mesch
Responses from mesch
| Phono stage matching - how critical I have always like the sound of HOMC cartridges over that of MM into MM phonostages. They seemed to be more exciting and dynamic. Must add that I was always dealing with ~$300 cartridges. Cant speak to those in a higher price bracket. | |
| Preamps for $300 to match with B&K st-140? Wow! Resurrecting a 12 year old post. Had a ST140 mated to a Pro10 for 25 years. Served me well. Drove Vandersteen IIs and then Sound Dynamics Ti3s. | |
| System upgrade advice Yes! The room. I am not familiar with the Proceed pre, however feel that the Rotel/Paradigm might be a too bright match. Possibly a warmer sounding amp might be in order as well. Voice the room 1st. | |
| Cary Xciter DAC : USB input hit by lightning Yes Zd, I owned one. My intent was to agree with your post. I think Trisks option 2 seems the best. :-) | |
| Cary Xciter DAC : USB input hit by lightning An outboard USB/SPDIF converter is the best option. Likely would improve the sonics over the supplied USB input. | |
| How Do I set up a 2 Way system, for Movies/Music You could use the Cambridge for 2 channel, less drain on the power supply. Otherwise, it seems to me that you should consider an integrated amp with subwoofer outputs for the upstairs system. I have an NAD c226BEE that I use for a 2nd system and t... | |
| Refurbish a Dynaco St70 Schubert, i believe you are correct. I live ~60 miles north of Cario so more of a toss up.Swamp, field work, report writing, Cancun & margaritas; been there and done that! Cheers. | |
| Refurbish a Dynaco St70 Swamp, actually I am from southern Illinois. We do have a cyprus swamp, one of the furthest north in US. Seems you have been walkin' through allot of snow given the many major snow storms in the last couple years. Anyway, back to the post, I curre... | |
| Refurbish a Dynaco St70 Swamp, yes I was and consider myself that way over my life. Hope to continue in same for some time. Took me some time after hearing that system to get to tubes, 2010 actually, now use a tube pre into SS amp. You donÂt happen to live in south Flor... | |
| Integrated amp for B&W 685s As a followup to my initial post, I was listening to the combo in a room that I was not all that familiar with. After playing around with both amp and speakers in my dedicated audio room, I have deduced that they seem to work well together. This s... | |
| Am i obliged to buy when seller refused at first.. Though there are two sides to this problem I can understand Veerapanenis position. It would seem that the seller, having sold his amp and knowing he declined the initial offer, should have not been vindictive. Sounds like a poor sport to me. I wo... | |
| Retired audiophile? I relate with your thinking. I retired a few years ago and decided it was time to replace my system of 25 years. Took me 3+ years to get to where i am now and am happy with the new one. I take my time putting a system together and them focus on th... | |
| Refurbish a Dynaco St70 Thank you Kirkus for such a complete response. I am going to contact Ralph regarding getting this done and go with his suggestions. The 1st system I heard that got me into this hobby was: AR XA turntable, Dynaco PAS 3 & ST-70, AR3a speakers. C... | |
| How Do I set up a 2 Way system, for Movies/Music I take it that you are going to move your system to the downstairs room and not getting a different system, am I correct on this? It seems then you simply use the analog outputs of the BDP and cable box into the AVR. I would set your system as it ... | |
| Refurbish a Dynaco St70 Thanks much Atmosphere! I will contact you regarding having your people do this. I believe it would be fun to play with and should I not find a place for it in a system and am sure I can find a AG member to enjoy it without much $$ loss. |