mikelavigne
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| Kharma Matrix MP 150 issues??? hi Jimbox; thanks. your father's system and room is really on another level beyond anything i have ever seen.i assume from your description that you have determined that the 'pop' originated from the right channel of the ART? is that correct? sinc... | |
| Kharma Matrix MP 150 issues??? hi Jimbox; first...very nice system; i'll bet it sounds excellent.i would strongly recommend that you disconnect your speakers from your amps temporarily. the reason is that the ceramic mid-range of your wonderful CRM 3.2's is relatively fragile a... | |
| The Quietest LP Cleaning Machines the best way to quiet a 16.5 is how i did it...i sold it and purchased the Loricraft PRC4.i cleaned 3000 Lps over 8 years with my 16.5.... a great machine. but it's loouuud! | |
| The Quietest LP Cleaning Machines noise is directly related to the size of the vaccuum opening. therefore any Record Cleaner with a wide sweep vaccuum arm will sound to a large degree like a vaccuum cleaner.the 'Keith Monks'....Loricraft...type record cleaners use a stylus vaccuum... | |
| HDMI audio out, or Digital Coax out for CD playbak good question; but not that simple.it depends on your processor. some processors are very good at processing soundtracks; but lousy at 2-channel redbook....in which case you would actually want to use your 2-channel analoge outputs (into an analog... | |
| The Best Midrange in the World Right Now Maril; yes, i sold the VR9's last summer; but only because i intended to move 'up' to the VR-11's.....which i ordered last July....they have still not started building them. i did not sell the '9's due to any dissatisfaction with them. the 11's we... | |
| Opportunity to buy the best Preamp... but which? Greg, thanks for the details on your comparison. i would have liked to have been there.best regards, | |
| Opportunity to buy the best Preamp... but which? Gregm, thanks for the feedback on the dart vs FM.2 questions. you mention the dart pre was 'as satisfying' as the 255 with the dart amp; was it more similar sounding to the 255 or was there significant differences in the balance?i'm not sure you h... | |
| The Best Midrange in the World Right Now great thread topic.my last 2 speakers have had considerable adjustability; which as caused me to really learn about exactly what causes a great mid-range.the Von Schweikert VR9SE has three tweeters, each with an attenuator. it has a 15" digital am... | |
| Opportunity to buy the best Preamp... but which? Andrew; based on your tastes..."My preference would be a neutral tube based model.".....you are looking for a preamp that has a bit of the sweetness of tubes, but not euphonic warmth.i have heard all those pre's on your list and to my ears the dar... | |
| What is the best SS Amp and Pre given the trends? if price is not an issue there are a few others to consider.Burmeister, Goldmund, MBL and FM Acousitics all make ss preamps and amps that are highly respected if very expensive.my personal favorite and the best i have heard is the darTZeel NHB-108... | |
| Best rack for non-suspension turntable? Turboglo, if you want the best possible isolation for a non-suspended tt get any stiff, high mass rack and put a Halcyonic isolation shelf on it.Halcyonicsthis what a laboratory would get to isolate an electron microscope. it makes any audio isola... | |
| 12" 45 RPM records: What's the story? you need to make a distinction between the 12" 45's that were 'dance club' singles......and the 12" 45's that are audiophile reissues of various very popular older recordings.the 'dance club' 45's are all over the board in quality.....mostly bad. ... | |
| Best processor/switcher/scaler for new ht system ? Craig, i would strongly recommend going to www.avsforum.com, going to the video processor forum, and then searching for that. AudioGon is great for audio.....but AVS is where all the info is on video.i am not current on your specific question; but... | |
| Best processor/switcher/scaler for new ht system ? i would avoid an 'all-in-one' processor/switcher/scaler for both video and audio. the Video side is changing too fast to justify getting today's SOTA video connections in your audio processor. you will get very frustrated when the new source hardw... |