mimberman
Responses from mimberman
| Upgrade to Totem Forest or Monitor Audio GS60? My current room is 17 by 21 and I had the forests in here for about 6 months before upgrading to the Dali Euphonia MS-4's (my current speakers). Upgrades depend on what you think is missing. I know this sounds silly and literal, but when you say s... | |
| Verity Parsifal Symposium base If I remember correctly, Verity themselves have used Stillpoint stands under the Parsifals. You can call them and they should be able to help. | |
| Turntable advise needed - Norway callin' I can't speak to the whole list of tables you asked about, as I've only heard the Avid. I have, however, heard the Avid with the same Burmester 011 and 911mk3 combo you're upgrading to (a family member has that combo with Nordost Valhalla cabling,... | |
| Integrated Amplifier balanced So judging by your response you're buying new, not used? That changes your budget, as I was saying you could get a YBA under $3000 used. I would say, and this holds true for used gear, but since you're buying new you should go listen to as many un... | |
| Integrated Amplifier balanced Is that budget just for the integrated, or the whole system? I would say that you may want to budget for a good DAC, since you can definitely improve over the Slim's DAC. One route may be to get a DAC with volume control like the Bel Canto e.One D... | |
| Integrated Amplifier balanced How many pairs of balanced input? What else is in the chain (dac, speakers, etc)? There are a lot of options so this will help narrow it down a little. | |
| Turntable advise needed - Norway callin' What's the rest of your system like? | |
| Phono Stage Burn-in Thanks for the responses, but I was more specifically know if there are any ways to break-in without spending money or spinning records, since I won't be able to play for a while and want to burn in while I'm away for work. I was looking more to s... | |
| How do you level your turntable? I picking up a pair of cables at a fellow A'goner's house a couple of weeks ago and he showed me an interesting experiment relating to bubble levels. He showed me 4 bubble levels on the same surface, each of which had a different reading. He expla... | |
| Where to start?? I agree: best to move in steps. One pair might be a great addition, but two in a chain may be too much of a good thing. It depends! | |
| Reccomend an integrated tube Amp-under 2k The Pathos Classic III is on audiogon now for 1500 for a Mk III and around 1000 for a Mk II. Just search for pathos. I wouldn't necessarily go for a Mk I since II had some good improvements that III inherits. | |
| Best sounding HDCD player?? I can't pretend to know the best, but I have heard the Cary CD 303/300 with HDCDs and thought it was very appealing...it is also a very versatile player. Cary's new player, the 306 Professional does HDCD and people seem to like it, but I haven't h... | |
| What's with white stains on new vinyl? White stains on Vinyl? Must be one horny puppy at the packaging plant! | |
| What solid state dac is similar to Ayre CX-5e? Some good things to know: are you mac or PC? Do you plan on using USB or optical? Were you buying the ayre new or used, as that changes the price (and it would be helpful to know anyway)? | |
| Reccomend an integrated tube Amp-under 2k I think, given your speakers' specs and your desire for more dynamic power and greater clarity, that a Pathos Classic One Mk III would be something to explore. You'd get about double the Melody's output at 8 and 4 ohms (130 at 4, within your peak ... |