john_l
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| The best Cdp that have volume control I've owned the Sony XA7ES, and the Wadia 830. In the system I had at the time, they were sonically equivalent. System was SFM-160 Tube amps and virgo speakers with $35 copper speaker cables. The wadia gets rave reviews but I kept the sony due to i... | |
| Preamp HELP!!! for Pass Aleph 3 Wow! You have a very similar setup to mine. I am using a Pass Aleph P, Aleph 2 monoblocks, Audio Physic Virgos, red dawn cabling, and a sony xa7es cd player. I have some questions for you! 1. How do you like the conrad-johnson tube dac compared to... | |
| Greatest Guitar Band Savoy Brown is still around! I saw their show in Boulder, CO about three years ago. It was really cool because I had never even heard of them. I remember thinking 'these guys are pretty close to Jimmy Page and the gang'. It's real obvious they cam... | |
| Best Turntable at $1,500? Please Advise. Speaking of Cartridges, What is a good $300-600 (new or used) cartridge for the rega 600 tonearm ? My super elyse cartridge sounds great, but I might want to upgrade after it wears out. Rumor has it, these have a 2000 hour life or so. I understand... | |
| Jazz Recommendations Check out the new c. lloyd 'water is wide' | |
| Greatest Guitar Band For 'guitar band', my vote goes to The Allman Brothers in their early days when Duane Allman was still around. Their Live at the Fillmore album has amazing improvisation playing. Great slide playing. Very Honerable mentions goes to Metallica. | |
| Best Turntable at $1,500? Please Advise. I would buy a new rega 25 with 300 tonearm and elyse cartridge new for $1275 for the turntable. The rosewood is very nice looking. I have the 25 w/600 and super elyse and I think it's great. I have read that for low cost phono stages, some good on... | |
| My first tube amp! HELP PLEASE! I haven't surveyed the whole market, but some good, high quality, ones I've used are older conrad-johnson (mv-50), Sonic Frontiers (SFS-40 or SFS-50), and Assemblage (DIY from sonic frontiers). In the smaller wattage versions, you should be able t... | |
| DVD Player & my DAC This is what I am talking about. http://www.msbtech.com/upgrades/96-24up.html | |
| Buyer Beware! I can also add that after dealing with a couple of flakes and problem people. I tend to wait until I have a few replies, then I give more of a 'first pick' to people who have a good reputation on audiogon or who seem a little more straitforward. I... | |
| DVD Player & my DAC I think technics makes one that can feed 96K. There are a few models, such as the sony 7700 that can be modified by msb for around 385. See msb's web site. I know that most dvd players will use 96khz into their own internal dacs, but downsample to... | |
| Equipment Rack Placement I just moved my audio rack from just behind the speakers to the left of my listening sofa. The sound definitely improved. I suspect it has to do with a reduction in vibration. My speakers have side firing woofers. Also, I have noticed that placing... | |
| WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)and Speakers Interpreting womens taste is extremely dangerous, and stupid to attempt, but I think small, well finished and unnoticable are some key ordered factors. The women in my family have commented on how furniturally acceptable my Audio Physic Virgo spea... | |
| Cowboy Junkies fans........ Waltz is a wonderful album. The version of five room is one of the best songs I've ever heard. These last two albums have that laid back 'Lava Lamp' sound that I haven't really heard (as much) in the last few years. Songs like Walking After Midnig... | |
| ARC VT 100: MkII vs. MkIII? I talked with Leonard at ARC too. On the extended tube life, he mentioned that the life of the input tubes has gone from 5000 hours to 10,000 hours, but the power tube life at 2000 hours remains the same. The thetubestore.com 6550C power tubes cos... |