mattmiller
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| New cart for under 1K The Analisys Plus cables are the most colored cables Ive ever heard ,next to Cardas, I cant stand them. Go for a Morrow Audio Cable, or Kimber,or Nordost.Cables are tone controls. The MAC preamp is nice but you can get the same sound or better wit... | |
| JBL 4411 - what is your take on these? I first heard these speakers back in 1980.At a store called Sensuous Sounds in Tampa Fl. This is considered Mid-fi grade stuff. works well with recivers and integrateds of the same period.Good news is they have a real classic JBL sound and they ar... | |
| Upgrade Help: CDP or DAC YES ! keep the Marantz as a transport and get a Solid state or Tube DAC! There are so many out there,I would recommend you look at something from Parasound,Musical fidelity,cambridge audio,Nuforce..I use a crappy jvc mini system to send a optical ... | |
| Suggested Improvements for Set Up? I think if you went with a good Pre amp/amp combo like Primaluna or Rouge Audio or Vincent Audio (there too many to list) ...the results could be a life changing event.Other than that,Spend the money on a good Oppo universal machine.This machine c... | |
| help with RP6 setup Hello,the reason you use a phono pre amp is so you can use the direct line level input on any preamp. This way you bypass using (or having to use) the pre amp's phono input.I am not familiar with the rouge audio's phone input, you would have to be... | |
| Turntable Swamp. . .what to buy? Hello I use a PrimaLuna Prologue 3. My turntable is a upgraded Rega p3/24 I have the groovetracer ref sub and acrylic platters and I use a Nagaoka MP200 cart. The sound is neutral to warm side. Very big soundstage and awesome at capturing the soun... | |
| New cart for under 1K I WOULD TRY THE ORTOFON 2M BLACK. IT IS A WARMER CARTRIDGE AND WOULD HELP WITH THE BRIGHTNESS YOU SPEAK OF. ALSO I WOULD CHECK OUT THE NAGAOKA MP500,A WARM AND DELIGHTFUL SOUND.MATT TX | |
| Upgrade from Rega P3-24 ..... Ok Adam ,Here it is in a nutshell. The P3/24 table is the WEAK link. The RB301 is awesome arm..Upgrade the Belt It is way better than the cheesy black belt.The stock Subplatter bearing system SUX, noisy, a lot of friction. Upgrade for $250 to the ... | |
| DAC question I would keep your system the way it is and play with some tweeks first. Damping the units themselves and isolating the speakers and making sure they are level and are on spikes...things like this can make more of an improvment in sound then a new ... | |
| CD player to be use as a transport advice? Hi Mountiansong, If you purchase a DIP from Monarcy audio you can play discs on anything that will send a optical or RCA digital signal out. Then from the DIP you can go out using rca or even better XLR! The DIP's are jitter stoppers/reclockers so... | |
| Upgrade from Rega P3-24 ..... Hi Adam , If you are still using the same glass platter/plastic sub platter with brass and metal bearing system with your stock P3/24,you should look at the Groove Tracer upgrades!Platter and reference sub platter $450 for both, this will lower th... | |
| Digital XLR Cables UPDATE- I have been using the Nordost valkyrja AES/EBU 110 ohm cable. And I tell you it is almost invisible. I really dont think a specific "digital" XLR cable is going to out perform it. Note: I also tried a Cardas XLR it sounded very colored....... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I purchased New, a pair of Dynaudio Contour 3.0's. These speakers kick ass! The beautiful natural cherry has darkened over the last 13 years. Never have I had any problem with them.They were handmade in Denmark,and I understand that Dynaudio keeps... | |
| Most meaningful record show find of 2012 WoW the show this past fall was Awesome I found a double record on Verve, Jazz Summit it features 2 records I was looking for.What a Find. It is a Duke Ellington record. I also found a 1973 copy of Billy Cobham Spectrum..Atlantic. Also, Fleetwood ... | |
| AS Challenger mk 2 vs. Avid Diva 2 sp vs. Rega P9 Check Out Groovetracer on the Net. The counter weight they have will do the trick. And you can check out the subplatter and Acrylic platter they sell.These products are the finest quality upgrades out there. Matt M |