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| Mark Levinson 32 or Audio Research Reference 3 I own a Levinson No. 32 preamp (includes phonostage cards). It is currently a back up unit (my primary unit is an Emotive Audio Epifania with remote control). I really like its flexibility and incredibly useful remotely controlled features. As far... | |
| Vote for best US made solid state amp I have hardly heard all the contenders, and no solid state amp in my own system for quite a while, but, I've heard a few in friends' system and at shows, etc. I generally find Ayre electronics to be consistently nice sounding in a wide range of sy... | |
| heavy weight I don't know what might constitute excessive weight for that table, but, it is generally the case that too much weight will cause excessive wear of the thrustplate and the ball at the end of the spindle that rests against the thrustplate.Too much ... | |
| Is this clipping? My guess is that the speakers, more than anything else, are the culprit. I've heard a number of single driver speakers. I love the detail, clarity and liveliness (incredible dynamics within a somewhat restricted absolute volume), but, they tend to... | |
| Recommended Shostakovich? Don't forget the chamber works as well -- quartets, sonata for viola and piano, and piano trios. My favorite Shostakovich piece is the Piano Trio No. 2, particularly the Beaux Arts Trio version. | |
| Changed Speaker Placement NOW BOOMY I would also endorse use of the Sumiko method. When using this method, it is surprising how much bass response changes with the smallest of placement change. That means that one could find a spot that at least minimizes boom while staying reasonab... | |
| Confused about gain: phono + pre, or just phono? From experience, I would say 60 db of gain is adequate for most application for a cartridge rated at .25mV output. I run a .30 mV cartridge into a phonostage with 60 db of gain and there is absolutely no noise issue at all. I do have to crank the ... | |
| What is your most beautiful component? Almost all of my components happen to be totally utilitarian, with little concession to aesthetics. The Naim 555CDP looks okay, if you like all black, with no decoration. My linestage, Emotive Audio Epifania, is also purely form-follows-function, ... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? I don't have much experience with the GH (I have friends with other speakers from that manufacturer -- Anniversarios, Stardivari, Elipsa) and none of these were SET friendly. I heard the Anniversarios on a top quality pushpull 300B amp and even in... | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps Almost all of the OTL amps I heard had an incredibly appealing immediacy and liveliness that solid state never has and most tube amps also also lack. That comes with a bit of a touch of roughness with certain recordings (particularly classical mus... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio Oeiras99,At the show I described earlier, the Carmels and V-2 were played in a very large room, I would guess at least 1200 square feet, and ability to play at high volume was not an issue for either. As for the price, I don't know if the Carmels ... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio I heard the Carmel at an audio show in the Wash DC area a few months ago. The pair was set up in a large room, well away from the walls, and were powered by Solution solid state amplifiers.I listened to the speakers for about two hours. This was a... | |
| Lyra Delos or Transfiguration Axia or ? Gandme,I haven't heard the Delos, but, I am pretty confident you will like what you purchased. I've owned a Lyra Lydian and a Helikon, and I currently have a Titan. All were/are great cartridges, all are very long lasting (the Helikon is in a frie... | |
| has anyone ever listened to a 45lp at 33.3 When Reference Recordings issued a 45 rpm recording of Respigi's "Church Windows" a critic actually made the mistake of listening to it at 33 1/3 rpm. The amazing thing is that the critic actually acknowledged the mistake in a subsequent report (t... | |
| HRS M3 vs Symposium Ultra platform Marty,Those tweaks that "work" (affect the sound) have a sonic signature. Most of the time, dampening vibration is desirable, particularly because it improves clarity and resolution. But, I am just warning that whether one likes the result is a ma... |