kurt_tank
Responses from kurt_tank
| Best Pre with a built-n phono section? The solid state Ayre K-1xe, (which I own and use), has a near reference quality phono stage. The heat output seems to be near nil, (I've never noticed it being even warm), however, I will state that this unit does have a separate small power suppl... | |
| Dynavector DV DRT XV-1s and mono Hello Savourdos,No, he did not.(In fact, I am not sure that he could have even if he would have wanted to, as his headshell was too narrow.)However, he very recently had his headshell modified to allow him to use a Van Den Hul cartridge, as it was... | |
| pre-amp with phono section I use the Ayre K-1xe, (and have for about five or six years now), and it has an excellent phono stage. I use it with my Dynavector XV-1S cartridge, and I have no noise issues, even though the cartridge only has 0.3 mv output.The phono stage is nea... | |
| Best ARC Solid State power to match ARC Ref 5 Pre Okay rrog, here is one that will satisfy you.My friend, with an ARC Ref. 5, uses the 220 wpc LAMM M2.2 (hybrid) monoblocks. These amps are fantastic, and are among the best couple of amps I've ever heard. (Fyi, they only have 1 6922 tube in each a... | |
| 5 legendary speakers? Interesting.My list would look like this, (in no particular order):1) Apogee Diva2) Quad ESL 573) Avalon Eidolon4) B&W 8015) Rockport AntaresMy list does not necessarily list the best of the best, but merely speakers that I have heard that mad... | |
| What are your favorite phono cartridges? My current cartridge, (and current favorite), is the Dynavector XV-1s. It is a great cartridge, as it does everything virtually perfect, (at least for me), and it is the one I plan on using for a long time.I also like the Koetsu cartridges, (all t... | |
| Red light went on on one of my Ayre MX-R amps One MX-R owner's manual, coming right up.Ayre is pretty cool about having lots of information on-line.MX-R owner's manualFYI, calling Ayre is another good idea, as they are VERY helpful!Good Luck! | |
| Pink Floyd I agree that the Dead are way overrated, (IMHO of course). Which is not to say they are a bad band, or even merely okay, as I consider them to be a good band, probably even very good. I just don't consider them to be a great band. (Sorry Deadheads... | |
| Classic records reissue - very disappointing They have their hits and their misses like most labels do.Give the first Led Zeppelin album on Classic Records a spin, (if you can find it, as it is OOP), and you'll be amazed at how good it is. It clearly beats the pants off any other pressing I'... | |
| Help with stylus cleaning The brush in question is the cleaning brush, not the applicator brush that is in the bottle. Understand now? | |
| Help with stylus cleaning I too use the MoFi LP # 9 stylus cleaner. (I typically put the fluid on the brush, rather than directly on the stylus, to prevent it from getting onto the cantilever and possibly working its way up to the cartridge inards.) One thing though: if yo... | |
| 'Doing All Right' One for the Diana Krall fans Okay, I just gotta ask, what is a "stonking" piano?Is that anything like a Bosendorfer, or a Bechstein, or maybe more like a Steinway or even a Yamaha?Or, did you misspell Stinking? ;-)Actually, I looked it up and it means anything from fantastic ... | |
| Audio Research Reference Linestages Well, I have not owned any of the ARC Ref. series myself, but my friend has owned all four of them, (they skipped the ref. 4). I have heard his system countless times, and personally, I disagree with your assessment.The One was always a bit noisy ... | |
| Looking for "Last" 2 channel speaker system. I love the Avalon Isis speakers, and sonically, they are top notch, (but to be honest, I truly doubt you'll ever find them for $25K used - $35K used is the normal price range.) They are rather tall though, so your requirement for a smaller speaker... | |
| A warning to all about HUGE Subwoofers I ask, because when I looked at this website - see below, (and this is pretty much in accordance with my understanding), that the frequency response of all acoustic instruments is much higher than the 10 Hz frequency response mentioned in the orig... |