mapman
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| Need help picking a preamp. If a tube pre-amp piques your interest, Juicy Music pre-amps are also highly regarded by many and often come up for sale here for under $1000. These were on my recent short list as well. | |
| Krell or Anthem ??? I heard the Krell integrated ( ~$2500 300i I think) with CAmbridge 840 source on Focal Profile speaks a few months back at a local Tweeter (RIP) and liked what I heard.Hasn't always been the case with the Krell stuff. When I've heard Krell pieces ... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 With a DAC only device like the Bel Canto, as a first step, if I were you, I would consider using a computer or laptop as the source to the DAC via USB interface.Another inexpensive option,if you already have a computer that can function as a musi... | |
| Who was your first Does "Chicago" count?How about "Blood Sweat and Tears"?.Didn't a lot of folks get first exposure to some finer and more accessible elements of Jazz through these guys? | |
| Who was your first Goldeneraguy,I can take or leave "Feels So Good" these days though it was a big breakthrough hit for the guy back in the 70's.The Mangione album I still own, play with some regularity and really enjoy is "Tarantella". | |
| Need help picking a preamp. Classe is an excellent way to go. I'd agree with Almarg.A Musical Fidelity A3CR pre-amp used would be another good option close to that range particularly if phono is desired.Those are the ones in that price range I actually considered recently. I... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 "So the DAC1 and the DAC1 Pre sound similar enough so that any comparisons between the DAC1 and Bel Canto also applies to the DAC1 Pre?"I believe that is correct.The DAC1 pre adds additional analog inputs for other input sources. That is the main ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Reb,If the image sounds "focused" then you've solved the imaging issue. Worst case is very small changes in speaker location might fine tune it even further.Room acoustics/flatness is another story. Though measurements and tweaks according can be ... | |
| A Question About Audio Racks Any solid, stable wooden furniture that sits on a firm solid foundation itself works optimally to enable the best sound from the system. Buying nice looking second hand furniture to place components on/in is a good way to save some money that can ... | |
| Who was your first Jmcgrogan2,I have actually on a whim within the last few months picked up a couple used Spyro Gyra albums in mint condition for a pittance, like a buck apiece. These are very good recordings and the music and performances are quite good and enjoya... | |
| Who was your first My dad liked Al Hirt when I was kid. That was my first real exposure.Later, "My favorite Things" by Coltrane on 70's era FM public radio caught my ear.Chuck Mangione "Feels So Good" was my first album purchase as I recall. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I think my comments regarding soundstage collapsing applies only in the case of the adjustable Ohm 5's where I up the treble level using the switch on that model but speaker location stays the same. In this case I find the soundstage collapses som... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 BTW I think you've latched on to two very excellent choices depending on which way your musical tastes take you.I would add only that I think the Benchmark is a very unique device for home audio use at its price point. I'm of the mindset that I st... | |
| Can speaker cabinet vibrations be fixed? Another very easy and low risk thing to try is to add acoustic absorbing material inside to help dampen things further if that is not already the case. No physical alterations are required with this. All that is needed is to gain access to the ins... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 I went through the exercise of comparing these two and others recently. I think you'll find a lot of useful information discussing these two particular DACs if you search existing threads. |