mattmiller
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| Upgrade from project tubebox se II Max, the phono pre is the gateway to great vinyl sound. I would highly consider a used Manley labs Chinook ($1700) or a new Musical Surroundings Nova 2 ($1200). Both of these are in your range and you would have to spend triple that to get better ... | |
| Cable Upgrades or Better Components??? Components first! Then Cables! Because cables are the tone controls of the system. Regards,Matt | |
| Is Dynaudio forgiving speakers? Give them great electronics and power! The Dynaudio's will deliver, very well built too. | |
| Should I buy a phono-pre or Creek phono board? For around $400 you can buy a new Vincent Audio tube based Phono pre that has been very well reviewed in TAS and stereophile. Regards,Matt | |
| Best SACD: Modwright OPPO vs Esoteric X03 series? Go with the OPPO, not only will you save a bunch of money, the sound will be much warmer and more analogue like, easy to listen to for long periods at higher volumes. Yes the Esoteric is built like a battleship, the OPPO is a very dependable machi... | |
| Bob Carver Amazing Line Source speakers Bob has always gone against the audio stream with products like the magnetic field amplifier in the 80's, The Tracking Downconverter Sunfire amp of the 90's. Bob now has gone back to building beautiful tube amplifiers under the Bob Carver name. Th... | |
| Golden Rules for Cable & Power Cord Arrangement Here are some great tips about cable management from the Mapleshade.com website:Don't despair: correct wire management can help rather than hinder good sound. The following four simple rules tell you how: • Don't run wires-speaker cables, ICs or p... | |
| Audio shops near Clearwater, Florida Believe it or not, you can go to the Magnolia Audio inside the Best Buy store located in St Petersburg and see brands like McIntosh, Sonus faber, Sonance and Lutron. The store is located at: 6600 22nd Avenue NSt. Petersburg, FL 33710. Its a shame ... | |
| Esoteric or CEC cd-transport For that price range I would not get all focused on any one or two brands. Their are many good players/transports for around $1500. The only Esoteric I would own would have the awesome NEO VRDS drive (that's very expensive). I would make sure the ... | |
| KRELL FPB 650M MONO BLOCKS ..? Its moving sideways, and not by much. Look into a pair of McIntosh Mc1200's. That's going to be all you need! Regards,Matt M | |
| Pro-Ject phono preamps? I hate to say it because I own a Pro-Ject Xtension 10, I don't like any and especially the cheaper Pro-Ject models under $500(they all sound very uninvolving). Spend the xtra money and get the EAR or something similar. Trust me...The phono pre IS ... | |
| Who has some history with the Bryston phono stage? I'm with ZD542! Bryston has never been known for their phono stages. Bryston made their name making amplifiers then moved on to the whole range of products. But since you have taken the Bryston plunge I would stick with it. The Bryston products ar... | |
| Theres a firesale of the Modwrights oppo 105 units Freeman you are not a OPPO fan that's for sure. So why the posts? Buy some other brand then? I don't get what your trying to accomplish by being negative about OPPO. What use is the modded Oppo question? Most people that buy these Oppo players don... | |
| Who has some history with the Bryston phono stage? Schubert have you ever heard a Manley Labs Chinook phono pre amp? | |
| Impressions of the McIntosh MAC 6700 Not sure what (if any) reservations you might have? This is Mac's 1st receiver in over 20 years, it has HD radio and 200 watts per channel. This is a BEAST of a receiver and is built like a battleship! No tone controls though. You don't need them.... |