lloydelee21
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| Seeking PreAmp for 2-Channel Home Theater For 2K you have some good options...you can definitely get a CJ Premier 17 (there is one on AGon now). I have owned CJ preamps for 12 years consecutively. I nearly went with ARC, Wavac, Shindo, Zanden, and ended up with CJ in the end each time. | |
| Best budget amp match with ProAc Tablettes You might also wish to consider NAD which i have historically found a touch warmer than Creek. I have not A/Bd these two units. Good luck and enjoy! | |
| Mcintosh mc-601 vs Vitus RI-100 amplifier Hi Orion,In my own limited experience with Magico and speaking with both owners and dealers, they really use every bit of current you can throw at them. both good options...suspect i would personally prefer the 'voicing' of Vitus...but at volume, ... | |
| What speakers under 2000$US for... Hi. There is a pair of Sonus Faber Grand Pianos and a pair of Celestion SL 700SE on Audiogon now...both within your budget. Both excellent. The Celestions will respond to high-current amplification better (and will need it more), and they are more... | |
| A reasonably priced CD player with volume control 30,000 CDs?!?! Wow!!! I cannot even think of an additional 29,000 CDs i would buy! you're like 10 radio stations in one! ;) I cannot speak to any but the Quad which is nice, but i did not walk away thinking it was an exceptional steal relative to ... | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? Totally AGree with Goofy who beat me to it.Red Garland Trio...There is also Red Garland Quintet...i must have 5 of those albums. Note: if you go Digital, make sure to get the Remastered CDs...waaaay better imho. richer, cleaned up... | |
| A reasonably priced CD player with volume control Regarding NAD, i think the older ones had volume control. sorry. The current model DAC appears to have volume control. In fact, it looks like you can use it as a full-fledged preamp. | |
| A reasonably priced CD player with volume control Depends on your budget: second hand Meridian 808 (original 3 generations ago), NAD CD players i believe usually have volume control. | |
| Top jazz trios piano, bass, drums on vinyl? We Get Requests - Oscar Peterson? analogue productions has done some recent re-releases. | |
| Triangle comete/Epos 12.2 , 5mi Hi Earthquake,Since no one else has yet posted, i will say i have heard the Epos and agree...like them a lot. My own personal evolution of speakers started with the Celestions (SL6si)...you can probably get a Celestion SL600si or 700 these days fo... | |
| Poulenc double piano concerto? Try Penguin Guide for Classical Music...i've generally enjoyed their recommendations. Good luck and pls keep us posted. | |
| subwoofer connection Rmstern - does the beat occur if you have just the sub on with no connections to it? Try that...if yes, it is something with the sub. If not, then it may be something the sub is getting from the signal being fed to it (ie, the beating possibly com... | |
| Which Pre Amp Amp for New User? Opinions Please Hi Dr. Linn,Personally, i have not explored KEF in a long time, but if you look in Audiogon - Sonus Faber, for 6K you can get the Cremonas, for 9K the Extremas. For another 6-9K you can get Krell FPB600 or FPB350mcx monos...a stunning combination ... | |
| Help, Manley Mahi, Oppo-BDP93 Mcondon has a good point...i re-read your original post. i would not recommend the volume control of the Oppo (at all)...use a preamp. The volume control on my Oppo 83 is terrible in comparison to the quality of the sound coming thru a proper prea... | |
| Which Pre Amp Amp for New User? Opinions Please Hi...wow...talk about an open-ended question! First things first...a great budget and hopefully a lot of fun for you to go shopping. Some basic advice:1. Those 3 brands are good for reliability imho. For older Krell, which used to be pure Class A,... |