pre's, anyone heard I've heard the Calypso in a background system a few times. Just with an adcom tuner and some older speakers of unknown origin. Sounded good - nice warm sound with good transparency. Can't say I heard them in a 'critical listening' environment. The... | |
| How good is a ModWright modified Sony DVP S9000ES Dan himself is a good source of opinion on this. He's straitforward about what his mods do and don't do. Check out the site www.harmonicdiscord.com. Dan has a couple of his own comparisons of his own. | |
| headphone/integrated amp question I just started using an original headroom 'the max' (from www.headphone.com) with my sennheiser 580's. I don't know how it compares to the less expensive models, but I can't recommend one of these products enough. If you are happy with your curren... | |
| How best to spend 2500 CD player for my system? Can you integrate the player in to have multi channel ? I've turned into a mod bigot. My first choice would be the multichannel sony xa777 sacd player with modwright.com or audiomod.com mods. Buy from oade brothers new for 2000, have it shipped di... | |
| Where is my weakest link? Ok Ok, I can't stand it anymore.You ARE the weakest Link!:> | |
| Talon Khorus Vs Audio Physic Avanti III Cablues - I own the avanti centuries but have not heard the avanti III. Besides being better looking, what are the sonic differences ? I'm pretty happy with them. They are very detailed, and image wonderfully yet have a soft, listenable quality. C... | |
| What companies have gone above and beyond? I've been extremely happy with the technical support from Pass Labs and Balanced Audio Technologies. ARC is good too - though I feel they charge too much for parts. For dealers (in Portland OR), I have received great service and advice from Jonath... | |
| Integrated Amp for Girlfriend? I just picked up a used macintosh 4275 ss receiver for my office. It's 75 watts, compact, great looking & great sounding. | |
| Are you Elegant, Stylish and Obsessive? I burn copies of most of my cd's and keep them in 'fake leather' 72 cd cases ($12 each at frys), organized just like a record store by genre then alphabet. They fit nicely on bookshelves & have cleaned up my room immensely. The burning allows ... | |
| What's everybody listening to this evening? #2 of Charlie Parker complete (LP), Bat out of Hell (SO). | |
| Need help copying cds Hi Patrick,1. I just use copy to copy without any of the mentioned options.2. Adaptec 39160 controller with adaptec 3960D Ultra 160m driver. Two scsi drives for os, and two ide's for storage.3. I leave norton virus protection on at all times.4. I ... |