kevemaher
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| This One has Me Stumped @asctim No. Distortion is audible and clearly present on REW data also. | |
| This One has Me Stumped @audphile1 You have a great suggestion. Please check my analysis below: Shelter 901 output is 0.5mV at 0 dB. Zphono gain is 60 dB (1000x). So the input to the xp-12 is 0.5V at 0dB. This is right in the sweet spot for input. 20dB more might cause... | |
| This One has Me Stumped I called Pass. They told me to send it in. Since I live about 30 min away from the factory, I will hand deliver it tomorrow. | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp I bought a Pass Labs XP-12, used for about the same price as the Bryston and Benchmark preamps. I will get it tomorrow. The reason for the switch to Pass is that the buzz around the Pass gear is that ii is warm(ish) sounding. The other two are pr... | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp I could try this test using the volume control on my Oppo BDP-105 to play digital media and files. This seems to be a good way to estimate the sonic signature of the 38s. I want to stay analog all the way with my other sources - a tuner and two c... | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp Now, I've been looking at the Pass XP-12. It has all the features I am interested in. I've read that it is warmer sounding than the Benchmark and Bryston preamps. Will it match well with my Bryston 2.5B^3 power amp? New ones are at my price limi... | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp @jimmy2615 Extremely helpful insight. I don't think that I am sensitive enough to pick out this subtle effect, but I'm glad you can. I don't really know if my system is on the warm side or cooler. I have nothing to compare it to. No local audi... | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp Very sensible. This was my approach when buying the Bryston 2.5b cubed. The LA4 seems pretty good. Tough choice! | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp @soix Well, I'd like the preamp to be neutral. Not sterile or shrill, but no tubbiness either. I need all the inputs and outputs the BP-17 has although I have a workaround for the LA4's inputs. Don't need a DAC or streaming. I have a Bryston BDA-... | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp @nekoaudio I'd like to hear more about the demo BP-17 you mentioned. Please PM me if you would like. I have seen new units for sale at a few online retailers. What is the difference in the sound between the the BP-17 cubed and the BP-19 cubed? | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp Oh, new or used, but I would prefer new. | |
| Bryston BP-17 cubed or Benchmrk LA4 Preamp Budget is $6K USD. Both of the preamps above meet this criterion. I'd like hear opinions on at least two things: 1. Between the two preamps I've mentioned above. 2. Between either of the two above and any other preamp that I should consider wit... | |
| Gonna have to ditch the Soundsmith Carmen II @helomech Your recent post is the first time that I've read that the alignment can affect the sibilance. I know of course that alignment determines how the geometrical distortion is distribulte on an LP. I have sibilance problems with some LPs. I... | |
| Gonna have to ditch the Soundsmith Carmen II @helomech Your recent post is the first time that I've read that the alignment can affect the sibilance. I know of course that alignment determines how the geometrical distortion is distribulte on an LP. I have sibilance problems with some LPs. I... | |
| Looking for a Warmer Sounding Phono Cartridge @rauliruegas Please read the F9 manual posted by farsch on he Vinyl Engine website. Both impedances are mentioned, but 47K is the only one in the spec list. I'm pretty sure that Grace knew what they were doing. |