johnnyb53
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| Adcom GFP 750: why spend more? How would the GFP 750 in passive mode hold up to a Sonic Euphoria PLC?I'm seriously considering one of those.I also wonder how the $399 Shanling PH300 headphone amp, used as a 2-input preamp, would compare to those tube-based Melos head amps of a ... | |
| Crown amps If you stick with vintage solid state, there are some good-sounding amps and preamps from the '80s, such as VSP Labs, Amber, Threshold, Electron Kinetics (the Eagle line), Bryston, and others. Even the "budget" components were pretty good, such as... | |
| Best cartridge for Pro-Ject 9.1 08-03-08: Mikeyc8Johnny I don't mind spending a bit more either, as long as it retains its resale value until the Shindo MM comes in. Do you have any other suggestions in the $500-$700 range?Bear in mind that I've only been back into vinyl playbac... | |
| Best cartridge for Pro-Ject 9.1 You mean something musical but reasonably inexpensive until the Aurieges comes in?There are several good-performing low cost phono stages these days and I'm sure other A-goners with more varied experience will chime in. The Bellari VP129 tube-driv... | |
| Shelter 201 cartridge versus Ortofon 2M Blue The less expensive Ortofon 2M Red got a good review in TAS this year,(I am assuming the 2M Blue at $199 is better).... The 2M Red has a bonded elliptical stylus; the Blue has a nude elliptical. Once you hear a nude stylus after a bonded one, you'... | |
| Shelter 201 cartridge versus Ortofon 2M Blue 07-31-08: EkobeskyLet me clarify: State-of-the-art at the $200 price point. What do you think of it compared to the similarly-priced Denon DL-160? | |
| Shelter 201 cartridge versus Ortofon 2M Blue The Shelter 201 output is spec'd at 4mV; the Ortofon 2M Blue is spec'd at 5.5, but IIRC, the 2M series has been testing out at 7mV in the reviews. | |
| Best cartridge for Pro-Ject 9.1 With an 8.5g tonearm, maybe you should consider the Ortofon 2M Black with a compliance of 22. With your tonearm it should have a resonance of 8.6 Hz which is in the "safe" zone.I know it's an MM cartridge, but I think it would be a good fit.It's a... | |
| Short history on legacy speakers Two other loudspeakers that had an impact on the industry are the Dahlquist DQ-10, co-designed by Saul Marantz and aerospace engineer Jon Dahlquist, and the Larger Advent speaker.The DQ-10 set new standards in soundstage and imaging. The time-alig... | |
| Rega P5 W/RB700 Cartridge Match / Mate ? 08-02-08: LearsfoolI have an Exact 2 on my P5/RB700, and after the break-in period, I have no complaints. It sounds great, especially compared to others at that price point - don't think you could do better for the money.It doesn't have Rega's nif... | |
| The Richard Clark "all amps sounds the same" test Gawd, I LOVE Shostakovitch. You can't have too much power in da house to play him back realistically.I was fortunate enough to see Rostropovich conduct the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in April 2006 to commemorate Shotakovich's 100-yr birthday. I wa... | |
| Budget AV Receiver with Magnepan It's my understanding that component video goes up to 1080i, and can't do 1080p. I can also see where this might be hard to detect on a 1080p flat panel display, because flat panel displays don't interlace. Ever. So when they see a 1080i incoming ... | |
| The Richard Clark "all amps sounds the same" test Tests such as Mr. Clark's are pointless in my experience. If he "proves" his premise, it's just a parlor trick anyway. It often takes me weeks to get my head wrapped around how an amp or preamp sounds, and more importantly, how it makes me FEEL wh... | |
| Rega P5 W/RB700 Cartridge Match / Mate ? 08-01-08: MartyklThe Exact is not only a good match, but it's a snap to install. However, it is IMHO a bit on the "dry" side. There are so many factors in how a cartridge sounds in a given system, it's hard to characterize its sound without hearin... | |
| Any cheap tweaks for cheap turntable? How good of a DAC and tuner/preamp are you looking for? I see used Adcom GTP-350's (a tuner/preamp) every once in awhile for less than $60. How do you plan to use the DAC? |