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| eminent technology 2 setup help btw, i am using it with a sota turntable that has a predrilled arm board.thanks for your help !!!best regards,mike | |
| eminent technology 2 setup help this is a email from Rushton that is very usefull.. Thank you !!!!The nice thing about a tangential tracking tonearm is that the cartridgesetup is very straight forward. The only alignment tool you need is ascribed line from the spindle out to the... | |
| Next best thing to a Counterpoint SA-5000 preamp i would suggest a audio research ls-15, ls-16, or a ls-16 mkII and add a phono stage. the remote availability is hard to do without.the ls-16 mkII is more $$ but uses the new super tube and hence cheaper on the retube.hope that helps..mike | |
| Passive Bi-Amp using XLR-Y Adapters - Amp or Preamp? purist has some very high quality xlr y adpaters.good luck,mike | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre Mknowles16.is that the best you can come up with ? you should read Bemopti123 post...and i would suggest putting some clothes on before you catch cold.mike | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre Mknowles16... whatever.. you can discard my information regarding the reliablity of counterpoint...you would have to blind to ignore it. it is on the current alta vista site and all over audiogon and asylum. dont get me wrong it is great sounding ... | |
| sota suspension setup help thanks so much...getting there. i have also noticed tightning the springs helps out. that et arm is very heavy.thank you,mike | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre i didnt expect the tread to go this way. maybe because i live in san diego and know the background with counterpoint and the owners.dont get me wrong, the 5000 is a nice preamp. HOWEVER, counterpoints relaiblity as a whole isnt that great. if you ... | |
| looking for a phono amp-used $100 to$300 why not go with the BAT internal phono section ? look for a used one.you would have to spend $1200 or more to match the sound quality of the internal card and that is also one less pair of interconnects.mike | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre just as heads up reguarding counterpoint/ alta vista.mike elliott went to both shops in san diego with their new amps for them to audition (fact). i would speculate ( which means "in my opinion" the reason alta vista doesnt sell to dealers is beca... | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre run from counterpoint....unless you are sadistic and enjoy pain.they are very, very unrelaible. despite the new company and serivce, no one in san diego(local town) will carry the line.the companies reputation of building unrelaible gear is founde... | |
| Favorite SS Amp? depends on price....no price range - Halcro ( great amp but the pre is really bad)expensive - classe cam mono'smoderate-herron & pse studio signaturesbargain of the century- pse studio v'smike | |
| best interconnect under $100 for my system???? step it upa little and spend $150 (used) for the coincident.this cable is the steal of century imo...other cables may have a little better lows or highs or imaging. but this cable is very, very musical and beats out most cables on "soul & musi... | |
| which is your opinion about the new Halcro preamp? heard it with the halcro amp( great ss amp) and was not impressed with the pre at all. subsituted a bat pre @ 1/2 the price and the bat SMOKED the halcro pre. i did like the halcro amp but i was very shocked that halcro would introduce the pre pie... | |
| Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD? yes and #$$^&**@# yes. it is a very good 'Revealing' format and better when recorded well even in the 2 channel mode.i use a marantz sa-8260 and i like it alot... you use to have to spend big $$$$$$$ to get this level of sound quality.the draw... |