kurt_tank
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| Phono only pre under $1500 The Ayre P-5xe seems to meet your criteria.Unfortunately, at the moment, there are no used ones for sale here on Audiogon, but $1,500 is the typical price.Here is a link to the Ayre website, so you can scan the specifications.Ayre P-5xeFYI, I use ... | |
| Dynavector DX-1s vs Shelter 7000/9000 I assume you are refering to the Dynavector DRT XV-1S?(You wrote DX-1S, and I don't think there is such a cartridge.)I have not used the Shelter 7000 or the 9000, but I did use the 90X for a couple of years. If great bass response is your priority... | |
| Your fav online resource for high end gear is.... My first and foremost resources are my ears. If I've heard it, than I know what is best for me. When researching gear, I try to listen to my friend's systems, and go to the stereo shows, so I can audition gear myself. (I don't go to B&M stores... | |
| Speakers in 10-15K price range for Classical music Other speakers in your price range, (used of course), that I would recommend would be:The Avalon Eidolons, which are very transparent, and image and soundstage very well. (However, they are just slighty less than full range.) My friend used these ... | |
| No preamp 'Balance' control? Yeah, it is a slight compromise, (for convenience sake), to be without one, to be honest. But it is the best way sonically to make a preamp, IMHO. (My Ayre K-1xe preamp does not have one either.) It basically means that those recordings that are s... | |
| bat 150se and Vac 300.1 Well, in case you don't get any responses, I'll give you my "limited" experience, (which albeit is only somewhat relevant, as it was not a direct comparison, and it was separated by a few years). So take this with however many grains of salt you w... | |
| Describe the ideal high end audio dealership 6550C has stated a lot of good points.Other items that for me would make for a great audio store would be:i) A nice selection of electronics with both solid state and tube equipment being offered. I want to know what is the best of both worlds, so... | |
| what should next upgrade to my analog system be? Question: How is your noise floor?Is it acceptable to you, or do you crave a deeper, darker, blacker background?I ask, because for a couple of years I used the Shelter 90X, (after having used a couple of Koetsu cartridges for a couple years), and ... | |
| Dedicated Lines - Problem Well, they could be dedicated and the noise in the line is merely backing all the way back to the panel and into the main power feed, and then going back down into the dedicated circuits. Did they put any sort of noise filter on the dedicated line... | |
| How large is your music collection? Well, according to my wife, the answer would be: Too Big.(And since I went to three different records stores in the last 24 hours, and bought three LPs I might add, I'll you guess at my answer!):-) | |
| audio research ref The REF Phono is supposedly pretty good, but it is not easily configurable for changing cartridges. (FYI, I used the ARC PH-3 phono preamp, and it was decent as an entry level phono preamp, but not great, and it had even more limitations than the ... | |
| LCD TV, how does it affect your 2 channels If you can make sure that you speakers are out in front of the TV screen, (and well out in front, like two or three feet), and it won't eliminate the impact, mind you, but it does minimize it.Kal's advice is correct about using an absorbent materi... | |
| Heard any good hybrid amps lately? Cipherjuris,I haven't used the Purist cables, so I can not comment on them.However, I can state that the Jena Labs Pathfinder cables are pure magic, especially in the mid-range. It is not bright at all, (and in fact, it seems slightly dark soundin... | |
| ayre k-3xe vs. k-5xe preamp To the best of my knowledge, there is no K-3xe, (only a K-3x version), as Ayre discontinued the K-3 line prior to the "e" (evolution) upgrade becoming available. The reason the K-3 line was phased out was that it was pretty expensive to produce, g... | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 preamp Missioncoonery,Maybe, but then again, I've found that I get the best deals from people who like to experiment with equipment, which means that the Ref. 3 I buy, will probably have changed hands two or maybe three times. (The Ref. 3 has such a repu... |