johnnyb53
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| Can I match or beat my digital, and at what cost? They have Rega so I was thinking of starting with a p1.The P1 doesn't really bring much to the party. Everything is noticeably compromised and it doesn't upgrade gracefully. The P2 isn't much better, but the Rega P3-24 (which is just inside your b... | |
| long RCA cables . . .where? What's your current phono stage? Unless this would be a big step down, you might consider getting a PS Audio GCPH phono preamp. with its variable gain, it should have no trouble amplifying an LOMC signal and driving a long interconnect, especially... | |
| No Sound From Cartridge Unless Volume WAY UP That's definitely not normal response for an AT150MLX, Technics SL1210, and Cambridge 640P (I have that exact chain and used it to feed line level inputs of an integrated amp as well.)Follow Raul's and Mofimadness's advice and if those don't fix i... | |
| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? Mirage Omnisat OS3 FS. 93 dB efficiency, 5-1/2" x 6-1/8" footprint. Very good sound; fills a room effortlessly, attractive, devoid of cabinet resonances. | |
| Is there a maximum length for tonearm wiring? Kimber, AudioQuest, and Harmonic Technology all offer tonearm cables in 2M lengths, indicating that the capacitance is low enough to work over a 2M length. Kimber publishes its specs, and most of its interconnects are only about 50 pF for a meter ... | |
| Graham Phantom VTA Post Stuck 05-01-09: JaspertThanks for posting the tip from Bob, Shane.That fixed my sticky VTA tower too tonight. Happy again.Celebrate with a Graham cracker. :-P | |
| Turntable cones/spikes or shock absorbing feet? Sorry to bump my own thread, but has anyone here used the Soundcare SuperSpikes? For an audiophile product, the baseline product is reasonable ($67.50 for a set of four). You can get a self-adhesive model to go under components, or threaded versio... | |
| Want help on what speakers cables to try. If you are going used, you should easily be able to score a pair of PS Audio XStream Reference Bi-wires. 8' pairs typically show up for $300-500/pair. This is a cable that was purpose-built to be bi-wire. The bass run uses huge solid core copper c... | |
| Clueless Analog Newbie, Looking to Buy The Audio-Technica turntable makes things even easier because it has a built-in phono stage. You can just plug it right into today's line-stage-only receivers and integrated amps. Of course you can get a better phono stage by buying separately, bu... | |
| Sound Dynamics 300ti specifications? The JM Reynaud speaker manages to be a 3-way with only two drivers. As you said, the woofer has two voice coils. If it's anything like Reynaud's Twin Mk III, then both woofer voice coils kick in below 600 Hz while one of the voice coils stays acti... | |
| Which entry level phono stage, Graham Slee or Pro- In that case, I'd look at the new Musical Fidelity V-LPS. There's a real good chance that this will equal or exceed the performance of a $200 used piece that was $500 five years ago. So far the units from MF's new V series are getting some enthusi... | |
| New upgrade alternatives for the Technics SL12x0 I'd be curious as to why Sound Hi-Fi feel the Rega arms are not a good match for the SL-1200. If he simply prefers the Jelco and SME in general, that's one thing - but I can't imagine what would make the I think it's resonance control. The Regas a... | |
| Which entry level phono stage, Graham Slee or Pro- There are a lot of good phono stages emerging in the $600-and-under category. For a long time Slee held the position for the $1K stage, but not necessarily the $500 one. Now there are many more and the Tube box is certainly one of them, but there ... | |
| Outlaw 990, Anthem AVM 20, or ?? The Outlaw 990 is based on the Sherwood-Newcastle P-965. I have another pre/pro based on the same Sherwood-Newcastle engine, the Boston Acoustics AVP7 and I like it a whole lot. I have had it for nearly three years and it is rock-solid reliable. I... | |
| Need a Solid State Pre Amp For under $2000 I'd look at the Vincent SA-T8. Dick Olsher is a long time tube aficionado and perfectionist reviewer, and he gave this hybrid an absolute rave in the Dec. 2008 Absolute Sound. In addition to its 4-in/2-out single ended connections it has 2 pair xl... |