kbarkamian
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| Rega RP3 or Pro-ject Expression III? What were the cartridges? Just curious. Congrats on the deck. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Had I had a local Rega dealer, I'd have bought one over my Xpression. Not that my Xpression is bad by any means, actually it's been great for the las... | |
| Getting and keeping records clean................ I bought a KAB USA EV-1 a few years ago. It's basically a Nitty Gritty without an internal vacuum; attach your own. Costs about $170 or so. | |
| digital vs vinyl thoughts Tmsorosk,I see why you'd think that I tried to make my digital setup sound more analog, but it's not true. I simply bought the best sounding (to me) DAC I could afford. Same as when I bought my turntable and cartridge. I hate it when people say di... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Chayro - Excellent post. I'm not implying that you're implying that Robbob is ignorant though.Robbob, I heard a decent amount of difference between the W4S DAC1, Benchmark DAC1 and Rega DAC in my system (Bryston B60 and Audio Physic Yara Evolution... | |
| "Best" bookshelf/monitor for low-power amp? The AP Yara is rated at 4 ohms, but it's a very easy 4 ohms, from what I'm told. Phase angle has a lot to do with that, but I'm not a techie, so I defer. And it doesnt go much below 4 ohms, I believe. And you are correct in PSBs are harder to driv... | |
| Preamp function. I'm not a technical guy, so please excuse any incorrect terms...The preamp drives the amp(s). It sort of buffers the electrical signals of sources and makes sure the amp sees an optimal electrical signal, from an impedence standpoint.I've heard pa... | |
| Benefits of brand synergy I've found when using one brand for amplification and source, many times the sum is greater than the parts. That being said, I've also come across a few brands that do one thing great (ie source), and another thing not so great.Until their current... | |
| Audiophiles for popular music ? It isn't that you haven't found more expensive gear that suits your music well, it's that you haven't found gear that suits your ears well enough IMO.I listen to mostly classic rock, metal and alternative. I've heard my music sound great on very h... | |
| Power Cord Recommendation for Bryston 4B SST2 James Tanner of Bryston has said several times to use whatever you think sounds best. He's also said its stupid to tell someone what they hear or don't hear. I'm paraphrasing a bit. With that being said, he's also asked how the last few feet of po... | |
| What happened? Contact the dealer. If you're not satisfied with what they offer to do, contact VPI. | |
| "Best" bookshelf/monitor for low-power amp? I believe the Audio Physic Tempo may meet your needs. They don't seem that easy to drive on paper, but my dealer states he sold many to customers with tube amps. Never had a problem.I have smaller APs - Yara Evolution Bookshelf - and absolutely lo... | |
| Does listening fatigue go away??? Different things cause listening fatigue for different people. There's no universal answer as to what's causing your's.People get carried away with cables. I definitely hear differences in them, but none that ever transformed a system by any means... | |
| Do I need a DAC for iPod? Rip your CDs at either AIFF (Apple's version of WAV) or Apple Lossless (Apple's version of FLAC). I went with Apple Lossless because I couldn't hear any differences, and Apple Lossless is 60% or so smaller than AIFF.Use error correction as well. I... | |
| DAC's in General Most units have several inputs. I'm assuning you're looking for a DAC that has at least one of each input - optical, coax, and USB? The only ones I can think of that wouldn't allow what you're looking to do are the Ayre and Wavelength units, which... | |
| Close to wall monitors for Naim UnitiQute I hear they're great too. I don't think they're easily found in the States though. |