mattmiller
Responses from mattmiller
| What cartridge to replace my Audioquest 404 BH? Yes I would get the 10X5 all day! If you need a little more refinement, delicacy, beauty, then choose the 20x2. I have owned many great cartridges (Denon, Nagaoka, Grado, Ortofon, Clearaudio) and the Dynavectors are just plain lively and exciting ... | |
| Do I need a preamp/processor? A Processor preamp is for decoding and sending the correct info to the different channels 5.1 or 7.1. (Unless you plan on getting more speakers and more amplifiers to drive them you can get by without)Using your 2 channel setup with LS50’s:I would... | |
| Mc 452 or MC 302 Tz were not talking about tube amps...thanks tho. And Effischer any time you can own a McIntosh piece its special, your right. But I was referring to resale on the used market and "regard" for which its held within the MAC circles. Matt M | |
| Help for an Old School Audiophile Your plan should be to incorporate your collection into your system using a Music Server that will connect to your PC through your router using a Ethernet cable (this is called network audio storage aka NAS drive). A music server my or may not inc... | |
| DAC upgrade or Amplifier Based on your equipment I would say... try a different source, and I would try some different cables from Kimber or Morrow Audio. The Adcom amp and pre amp are not the problem. Speaker placement is key as well for depth...Nothing in between speake... | |
| JBL SOVEREIGNS I I would call Robert Johnson at... soundgalleryaustin.com This guy has more classic audio gear from that era then you can look at in a whole day! Robert is a classic audio retailer and is very knowledgeable about many things, He sells classic JBL ... | |
| Speakers for my car Without a doubt the best car audio speakers are made by DYNAUDIO! Matt M | |
| What Turnatable now? Garrard or Lenco sounds very nice indeed but a little beyond my skills as a wood worker (none) and budget I think. thanks tho :-)Matt | |
| So how many use MM cartridge and intend to keep it that way ? Not Me!Matt M | |
| Is this my imagination? Anytime you stick a big piece of furniture in between the speakers , your going to lose sound stage and depth and imaging! I would get a less evasive audio rack, a skinny taller one if the sound change is bothering you that much. Matt M | |
| OPPO vs Marantz SA-14 audio wise Oppo is the correct choice... 105D player. or newest variant. And the Reference quality audio is no smoke and mirriors, Dual saber dacs and direct audio path to XLR outputs. This is a real universal player, with excellent video circuitry as well. ... | |
| Retip Clearaudio Concept MC or... I would call Take Five Audio or Needle Doctor and ask one of there very nice people to recommend a cartridge that will be a great match for your table. There are so many great cartridges after all. I would recommend a Dynavector 20x2 $950, if you ... | |
| Would you sell half your vinyl collection to get great equipment ? Hell NO! You know how much time and effort and money went into collecting quiet good sounding original records? Good luck finding them today, over the last few years the market is now full of crappy sounding sealed new records. Austin record conve... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! "If, the pre amp, puts out DC, the amp will amplify it, and send out to the speakers, which is what happened in this case." WOW, It blows me away to hear that multi thousand dollar amps do this.So no protection circuitry, built in? They degrade so... | |
| Best value $1500 TT and cartridge. Rega P3 and 303 tonearm with a Dynavector 10X5! Best $1500 youll ever spend! NEW of course!Matt M |