jond
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| Tube preamp top clearance--McIntosh or in general Keep in mind that the style of rack matters a lot. If you have a rack that's open on all sides, I do, then top clearance isn't as crucial. If the rack is enclosed or partially enclosed then it' very important. As someone said you can use a fan, an... | |
| Shipping cd player out of country You should be fine as long as you packing is sufficient for a shipping disaster. I sent a transport/dac combo to Taiwan 6-7 years ago with zero problems. Just do your research and pack well and get the player fully insured and you'll be fine. Good... | |
| Buying Bookshelves, I love B&W but.... Not sure your budget but I own and love a pair of the original JMlabs Micro-Utopias. They're easy to drive with tremendous resolution and they look very WAF friendly. They fill my small room with all the sound I could ask for and even have surpris... | |
| Is the magic in shindo or verity? Um I wouldn't exactly call the second system "inexpensive" either. It sounds like great, musical gear well selected and well setup. | |
| A new phono pre, to replace my clearaudio basic Given the rest of your system you really should consider upgrading one or both of your Rotel pieces before upgrading your phono amp. The Clearaudio is ok for now and I really think the rest of your system deserves higher quality amplification. I w... | |
| Newbie seeks advice - please help There are several used original Rega Planet CD players available on here for just under $300. This was my very first high end player and it really offers excellent slightly warm sound and is an absolute steal at used prices. Give it some thought a... | |
| Best CD of Kenny Burrell A Night at the Vanguard? I've had great luck with the recent Verve jazz remasters and reissues, especially the ones labelled "Verve Master Editions". Those along with the JVC K2's are my favorite remastered jazz cd's on the market. Just my 2 cents. Happy listening! | |
| Pick a preamp for my system: Ayre or MBL Why not try a tubed preamp? Plenty of great choices, BAT if you want to run balanced, CAT, Emotive Audio, Deja Vu, Dehavilland, etc if you are ok single-ended. I just think a tubed preamp might add a needed dose of warmth and dimensionality to you... | |
| Wasatch interconnect direction In general the arrow should always point in the direction of signal flow, source>preamp>amp. | |
| Best DAC for under $1500 Keep your eyes peeled for a Timbre TT-1, they sometimes pop up for $6-800, I used to have one and it was a real smoothie with great detail. It also looks cool. I rather miss it. It is quite a bit older but sold for about $4K new and is well regard... | |
| Dali Helicon 300 with Sansui 9090DB = disaster?? I agree with Dave you should be fine with that combo, but those Dali's really deserve a nicer amp. I agree that Bryston is a good source of affordable power and nice sound. Also consider the Odyssey (sp?) amp as another affordable ss option. I'm a... | |
| Personal amp evolution Wow I can't believe I just left off where I did! Since last I wrote several years ago I can't really keep track of everything but after the c-j 11a it went something like this:1. c-j 11a2. Air Tight ATM13. Cary 300B Sig monos4. KR Audio VT3205. Gr... | |
| Replacing SimAudio W-3 with Ayre V-3 Andy,What speakers are you using? That matters a lot and it's pretty hard to render an opinion without that info. It's best to consider the amp/speaker combo as a single component they're so inter-related. Off the cuff without knowing your speaker... | |
| Where do I go from here ? If you like the Rega sound there seem to be quite a few P25's on here lately at great prices. You could pick one up for between $500-1000 and have a great analog system and some money left over for records. Or you could pick up a VPI Scout, new or... | |
| New to tubes I agree with Tpsonic, any good tubed integrated on 12 or more watts should be just fine. I have no specific recommendations, but there are some nice looking refurbished vintage amps in your price range that look interesting. Most of all, take your... |