kbarkamian
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| Rega Brio R vs Wyred or Bel Canto I think Roy Hall said that that output is a tape out, not a pre-out; the screen printer made a mistake. Not sure if it was that exact model, but I've read about the mistake a few times. | |
| Rega RP3 or Pro-ject Expression III? I own a 1Xpression. Would have bought a Rega P3 if I had a local dealer at the time, to be honest. The P3-24 was even better than the P3.Haven't heard nor seen the RP3, so I can't say for certain about that one.The Xpressions are very well made an... | |
| Rega R3 The RS3 is a good bit better than the R3 IMO. The difference is an improved tweeter. The R3 was pretty good, but the RS3's tweeter smoothed out the slight harshness and dryness the R3 had.Rega's speakers are very good IMO, but they're not a univer... | |
| Close to wall monitors for Naim UnitiQute The Arro and Rainmaker aren't that similar. The Rainmaker has been criticized for sounding a bit sharp and edgy. I haven't heard the Rainmaker in a while, but I did hear both side by side a while back. I liked the Arro quite a bit more.Totem desig... | |
| digital vs vinyl thoughts I own both and have spent roughly the same amount on both. My DAC is considered to be "analog sounding" by many - the Rega DAC.To my ears, vinyl has a certain coolness or swagger to it that digital doesn't have. That's not to say I prefer vinyl to... | |
| Close to wall monitors for Naim UnitiQute The Harbeth P3ESR would be a great match. Not sure how much room it needs nor how much you have. | |
| Close to wall monitors for Naim UnitiQute Naim N-Sat. I don't like them much, but they're a natural pairing and go right against the wall. If they weren't so "wall of sound" I'd like them a lot more.PMC's DB1i will well, and perhaps the TB1i. I know the DB1 is wall mountable, not sure how... | |
| What are the best interconnects. System synergy is what dictates which cables will work best, as has been said here.I had King Cobras and went to Kimber Heros with the WBT RCAs. Everything is better to my ears - cleaner, more focused, more open, more space between instruments, an... | |
| Do I need a DAC for iPod? I'm not sure if there's still any floating around, but you may want to try finding an Apple TV Gen 1. The have an internal hard drive that can store your music on (limited to 160 gb). Since you have iTunes and iPad etc, you can control it wireless... | |
| Music Hall 5.1 owners? If you don't have one, a Pro-Ject Speed Box (or Music Hall's version) is a very good upgrade in general. It's not just a convenient 33/45 rpm changer.I use on on my Pro-Ject 1Xpression and have heard them on other Pro-Ject's and Music Halls. I hav... | |
| Improvements The dinky dink Ikea table I think your turntable is probably sitting on - Lack? Corras? - is actually pretty well regarded by a lot of turntable guys. Leave it alone for a while IMO.I'll go with a lot of the previous posts and suggest a vacuum cle... | |
| digital vs vinyl thoughts I'm not trying to get you to throw more money into something that you just may not be into, but...Are your albums clean? There's no substitute for a good steam and vacuum cleaning to my ears. Vacuum cleaners don't have to be expensive (relatively ... | |
| How good does a TT have to be for a good cartridge "My local dealer did a blind testing of carts on a very hi res system...the verdict/?...many couldn't distinguish between a 200 dollar cart vs 2k cart al things being equals...save your chips...other hi rollers will dispute this...but everybody wa... | |
| Music Servers-Why so few? The Cambridge NP30 seems like a great way to accomplish computer music without a computer being on. From what I gather, it's very similar to the Bryston BDP-1 in that you can connect a USB drive and control it through an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch app... | |
| How good does a TT have to be for a good cartridge The 10x5 is OK and nothing more? A lot of people would disagree with that statement. I've heard a lot of cartridges on my deck for about the same price - Linn, Grado, Ortofon, and Goldring to name a couple - and nothing came remotely close to my e... |