martykl
Responses from martykl
| Recommend a TT/Tonearm combo under $2000? I looked at the VPI before buying the equipment I listed in the post above. It's a very good table and a fine value. As near as I could tell from auditioning (variables make it next to impossible to reach definitive conclusions), the VPI probably ... | |
| Recommend a TT/Tonearm combo under $2000? For reasons too involved to explain, I just bought one table/arm at $1500 new and a second arm/table/cartidge at $2500 new.The former: A discontinued Transrotor Sirius with a nicely modded RB 300 (vta, re-wire, rebuilt stub). I added a $500 Cleara... | |
| SME 20/2 SME V or Triplanar VII? You may wish to ring up Brooks Berdan in Monrovia, California. He sells the table and both arms and is a very experienced analog guy. I'm sure he'd have some worthwhile insights for you. | |
| Seeking Opinions on Clearaudio and VPI Turntables Common dealership opinion seems to favor VPII've had some conversations with the SoCal dealers who seem to be the big vinyl guys (Brooks Berdan in Monrovia and Audio Revelation in Carlsbad). Both carry VPI and Clearaudio. Both recommend VPI tables... | |
| Advice about warm, gentle speakers... You may want to consider some single driver "tweeterless" designs. The Omega Super 3 meets all your criteria and costs less than you've budgeted. The Carolina Audio Jordan Monitors also come to mind. Note that I've never heard the Jordans and know... | |
| MERLIN VSM OWNERS WITH SUBS I seem to remember the local Merlin dealer having success with a line called TBI. You can check these out @ http:www.//musicalsubwoofers.com | |
| Oracle Delphi vs. ??? fill in the blank. My Oracle Table looks great and sounds great. But, like most suspended designs (maybe more than most suspended designs) it requires periodic attention to perform well. OTOH, the Acoustic Signature mentioned by Raul is about as bulletproof as any m... | |
| $3000 on Analog system - how to spread? Jaybo suggests a used "package deal". I'd say the same is true of new "packages". Many 'tables are pre-packed with OEM Rega RB arms, while Clearaudio and VPI "pre-pack" their 'tables with their own arms. For your purposes, these packages run from ... | |
| Help search for a phono stage that fits my system You might want to look at the Aesthetix Rhea. It's enormously flexible as to loading and allows up to 3 cartridges in simoultaneously as well as 2 or 3 line out for multi system use. It also sounds great and falls into your price range.However,Min... | |
| Speakers for metal, hard rock ... also SS amp After recent audioning I'd add Vandy Quatro to your list. For a normal sized room, I wonder if you can beat the room equalized bass performance at any price. Also the Quatro and 5A are much less polite on top than other Vandy designs I've heard. D... | |
| $1000 amp I just sold a KSA 50s. It's a very good SS amp which I personally prefer to every other Krell I've heard (subject, of course, to power output limitations).Marty PS sale was primarily due to logistics (speaker matching favored tubes & mono form... | |
| Indian Sitar Stuff You gotta love Audiogon."I'm in total agreement with your enthusiasm for Shiv Kumar Sharma's Santoor playing"This is one of the best sentences I've ever seen in print. Who knew there were (at least) two avid fans of Shiv Kumar Sharma's santoor pla... | |
| concrete vs. wood listening room In my last (late, lamented) home I had a dedicated listening room w/carpet over concrete floor and framed walls. This is the best combo I've found. In a prior home, I had two concrete walls with a concrete floor. The floor is great, particularly w... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed SNS: I guess today we learned that "Timing is everything in life"!BTW Every time I see The Who (once in each of the lasr four decades) they are better than the last. The most recent show was last year at The Hollywood Bowl and I thought PT really ... | |
| HELP Horns, Stats or Conventional Speakers I can relate to your quandry as I too have been looking for speakers. Since my price point is a bit higher, I added equalized, powered woofers (Vandy Quatro, Zu Definition), and omnis (Deuvel, MBL) to my menu. Still working it out. In your case, t... |