mikeduke

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Stereo Imaging
I get fooled a lot. Sometimes I don't know if I want to watch TV after I am done listening to music so I put mu 2ch and 3ch amp on at the same time. When I listen to music I always put my HT preamp in bypass mode. That means that ONLY the left and... 
Your Impressions of the DV XX2 MKII
Glad the XX2 worked out for you. As I said, I am very pleased with it. I just can't wait to spin more records every day. If you are dealing with Jeff, then I would have to recomend a Raven table. They seem to be top shelf in their price range. I a... 
How does the drum kit sound on your rig?
Allman brothers Yea Baby. I have Eat a Peach and Live at the Fillmore East on original vinyl as well. As you say, the sound fantastic. Other bands that have powerful drums on my system are TOOL, and SRV. 
How does the drum kit sound on your rig?
With my JM Labs 1027's and Bryston 4b-ST drums sound very good and very realistic. They sound good with my OPPO 82 SE and my Amadeus TT. So yes, I am happy with how drums sound in my room. I am lucky that I have a drummer friend who helped me twea... 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
That should be 4ohms not 40ohms. 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
I could tell that the Classe gear was top shelf. That's why I wanted that pre :). I am not a huge B&W fan and they were using the top of line Diamond tweeter speakers. It sounded very clinical. When they put the regular 800's on the system it ... 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
When I heard the 600 I also hear the classe amps. It was with B&W speakers though, not focal. Plus, it was in a big room with the bigger amps. But they did sound good. It will probably be a different sound then the Sim. I think though even wit... 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
Sounds like a plan. As I said, I was very close to getting it but at the time $6,000 was a lot and the dealer I went too really did not move that much. I ended up with a Parasound Halo 2 and it served me well for many years. Now I have the Integra... 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
Man, if you can get that I would pounce right away. I heard one a few years and thought it was fantasic. But at the time the price was too high. Fantastic for HT and 2ch. The only thing is it does not have all the latest connections and it won't d... 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
That's cool. I understand what you want. Like I said, the reviewes I read of the Cary were very positive. Besides being scared off by the bugs, there is not a dealer near me who carried the brand. So I took a chance on the Integra. I have been ver... 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
Not to mention HT also sounds very good. 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
Back when someone told me about the Cary, he made it seem like the end of the world would happen. He was basically saying that they had a QC issue. Then I started to realize that people were saying the 80.2 was sooooooo bad. It was so noisy and it... 
Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro
Ron, I think you know me from AVS :). I bought the Integra 80.2 a few months ago. I can recommend it very highly. Plus the 80.3 should be coming out probably in a few months. As you know I have the 1027's cc1000be, 705v's. I was told by some one t... 
Your Impressions of the DV XX2 MKII
I use the XX2 MKII on my Amadeus GTA. It is the only real table and cart I have had but I can say that I am very pleased with the music I get from this combo. 
phono preamp with volume?
Another passive optionhttp://www.placetteaudio.com/passive_line.htm