mesch
Responses from mesch
| Amp recommendation and setup advice please What is your budget?How did you come to make your speaker choice? There are so many in that price range.if music was the priority, I would purchase a quality (within budget) integrated amplifier (preamp + amp). Many come with an internal phonostag... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? My Sonograph SG-3 turntable/Sumiko MMT, purchased in 1983. The original Portland, OR company. | |
| Your advice to speakers designers Build an efficient, true 8 ohm speaker in the $600 price range that will mate well with lower powered amplifiers for those just getting into high end audio. | |
| CD/DVD player advice Yes, should have said 'new or used' CD player. | |
| what speakers to buy Chlamersiv, What dealership in St Louis? | |
| Question about the tube in the Vincent PHO-700 Basically it seems that the tube serves as a buffer stage. | |
| CD/DVD player advice I would purchase a new CD player in the $500-$700 range. Later, should you choose to integrate video into your system you could then purchase a BD player. I would look into Marantz. | |
| Impedance Question? Not all preamps that have equal output impedance specs, say 600 ohms, have the same impedance across the frequency band, and often much higher at the lower (bass) frequencies. The result would be a loss of mid/low bass with those having this condi... | |
| Spend more money on the amp or the pre-amp? Yes, thanks for the update. Too often we never hear back. You did well. | |
| Looking to completely overhaul my preamp section, knowledgeable people needed! Given that you are intending the purchase of a Odyssey Stratos amplifier, I would focus my search toward those preamps that would serve that amp well sonically (to your taste) and match well electronically. What is the input impedance of the Strat... | |
| Looking to completely overhaul my preamp section, knowledgeable people needed! If it were me I would replace the separates with separates. Could be done in stages and allows greater flexibility. Possibly get a preamp with phonostage. I currently run a tube pre into a SS amp. | |
| Paradigm speakers Yes, memosaroshm, nice comparison. | |
| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? A component that has been left off for an extended period is at a thermal steady state equal to room temperature.The same component, after an extended period of operation at a certain volume level will be at a higher thermal steady state (oscillat... | |
| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? Isn't it reasonable to find that components operate best once they have achieved thermal equilibrium. I have experienced that all my systems sound better after 1/2 - 1 hour of operation. | |
| What's the weak link in my system? As others have said, focus on speaker placement, listening position, and possibly placing equipment stand to one side of listening position as opposed to between speakers. Treat the room using acoustic panels behind speakers, at primary reflection... |