kurt_tank
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| Under $10k budget Preamp suggestion, please. Hey Windowsx,Well, since you wrote "I personally prefer fully balanced solid state preamps ...", I can recommend either a new Ayre K-5xe-mp preamp, or if you wish to get slightly better sonics, a used Ayre K-1xe preamp. (The K-1xe has the added be... | |
| Under $10k budget Preamp suggestion, please. How about a little more information about your system, and your requirements?Such as:Do you require a full function preamp, or merely a line stage preamp? (i.e. do you need a phono stage?)Do you need a remote control?(And if so, can you live with ... | |
| VAC 301 versus VAC 200 as monoblocks Do you mean the 150 wpc VAC 300.1 stereo amp?(Or is there some new VAC amp designated as 301 that I am unaware of?) | |
| Analog care -- what do we NEED Yes, Viridian, but, the question is:What type of tape provides the best sonic benefit?Scotch or masking?;-) | |
| what was your wedding song? Led Zeppelin's "Thank You", from Led Zeppelin II. | |
| Revel Salons and Adcom amp, good match? Nothing will get damaged, and you at least have a decent amount of power, so the sound should be decent, albeit not spectacular.(Since you have not picked your monoblocks yet, you might consider getting 300-400 wpc monoblocks, as the Salons like a... | |
| Vinyl reissues quality Horseface,Okay, here is my advice:1. Buy a cheap (and if possible, used) vacuum Record Cleaning Machine (RCM). A Nitty Gritty (or its cousin, the Record Doctor), both work fine as a vacuum drying device. (A VPI works great too, but it is much larg... | |
| Vinyl reissues quality One thing I do to minimize the surface noise is that I always clean my new albums on a RCM prior to listening to them. Do you do this? If not, you might want to start, as I find it helps quite a bit.Overall though, I agree with Mofimadness actuall... | |
| Stairway to heaven Led Zeppelin came close to being the best, but this link below will take you to the true best version!The absolute very best version of Stairway"!Enjoy!;-) | |
| SET Preamps Well, there you go!It has been confirmed by the dealer, that if it doesn't cost at least 5 figures, they can't be any good!(But the build quality can be good!)Right, Sounds_real_audio?!;-) | |
| New Eggleston Savoys ? Hey Rtn1,WHAT?!!!You disapprove of the Nordost Valhallas?!Infidel!(And, I take it quite personally that you don't approve of MY choice of speaker cables! Pistols at dawn, I say!);-)I can understand somebody not liking the Valhallas. They can be a ... | |
| New Eggleston Savoys ? Coxhaus,Based upon the discussions above, I wonder if my Lamm M2.1s, or their successors, the 220 wpc Lamm M2.2s would work with the Savoys? (They work very well indeed with my friend's Rockport Antares, and with another friend's Revel Salon 2's, ... | |
| Preamp with phono section I doubt you are going to find an Ayre K-1 with a remote and the phono section for $2K, (typically, the base K-1 with phono and remote would go for around $3K), but you might be able to find an old K-3X with a phono section for that amount. (The K-... | |
| New Eggleston Savoys ? Rats!!!!!Glad to hear that you are enjoying them so much.(I too have been enjoying the Andra II speakers, since I bought them a couple of years ago. Eggleston seems to have a knack for making speakers that can just plain get the heck out of the wa... | |
| New Eggleston Savoys ? Coxhaus,Well, I am afraid that French_fries is correct. The Andra II is the speaker you truly need for your room, especially if you want truly musical speakers. However, with that being said, I am prepared to "make your day"! I have a lovely set o... |