listener57
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| Rega Owners...which after-market counter weight? I found the F-2 Titanium Heavyweight Counterweight from gkerry@sympatico.ca to be a "mandatory" upgrade, as it increased clarity, weight, three dimensionality, harmonic richness, and bass extension. It made vinyl listening so much more enjoyable t... | |
| Clueless and Seeking advice on TT purchase If you do get a turntable with Rega tonearm, definitely upgrade the counterweight. The one I use is F-2 Titanium Heavyweight Counterweight from Gregory Kerry,Inc. reached at email: gkerry@sympatico.caBoth of the ads you provided links to made me d... | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? Bobo, When a change to a "better" power cord is made on a DAC or preamp there can be an improvement in apparent bass extension, and slam. You are correct that this performance has to be within the capability of the source component design, and pre... | |
| Good Integrated for cheap Krell or Plinius? I use an Aronov Audio LS960i tube integrated which is excellent, and appears for resale on Audiogon around $1600, sometimes less. An owner of the Krell you mentioned ended up wishing he owned the Aronov, after hearing mine powering my Duntech moni... | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? Aronov Audio LS-9000 tube preamp together with top of the line Mapleshade power cord (and, presumably any other great power cord) has tremendous bass slam, along with natural, musical sound throughout the entire audible range. See review in sounds... | |
| Speaker Upgrade? I meant: "a change now, staying within your budget,"At least, when I run in the primaries that is what I mean. | |
| Speaker Upgrade? If you really are inclined to stay within your current budget, is there a way to apply a cosmetic finish on the GMA Europa cabinet to blend with the decor your wife prefers? This would be only if you end up picking the Europa.I recently visited an... | |
| Review: Audio Note DAC 3.1 Balanced - Modified DA converter Thank you for your considerable effort in conveying this information to Audiogon readers. My first chance to audition these products is coming next month, weather permitting. | |
| Speaker Upgrade? I agree with recommendation for the Spendor SP3/1P, providing the inimitable, beautiful, British sound. When I used a 35 watts per channel tube amp, there was no way to make these ever sound harsh, even with poor recordings. If you want a more mod... | |
| Tube pre-amp used for around $1000? Aronov LS-9000 tube preamp has superb, natural sound quality, and structurally designed to support heavy weight of any amp, for compact placement. If you decide to go with a single input system, then don't overlook EVS Ultimate Attenuators from tw... | |
| will monitors work in a large room? Phasecorrect, would the Europas benefit by addition of a sub-woofer in this size room, and is there a consensus regarding choice of such a sub-woofer? | |
| Which Tube Amp? Aronov Audio LS-9100 monoblock amps are rock solid, extremely natural sounding, with their ability to optimize a speaker's bass reproduction as icing on the cake. I have been running their baby product, the integrated Aronov Audio LS-960i, which i... | |
| where can you get good step attenuators ? I have always voted with fellow users of the artisan crafted EVS Ultimate Attenuators for $350 retail, by Ric Schultz of tweakaudio.com. They attach directly onto the amplifier RCA input jacks so that you eliminate one potential interconnect purch... | |
| Bias adjustment in Cary SLI-50 integrated amp You can contact caryaudio.com, and leave a message on their website. You can call 919-355-0010. It does not matter whether you bought your unit new, or whether it is still under warranty. Their customer service is the best. It will be the day befo... | |
| Interconnect Breakin with or w/o pre-amp on? For interconnect break in, I use Densen DeMag 3 minute CD on repeat for about an hour, and it seems to be a very inexpensive audible help. I also have used PAD (Purist Audio Design) CD-R which runs 72 minutes, and is recommended to use for a few h... |