kennyb
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| Spectral DMC-30SL ,which CD player???? I have a Spectral DMC-30S. I have been delighted with the performance of my Perpetual Technologies P-1A/P-3A (the latter includes the ModWright Sig II mods). I had completely abandoned digital for vinyl up until puchasing the PT combo early this y... | |
| Continuation of my Thread on VPI, Basis, Origin... RWD, as I mentioned before, I am also using a Helikon with a JWM-10.5 on an Aries. While I also had trouble tracking the same antiskate bands on the HiFi News test record, I honestly have no desire to switch arms or cartridges. I couldn't be happi... | |
| Continuation of my Thread on VPI, Basis, Origin... I would suggest waiting on any upgrades until after the CES in January. VPI will be coming out with a few upgrades for the Aries that are said to improve performance substantially. In particular, the platter/ring of the new TNT-HRX will be availab... | |
| VPI Aries vs Basis Turntable...which one??? Basis owners -- how good is their customer support? One big plus about VPI is that they are great at supporting their customers. | |
| HDTV antenna Vader --- how well does the Terk indoor work for you? Are you in a location where you can easily pick up several HDTV signals? | |
| Amp for Eidolon again I was VERY impressed with Eidolons being driven by a pair of Spectral DMA-360s. Being that the 360 was out of my price range, I asked the dealer to switch to the Spectral DMA-150 Mk2 stereo amp. I honestly could not detect a difference in the soun... | |
| Need help - Set up Helikon using test LP I just tested my Helikon using the HiFi News LP. I have a JMW-10 arm that has a 10.5 arm tube and bearing. My results were similar -- except I also got buzzing on track 6. Regardless, the cartridge sounds incredible. I have had mine for about two ... | |
| amplifier's "slam-factor" I just replaced my 300wpc Krell FPB-300 with a 150wpc Spectral DMA-150 Mk2 (speakers are Aerial 10T). At first blush it had seemed that I had taken a step backwards in terms of slam. But after further critical listening I realized that the sound h... | |
| Should preamp be left turned on? I leave my Spectral DMC-30S powered up all the time. I don't really have to worry much about electrical storms here in San Diego.How do you like your DMC-30SL? | |
| MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em Unclekrusty I challenge you to try to find a dealer demonstrating a Spectral/MIT system. Listen for yourself as to whether the MIT cable is acting like a filter. I think you will be surprised by what you hear. I had similar preconceived notions be... | |
| VPI Aries owners My Aries is on a passive Vibraplane. The Vibraplane significantly improved the perfomance of the table. | |
| Does anyone own the Pass Labs X1 preamp? I had never considered Spectral myself because of hearing other opinions similar to yours Platsolos. What changed my mind was hearing a Spectral system at Overture in DE. That system was anything by dry and non-musical. As a result I couldn't help... | |
| Does anyone own the Pass Labs X1 preamp? The DMC-30S lists for $6500. It is just slightly more expensive than the X1, which lists for $5990. | |
| Does anyone own the Pass Labs X1 preamp? Quin - Read Judit's post on 9/22. Note the use of Krell amps and the goals that Judit listed. I achieved EXACTLY those goals when adding the Spectral preamp (while still using my Krell amp). Also, Judit mentions "I have listened to tubes. Much to ... | |
| Does anyone own the Pass Labs X1 preamp? Switching to a Spectral preamp (DMC-30S) from a Sonic Frontiers Line 3 made a significant difference in the two areas that you mention. The Spectral is much faster, more transparent, and very free of distortion. I didn't realize how grainy the sou... |