kurt_tank
Responses from kurt_tank
| Looking for All-a-round speaker $3k range The Revel F30 speaker is an excellent choice.There are a couple of pairs of these used here on Audiogon.(Two different finishes to choose from too!)They run about half of your budget, so you can afford to either upgrade another component too, or y... | |
| Second Chance offer Scams on ebay? Two things:One, second chance offers on Ebay are rare, but they do happen. (I just had one on Friday, I accepted it and paid via Paypal, and low and behold, the item showed up yesterday (monday). Wow, was all I could say!)Two, make sure it is a bo... | |
| Does LAST Preservative DULL sound? While I no longer use it (for various reasons, mostly due to cost and convenience, and the fact that I now have a RCM), all of the records I treated with in almost 20 years ago sound great.(In fact, becasue of this, I have seriously been thinking ... | |
| Can the RA Opus 21 rock better than a Wadia? Mike.I actually ordered it through some company called northwest audio, or something like that. (I don't know if they still advertize here or not, as I can't seem to find their ad anymore.)What I suggest is writing to every cable reseller you can ... | |
| Can the RA Opus 21 rock better than a Wadia? Mrcyn,I will be completely honest and say that I really never compared the two methods, as I have used the Opus 21 using the Au24 DIN-XLR cable almost exclusively. Jeff Kalt told me that the absolute best sound is via the DIN, so I immediately wen... | |
| Can the RA Opus 21 rock better than a Wadia? Here is a guy on Audio Asylum who compared the RA Opus 21 to the Wadia 301.RA Opus 21 review(There are several reviews of the RA Opus 21 on this site actually.)Hope this helps.PS The noisey transport issue was solved long ago, so unless you buy a ... | |
| Can the RA Opus 21 rock better than a Wadia? And I prefer the Resolution Audio Opus 21. (FYI, we have identical taste in music, FWIW).The Opus 21 has a vinyl like sound (close, but not quite there, IMHO), that makes the music come to life. (Now, if you can stretch your budget a bit more, the... | |
| Thule Audio? My brother in law purchased a used Thule integrated amp from a private party. The preamp portion of the amp had a really bad hum that developed after using it for more than a few minutes. (The scumbag seller would not give him back his money for t... | |
| How To Store Record Collection? I am very happy with the racks from Music Direct. They have two styles, the one in the picture, and the Cherry wood with black supports, which what I have. (I like both styles, but my wife really wanted the cherry, as it went with the decor better... | |
| Please, DON'T TOUCH Well, I have been in this situation, and what I did was this:First, be completely honest with the parents, and let them know that you are very concerned.Second, let them know that you are aware that kids will be kids, but if something gets broken,... | |
| Crazy? Lamm ML2/ML2.1 on Avalon Eidolon? I don't think it would be powerful enough either.My friend uses the Eidolons, and he went through various tubes amps of varying power (from 100 wpc to 450 wpc), and it took the hybrid Lamm M2.2s to really bring the Eidolons to life. Without that f... | |
| How to Manage Rhea "Noise" Xagwell, see your other post for my response to your main question.Funny, my experience with the ARC PH-3 was quite different from yours. (I was using a fairly low output MC cartridge, which might explain the different experience though.) It was n... | |
| Rhea Noise I have read several posts, both here and on Audio Asylum, about the Rhea being slightly noisy. Tube rolling will solve some, but not all of this.My friend had the Rhea, and he tried a few different sets of tubes, which did solve some of the noise ... | |
| $6000 used:Revel Ultima Studio? I have owned the Studios for a few years now, and I am very happy with them.Are they the best I have heard?Nope, that honor falls to the Avalon Eidolons, at twice the price though. My friend uses these, and I have heard them on numerous occasions,... | |
| Is Audience or Cardas a better choice than Kimber? First off, some of this advice is based upon the recommendations of a friend who has had all three of the aforementioned cables. (I have owned the Cardas Golden Reference and the Audience Au24 as well.)The Kimber Select is a good cable, but not qu... |