lloydc
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| Joule LA100 MKIII or Granite Audio 770FP or Modwrt Numbdiver, you do know that Mesa always recommended a passive pre for the Baron? A few Goners have raved about that combo (not enough gain from my phone pre for me to use one, unfortunately.) I agree with Spencer, and would not seek tubey colorati... | |
| Lyra Helikon vs Skala Agree with Syntax, that phono stage is not in the ballpark with the rest of your gear. | |
| Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters? When I have money to burn, and no other records I want. It's another matter if they are ever released on vinyl. I'm not sure I see the point, on RBCD. | |
| Top notch speakers with their own sub Can the MTS be surpassed, even today? Its technology is far from outdated, its form factor is supreme (it takes up less horizontal space than a monitor) it is relatively efficient (allowing wide latitude in choice of amps) and its high powered, RA... | |
| What Printed Magazine do you prefer? Their best offer for Stereophile renewal gets down to about $11 a year. I think you can afford to keep it for the occasional interesting article or opinion. | |
| SS Preamp with Tube Amp? Every once in a while I try various combinations of tube/ss electronics, and enjoy whatever benefit it brings to the table. I always gravitate back to all tubes. There's a reason you almost never hear of a tube lover going back to ss, for sonic re... | |
| EL34 differences in air & stage depth? I don't disagree with Albert, but a nice quad of Mullard EL34 XF2 could run $700. That might not be what you had in mind. BTW, he wasn't referring to the modern Gold Lion reissues. The Siemens EL34 has the qualities you seek, at about half that pr... | |
| HiFi tuning fuses, some benefits help search the archives, there have been some serioud debates about fuses | |
| rega rb300 tonearm lift not working - fixable Thanks for the advice. It seemed unlikely that I could find the needed damping grease at low cost, so went ahead and ordered a new lift, about $36. | |
| upgrade path from Dynaudio 52SE I kind of agree with Riley804, the Rotel gear is not on the same level as the rest. I would be scoping out preamps, in your shoes. But given your listening preferences, floorstanders cold work better. Is your room large enough for full range speak... | |
| Does this animal exist? why would you want an octal pre, what is the theoretical advantage? | |
| Wither Jimmy Page? Tastes change as you get older. Some artists evolve, some can't. This may be particularly true with rockers who didn't really have anything like a complete musical education, they are one-trick ponies. I just wish we could have had Hendrix and Vau... | |
| Next step up from my Rega P3 As others pointed out, you haven't fully exploited the Rega's capabilities. Both the wiring and counterweight upgrades make noticeable improvements to an RB-300 arm. I kept my modified Rega arm and used it on a Thorens TD-850, with good results. S... | |
| Can we objectively rate speaker cables? Since the cable interacts with the speaker at one end and the amp at the other - and it is these interactions which largely determine how it "sounds" - how is it even theoretically possible to make an "objective" evaluation apart from the devices ... | |
| The speaker grade class A, B.... There can be no "best" speaker, as the way a speaker interacts with the amplifiers it is connected to, the room it is placed in, and the listeners' ears, affect its performance. Top-of-the-line speakers from respected manufacturers can cost betwee... |