johnnyb53
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| whats the best addition u have bought for system How are you using your Pioneer Elite receiver? Are you using it to power a 2-channel system, or are the PSB Stratus Golds part of a 5- or 5.1 channel surround system?What kind of disc player do you have? What year is it from?Are you reasonably sat... | |
| pro logic unit instead of 2 channel preamp? Although you have resolved your problem, I'll have to add that in my 2-channel mostly LP-based living room system, I'm using a previously sidelined Outlaw Audio 950 7.1 ch. pre/pro because of the 4 preamps I have available, the Outlaw in 2-channel... | |
| How to control long decay of B&W woofers ? I agree with Newbee. It's gotta be the recordings. The fact that some recordings sound very controlled and tight means that it's not the speaker because it's proved that it's capable of stopping when "told" to.Remember: When the B&W Matrixes c... | |
| My soundstage is terrible. i need help bad. Hey, Stringreen! Did you change orchestras, or are you doing something different in AZ? You're a violinist, right? My brother is a cellist in Atlanta, who teaches a lot and plays in a string quartet. I grew up listening to a lot of cello! He studi... | |
| Cassettes.......pre-recorded and otherwise.... The best prerecorded cassettes I ever encountered were the CrO2 tapes Advent put out to show off the potential of their cassette deck. I encountered them when I worked at a stereo shop in SoCal in the mid-'70s, as we were an authorized Advent (and... | |
| Integrated amp for B&W 805S under $1200? If you have the rack space and strength for it (56 lbs, 19+" deep), 4" clearance top and sides), look into a Denon PMA 2000 IVR. 80wpc into 8 ohms, but a full 160wpc into 4 ohms. This is one of those really high current amps, the type I've always ... | |
| Verity Audio Parsifal vs. Aerial 10T There's an authorized Aerial Acoustics dealer in Conroe:Jobe Systems2112 West Davis StreetConroe, TX 77304tel: 936.441.1112 web: www.jobesystems.comIf you can, I think you should also check out the Mirage OMD-28 and the Acoustic Zen Adagio or Cres... | |
| Can anyone recommend a Phono Pre Amp? Given that you have a Dynavector cartridge, you might want to consider the Dynavector P75 mkII. I admit, I personally have not heard it, but Jeff Dorgay, publisher and active reviewer of Tone Audio, and a major vinyl enthusiast, considers the Dyna... | |
| My soundstage is terrible. i need help bad. Going from Stratus Silver to Stratus Gold will mostly make a difference in bass extension and ability to fill the space. If you put them where you have the Silvers, they'll pretty much image the same way. With this big a listening area, you need t... | |
| 16K to Spend. Help me make the end all Upgrade. In the right setup, Wilsons can be amazing with their high resolution and the way they hang images in 3D space. Out of all the Wilsons, the Sophias have the advantage of being the smallest and (relatively) easiest to move into optimum position.BUT... | |
| vpi scoutmaster versus technics unbiased I have an SL1210 M5G, and pretty much every tweak I've made improves inner clarity, dynamics, and lowers noise floor. These have included the fluid damper, a sorbothane (not sorbogel) mat, Sumiko or LPGear ZuPreme headshell, brass footers, thick p... | |
| Best line stage $600 or under? I can see where a passive pre would work well between a CD player and a power amp; would it work as well following a phono stage? The 640p only puts out 300 mV.There are some fantastic integrateds out there. Which one did you get? I wouldn't mind ... | |
| 45 vs 33.3 RPM Another factor may be the dynamic range of the original master tape. 45 rpm is definitely capable of better dynamic range, but if the range on the tape is within the limits of 33-1/3, you might not hear much difference with the 45.Since most audio... | |
| vpi scoutmaster versus technics unbiased 07-23-08: LwernerIs not the entire platter part of "the direct drive" motor?, Hence, an awful lot of EMI (electro magnetic interference) swimming around that platter, Oh so close to that expensive magnetic cartridge? You decide.One belt, motor on ... | |
| Integrated amp with phono section for Totem Arro 07-23-08: RebbiYes, that's the next question [what to do about a phono stage]. I'll need some recommendations there. Anybody?Depending on how cheap you want to go, the Cambridge Audio 640p could do it. Price/performance has changed in many areas s... |