mattmiller
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| NAD 521 Get a good source and I am sure you will love the sound a lot more. NAD has always sounded pretty laid back to me. I'm with phasecorrect NAD amps are good but their sources are pretty bland. Get a OPPO 105 universal player and you'll be amazed! | |
| New sound system, $5000 max- what a would you do? I would go with something from Morrow Audio for cables. The Analysis Plus Oval 12 speaker cables are some of the most bass heavy, colored cables, I have listened to. Kimber Kable or Audio Quest would work as well. Also, I would make sure the Hega... | |
| Best Headphone DAC/Pre-Amp? Sennheiser Orpheus is SICK! | |
| Mcintosh MC402, Krell FPB 600 or Passlabs x250.5 Nicholas, Did you know that McIntosh was responsible for the amplification at WOODSTOCK (now if the sound was bad, all those people would have left...lol ). You made the right choice. McIntosh makes some of the best amplifiers on the planet, in al... | |
| Tube preamp for under $3000 BAT is the worst sounding......Dry, unemotional, and very forgettable highs. On the other hand (and I'm speaking of the 6H30 based BAT's) the BAT has great solid bass and of course they are built like a battleship and the remote could be used as a... | |
| Amp recommendation in the $6000 range AL, why are you stating amplifier input specs? The original post was for a AMP recommendation, I assumed the poster would purchase a pre amp that would match the amp. The bottom line is the MAC 402 will drive the speakers mentioned in the original... | |
| TT hum The Ortofon cartridge you have is only putting out .3mv! That is very low. This is a great cartridge, but it needs a phono pre amp with proper settings to dial it in. The Parasound does not provide the nessesary settings. Either change your cartri... | |
| Amp recommendation in the $6000 range There is a McIntosh 402 for sale on this site. It would be incredible with those speakers! Also, it is priced right. It is a very good deal for a amp that will last forever. IMO this IS the amp to buy for what you want. Regards,Matt M | |
| Port plug question If plugging one solves the problem and it sounds good, it is good! And to answer your question, No you are not hurting or degrading your sound by using one and not the other. All rooms are in need of some tweaks, or treatments, its kool. enjoy!Re... | |
| TT hum 1. Try and take away the ground wire. All of these pieces should have 3 prong plugs on them already. So, everything should be grounded fine.2. Is the turntable plugged into the wall directly or...? 3. what settings are available for cartridges on... | |
| Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna The Tannoys have a 90db sensitivity rating so the Primaluna should drive them fine. Have they had time to break in? I would play them for at least 50 to 100 hours before critically listening. Also, cables make a big difference, what are you using?... | |
| Philly Record Store Day fail The good news is, that you can now go to a nice clean smelling (sick of dungeon like settings with noisy pressings for $30) new store like Barnes and Noble and discover hundreds of vinyl's for sale (more and more every time I go back)! Times are ... | |
| SACD with LFD/ Harbeth Right out of the box the Oppo 105 is the player to have modded, the Oppo 95 does not have the direct audio path circuitry designed for high end 2 channel sound, using the ESS sabre dacs in dual configuration going to either specific XLR or RCA out... | |
| sonorous1 .8mv is still pretty low, that's not the problem. Also, I would use the 100 ohm setting not the 47,000 ohm. The Benz M series is at 24ohms the JC3 only has 2 settings for MC and the 47,000 ohm setting is too high for that cartridge. Also, the JC3... | |
| McCormack DNA-750 good? These McCormack amps are very powerful, IMO you should use a great tube preamp with them to inject some "magic" into the signal. Use speakers that love power like Dynaudio or something comparable. 6moons audio did a review on the 750's I think. Re... |