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| Recommnedations for moderately price balanced IC's, and adaptors to an RCA end Jim, sorry, I won't bring up the subject of a line level/separate phonostage idea again. If only the RP-1 had XLR outs. In your shoes I think I would continue looking for a used BAT 31 or 31SE with the recognition that my budget my have to be inc... | |
| Best amplifier and preamp for klipsch heresy 3 A friend of mine has a set of older Heresy's (mid 80s). Though the IIIs are somewhat better, they are very similar to the originals as I understand. We have driven his version to loudness levels beyond what was comfortable with an NAD 326BEE. That... | |
| Best pre-amp of the three: Copland CT-305, BATVK-31SE. or PS Audio's PCA-2 ?? Jim, Yea, looking for a pre having the required XLR ins and outs, phonostage and headphone application really narrows the field. Now, finding one that compliments your new amp...Anyway, as I mentioned in your other thread use your Sphinx as a temp... | |
| Turntable Advice Sounds like you found a great deal. I was about to caution you on the Bluepoint, it has low output (2.5mV) for many MM phonostages. Not that it would have been too low, just that preamp volume would have to be adjusted much higher than for other i... | |
| Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC? I also think that there are many older DACs (5-7 years old, possibly older) that could serve well in todays system. For computer audio most would require a USB/SPDIF converter, however this also is no problem as many good ones are available on the... | |
| Recommnedations for moderately price balanced IC's, and adaptors to an RCA end Check out CablesOnline.com. I purchased a pair of RCA to XLR cables from them to connect a DAC to a headphone amp. I found them on E-bay. I thought them to be of good quality for the price (~$20/pair).This would allow you to use your Sphinx as a p... | |
| Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K Buying used removes much of the concern over buying 'unheard'. Item can be resold without great loss if purchased at fair price. With speakers shipping does become an issue. However, you can purchase a set of $2K speakers for under $1k buying used... | |
| Help choose best amp/preamp combo? The differential input impedances of amplifiers is a product of their design and what brings this on is beyond my scope of understanding. I do believe that this differential, in consideration alone, has little value in determining which amplifier ... | |
| yba integrated A dealer friend of mine once loaned me the AR Complete integrated amplifier. Used it in my system for a month. A very nice 50wpc piece. Detailed, non grainy, great soundstage. | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? I once had a Dual 1219 with a Shure V15 cartridge on it. Was very impressive for its day and $ (1970, bought on Okinawa US Base). I have not heard either of your choices. Check out the specs and make sure they have synergy with the Cambridge phon... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? I am with yogiboy. I would replace cartirdge, keep the cambridge phonostage, and save your money. Why spend more until your are convinced on commitment towards vinyl. I have heard that phono cartridges age with time even if not used. This is firs... | |
| Recommnedations for moderately price balanced IC's, and adaptors to an RCA end Isn't the BAT VK-200 fully balanced? How does that work, using an unbalanced RCA to XLR cable into it? Not saying that it wouldn't work just wondering if there might be concerns? | |
| Bookshelf speakers and record player for Marantz 2245 receiver? I think the Rega R1 suggested by akg is one good fit given your amp and room constraints. Sensitivity of 90dB, nominal 8ohm impedance, and need not require placement far from back wall. Maybe you could find a used pair, thus saving money for the ... | |
| newbie DAC question Am I missing something here? Is there something wrong with your Music Hall integrated? I thought you were simply looking for a DAC for your CD player and for streaming. Seems you have accomplished that. Though your system is a budget one, at it's ... | |
| solid state amp power I would be more concerned about the nature of the gain provided by the Direct Stream DAC than the wattage of the amplifier. I would think one would want to drive an amp using 30- 70% range on volume control of the DS DAC. Other may chime in on my ... |