jperry
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| Speaker comparisons How big is your room and how are your speakers positioned?What type of stands are you using with the Response 2?What equipment was used to demonstrate the Dynaudio C-1, and how large was the room? | |
| Speaker comparisons 05-24-13: Zd542Keep what you have.I agree.Just curious. What is the rest of your system and why the interest in Dynaudio?I moved from Proac Response 2 to Response 2.5. The main change was added bass impact. I listened to a number of speakers befor... | |
| How to increase the gain on a preamp Most likely he changed to larger cables to increase the gain | |
| What brand did you leave Rega for? I had a Rega (Basis branded) arm and also tried a Origin Live OL-1 arm. When I upgraded to a Basis Vector 3 tonearm the difference was astoundingly better. | |
| What brand did you leave Rega for? Basis. It runs at the correct speed. | |
| Phono Preamp Suggestions Check with Art Audio. They will do custom work and probably balanced outputs. | |
| New cart for under 1K Listen to some Proac speakers. I think you might like them based on your comments. | |
| Phono Preamp Suggestions Art Audio Vinyl One | |
| New cart for under 1K I do not know which Harbeth speaker you are considering, but if you sell your Focals for $2,000 and spend another $1,000 you can buy a used pair of Harbeth compact 7 es3, or Proac 2.5 for even less. | |
| New cart for under 1K If you feel you must change cartridges, the Dynavector cartridge will be a great match with your Dynavector phono preamp. Save the money for your speaker upgrade. 1300-700=500 towards speaker upgrade.I am sticking by my earlier post, which is move... | |
| Retipping Service Lew, you should call or e-mail Andy. He fixed a sagging suspension on my Shelter 901 and has retipped two Koetsu cartridges for a friend of mine. We both thought his work was great. Web page design - Not as great ;-) | |
| Retipping Service Soundsmith does great workYou could also check with Andyhttp://www.phonocartridgeretipping.com/index.html | |
| Proac Response 2 I don't know what you finally decided, but I moved from the Response 2 to the response 2.5 and the bass is all there. Having a larger room made the upgrade effective for me. | |
| Next step? I had a Rega P-25 turntable with a Dynavector 17D3 cartridge. My progression in steps was:1. Purchase of an older Basis 2000 TT with a Basis modified Rega arm2. Changing to a Shelter 901 cartridge3. Changing to a Basis Vector 3 tonearmOne of the m... | |
| Great guys to deal with in the audio industry Joe Fratus and David Gill at Art Audio.They make a fine preamp (Alana) & phono preamp (Vinyl One). They probably make other great products, but the only ones I own are preamps.Arizona Hi Fi in Phoenix, AZ. Glen and Bill and great to deal with ... |