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| Paradisea, Airport Express and Denon 2910 Does anyone know whether the Paradisea would improve the performance of a Denon 2910?The answer to my own question is a strong yes. CD playback is much smoother and more natural sounding with the Paradisea in the picture. | |
| Denon 103r ???? This may seem off-topic, but what tools and methods do you use to align your cartridge on your tonearm? I've been using the paper guide that came with my RB-300. Square carts like the 103 are easy to set up. Non-square carts like the Sonata are mu... | |
| new experience with my passive preamp How does the Placette compare to your Lamm preamp? | |
| PHONO-Hagerman's Cornet or Wright Sound WPP200C Thanks folks. I appreciate the info. | |
| Cable for Nola Minis in SS system What's your source equipment? I could be wrong, but I question whether a cable can tame what you describe. It might be your cd player. | |
| PHONO-Hagerman's Cornet or Wright Sound WPP200C Restock, in your opinion, how does the JLTI compare to the WPP200c? The JLTI keeps popping up in my searches. | |
| new experience with my passive preamp With an output impedance of 10 ohms and max output of 2.225 volts, the Levinson 390S looks like a perfect source for a passive preamp. What ICs are you using? Some owners say the Placette is soft in the low end. What's your experience? How are the... | |
| Denon 103r ???? Yep, sometimes it sounds great! I forgot to mention that too. | |
| Denon 103r ???? I've also struggled with the edginess of the 103R. I realigned it several times thinking it wasn't set up properly. I added mass to the tonearm to accommodate its compliance. I damped the plinth to death. I tried several phono stages (Phonomena, W... | |
| Pre Amp or Power Amp Koiman, keep the Modwright. Sell the Channel Islands. Get this ASL Hurricane. It has plenty of power for your 85dB efficient Salk's. Personally, I'm not a fan of digital amps. | |
| Best budget preamp for Aragon 8008bb and Thiel 3.6 You can't go wrong with the Bottlehead Foreplay. They have an excellent reputation, a strong following and good resale value. Cary AE-3's come up from time to time for $300-350 used. They have a tiny footprint and sound very nice. I had one for a ... | |
| Pre Amp or Power Amp It's really about the synergy, not about one or the other. FWIW, in my experience, a tube preamp never brought the magic that a tube amp created. | |
| Used CD player for 200-300 I know nothing about Ultech. A quick google search came up with very little. If you like simplicity, why not go with a universal player like a Denon 2910 or Oppo 981HD. The 2910 sounds every bit as good as a Rega Planet 2000 and its video performa... | |
| best MM cartridge... 03-09-08: Jlamb...cheapo phono pre I picked at a TV repair shop for $25 new. I have an AR ES-1 on the way w/Linn Basik LVX arm and K9 cartridge.I encourage you to sit still with the K9 and get to know it before you start a quest for the perfect c... | |
| best MM cartridge... I don't have any experience with the Ortofon 2M Black. You're going to get wildly different recommendations unless you give us a price range and some other information about your system and what you like to listen to. If you haven't seen the forum... |