kingbarbuda
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| Magnepan's new LRS? As I mentioned in another thread, I demoed the LRS and they were excellent on an absolute basis and fantastic for the money, especially $650. They are direct ordered from Magnepan, per Wendell from Magnepan. Great for audiophile newbies. Great for... | |
| Decisions on standmounts: ATC, Dynaudio, ProAc, Sonus Faber You want a good pair of speakers to play with as a second pair? For me, hands down for the money are the new Magnepan LRS (Little Ribbon Speakers) only $650/pair! They are so musical. Bass was not lacking. Not better, maybe, than some box speakers... | |
| NAD M50.2 No one has contributed to this thread in a while. So I will chime in. I have an M50.2. I don’t believe it will serve as a Roon core. Correct? Will it serve as a source from which a Roon core can stream? Additionally, can it serve as a Roon output ... | |
| Does anyone use wood for vibration control? I use a thick maple cutting board under my VPI turntable with their big isolating feet. Works well. | |
| Is it possible to have vinyl nearly noise free? I have and can listen to vinyl noise free. First you want to have a good quiet system from power cords and connects to turntable and components. Second, a good new vinyl record helps. But it doesn’t have to be new. Also whether the vinyl is new or... | |
| Who uses power conditioning? Oh boy:Shunyata wall outlets to an Audioquest Niagara 5000 with a Shunyata Defender plugged into it. Also plugged in for more connections is a Shunyata MPC.From there: AQ Tornados to main components and Shunyata Venom HC cables to other components. | |
| Great guitar 'breaks" (as opposed to solos). My number one:Jimi Hendrix on “Third Stone From the Sun” on the album Are You Experienced? | |
| Power Amp advice I have to say that one of the BEST upgrades you can do for your 1.7i Maggies is to get the MyeStands. Incredible. The sound is tight and focused. The bass is great deep and clear. No need for a subwoofer with MyeStands. My next upgrade is the Mike... | |
| Axpona 2019 Axpona has been fantastic this year. The app is very helpful but could use at least one additional feature. It would be great to sort bookmarked exhibitors by floor. There were so many great sounding rooms. However, I am not on the lookout for gre... | |
| Parasound service problems I have spoken with Tony about a JC3+ I had purchased new through a dealer. The balanced XLR outs were producing an electrical type grating distortion in time with the music. In consultation with Tony at Parasound and Mike at Bryston (who makes my ... | |
| Power Amp advice Hi Mark, I have a pair of 1.7i Magneplanar speaker and love them, especially with my new Mye Stands. I started out with a pair of Schiit Vidars running as monoblocks. Those are a good recommendation within your budget. Overall, when I had them, th... | |
| Death of Rock 'n' Roll There is a lot of good up and coming rock on the CBS Saturday Morning Sessions. They are also on YouTube. This is how I discovered Steve Gunn, who I can’t stop listening to. But also as mainly a jazz fan these days, it may not be a better time to... | |
| Cartridge Impedance I don’t have a MC cartridge. But I do have an Ortofon 2M Black. I also have a phono Preamp that allows for changing the capacitance. Ortofon recommends a capacitance of 150-300pF. I asked Ortofon, given the above range, what is the best capacitanc... | |
| Ugh....dropped the stylus on the platter Wow I learned a lot from the above. Sorry about your collective losses of cartridges, hair, and sleep. I will make sure I have a rubber band and some gaffer tape near my turntable going forward! Thanks. | |
| Phonostage preamp HELP Yes. I just learned about phone stages and gain. Got to be aware of that. You also need to be aware of the max gain your preamp can handle. I have an Ortofon 2M Black and was running it through a Simaudio Moon 310LP which through the balanced outs... |