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| Well Recorded Classical Symphonic Recordings HINT....pick up a copy of Stereophiles latest "Records to Die For" and that list will contain information as to both quality of sound and performances for many classical artists and composers | |
| Enjoying "Affordable" Equipment another alternative, Send your 103 to Zu for a new body. They know what they're doing and the difference between the stock 103 and their upgrade raises the 103 to a great cartridge | |
| Speaker placement Quandary I am using an Anti-Mode 2.0 Dual Core room correction device that covers the entire sound spectrum....but I only use it for signals at 200 Hz or lower. I also use one SVS 4000 sub for frequencies below 45 Hz. The main speakers are Harbeth 40.1's a... | |
| New R2R DAC Forgot to mention that these have gone up in price. Recent check of prices seem to hover around $500 for an S1 chip....hopefully you may find one less expensive but make sure that S1 or S2 stamp is on the chip | |
| New R2R DAC to desktopguy: I performed the mods myself. Requires obtaining a chip puller and removing existing chip and carefully inserting new chip. No soldering needed for this step. Removing existing large caps is an exercise in careful removal of existing... | |
| New R2R DAC If you are handy with a soldering iron and not afraid to work on the chassis main board, get yourself a MHDT Orchid and modify it by replacing the standard 1541a chip with an S1 or S2, then change the two large output caps to a more expensive Mund... | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding If you have ever attended a 'live' performance of Beethoven's 9th symphony(he had been deaf many years before this was written) YOU HAVE TO PINCH YOURSELF AND ASK.....How could anyone during that time period ever compose a piece like that!!!!!!! | |
| Luxman vs Accuphase for Harbeth 40.3 XD For the past 5 years I've been using Classe 200 monoblocks to drive my 40.1's....superb sound, transparent midrange, very smooth highs, great impact in the bass....reminds me so much of my Quad 57 ESL's | |
| Vinyl Lovers Check out Sweet Vinyl.....they make a noise suppressor (aka tick and pop remover) that really works....even if you can't remove the last traces of dust/gunk, etc their noise filtering system works marvels and makes old noisy records sound like new... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? WAF rules in my house so I had a special hardwood cabinet made to house all of my equipment including 2 turntables, 2 monoblock Classe amps and all sorts of other electronic components. When not listening to music, the cabinet remains shut and... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players If you purchase an MHDT Orchid and you're handy with a soldering iron, you can do much more to upgrade this DAC to a more analog sound by not only tube rolling but replacing the large 2 uF caps with much higher quality caps and investing in an 'S'... | |
| my shortlist for integrated Harbethsuper hl5 plus xd - please advise I'm using Classe CAM 200 mono blocks to drive my Harbeth 40.1's. You may be able to pick these up on the secondary market. Terrific sound-smooth, no edge, plenty of spare power. This is the type of amp that Alan Shaw recommends=lots of brute power... | |
| $50k - $80k Budget…Opinions please. Since you liked your previous Harbeth's, if your room is large enough, you can purchase a used Harbeth 40.1 or 40.2 for about half or less than original price. Add good solid state amps like Classe monblocks, a good tubed preamp like Audio Re... | |
| Upgrade to moving coil advice I would suggest a Denon 103 to start with....and after listening you can have it modified by ZU(about $200) which brings it to another level of sound quality. It's a lot less expensive than the Dynavector and is equal to the Dyna's sound | |
| Ultimate stereo nightmare I had the same problem....hired a technician to get on his knees and find the problem. Turns out it was a loose locking ground jacket on one of my RCA input plugs from my amp to the preamp. All is well now |