kurt_tank
Responses from kurt_tank
| Small speakers...big sound?? Question: Why MUST you part with speakers that you love?(WAF?)If it is just to upgrade because you have the "itch", perhaps you should wait until you are no longer in love with them, and really want to upgrade for legitimate reasons. Just a though... | |
| New To Vinyl... Seeking Recomendations My advice would be to just pick your favorite music, and enjoy that. You'll know what you appreciate more than we ever could.Acoustic music seems to sound really good on vinyl, (but then again, acoustic music in general tends to sound great on hig... | |
| Integrated amp for Eggleston Andra II Jprice,I think you should seriously consider having your wife see a professional. How can anyone think that one dedicated listening room enough?! It's either that or I think it is time for you to sign the committment papers to send her to an asylu... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Xono - Recommendations The ASR Basis Exclusive is a great phono preamp, IMHO. It is very neutral and very dynamic. Two of my friends use this unit, (and I wish I could afford it). Both use very low output MC cartridges, (one is the EMT cartridge with a 0.2mv output). Us... | |
| OT Congratulations NY Yankees Yes, Yes, the Yankees bought another world series.And MLB wonders why baseball, which used to be america's number one sport, is now america's number two sport, (WAAAAAYYYYY behind the NFL), and quickly sinking to number three behind the NBA. (And ... | |
| Phono stages belong to which tier? Right off the bat, this is all HIGHLY subjective, and based solely upon opinion, mine in this case. (So, NO flames please) I highly value deep, dark, black backgrounds, so I tend to like solid state phono stages, (but that does not exclude a well ... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s and JMW 10.5i question Check your VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle). It is possible that as your suspension loosened up, the VTA, (measuring to the cantilever), may have changed also.Just a thought. | |
| Acrylic turntable and amp dust covers? Hinged, huh?I have an acrylic cover for my Basis turntable, and I just lift if off and place it on the carpetted floor. I don't think I would want it hinged, as it is rather large and heavy. (Plus hinges break and/or get tweaked, so it is just one... | |
| Playing Acetate records I could be wrong, but I believe that I read that they used to use cactus needles for the stylus, back in the old days. | |
| dustcover up, down or off I agree with what the others have said so far, with one caveat: If there is even a remote possibility that the dust cover could fall down while playing a record, I would either play with it down or removed entirely, as the effect of the dustcover ... | |
| How good is your memory Actually, it is this type of question that makes me feel that I have a pretty sharp memory, and that getting older is not affecting me all that much. (I believe I can trace my line of equipment back pretty accurately to when I started on this audi... | |
| Need Media Storage Racks/Shelving Well, here are a few that I or my friend use:My friend uses these, and they look great and are very solid.Boltz LP racks I use these for my DVD collection.Boltz CD & DVD racks And, I use these for my LP collection. (Note: I have a double wide ... | |
| Okay, Classe CA 2200 or and Ayre V -5xe amps Well, besides Ayre that you originally mentioned, and Rowland that was suggested, I would also recommend Pass Labs. They make solid state amps that are built like a tank and sound very good. They make a variety of models, in a range of power outpu... | |
| Avalon Eidolen VS Porac D80 or B&W 802D Fmpnd,You are correct that he did not mention a $10K figure directly. However, a quick look at used prices for all three speakers shows that they are all around $10K.One thing the OP should be aware of, (which none of us who did recommend the Aval... | |
| Avalon Eidolen VS Porac D80 or B&W 802D Uh, guys,The Rockport speakers you are referring to are priced way out of the OP's $10K price range. New, the Aquilas are about $46K, and the Ankaas are about $28K. (And even used, I am pretty sure the Ankaas would never drop down to $10K - maybe ... |