mrdecibel
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| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? @mitch2 I have owned a few pieces of Steve’s equipment, including his original line drive unit ( which I understand was not buffered ). I still always preferred a preamp. Maybe I should try a device as you are suggesting. BTW, I always read your c... | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? So, impedance matching, and gain, are both important ? | |
| Your Side by Side Experience With Best Vintage vs Newer Expensive Hi Tech Speakers I meant to say Walnut oil and Oak oil. Also, the crossovers have always been housed in the mid / tweeter section. That's all. Thank you. Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| Your Side by Side Experience With Best Vintage vs Newer Expensive Hi Tech Speakers @steve59 The couple of main differences between the early Lascala and the series II, are : ( 1 ) went from 3/4 inch birch ply to 1 inch birch ply and MDF, in the cabinet design. The dog houses ( woofer sections ) were resonant in the originals. Th... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! @trelja Victor is as nice a guy you could ever meet. A great salesman ( not like the old type car salesman ). Charming, passionate, and a real lover of music / equipment. Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Since the topic is really about " gain ", let me say this. I have a large assortment of amplifiers, included a few pro amps, which all have input gain controls. Using these amplifiers, I have a choice, of keeping the controls on the amps at max, a... | |
| My Quicksilver preamp inverts polarity Throughout my systems, I have an Adcom GDA 700 and an Audio Alchemy DDE V 3.0, and they both have phase switches. So it was known way back then that many cds were recorded out of phase ( as well as some equipment reversing phase ). Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| Best Recording of Scheherazade Hearing it " Live " must have been incredible. No one mentioned Peter Cetera's version, with backing vocals by Madonna, lol. Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| bose 801 speakers @g_nakamoto... I am sure you are enjoying your music ! MrD. | |
| What used speakers raraely come up for sale @ozzy A good point, made a few times. This goes for everything else as well. Enjoy ! MrD. | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! Yes, there are many audio products that can be considered reasonably priced. If the money is available, the room large enough, and a proper amp used to drive them ( proper room set up as a given ), I do think the MBLs are a reasonably priced pair ... | |
| bose 801 speakers A pair of 901s, set up properly ( hung from the ceiling ), with a solid and smooth back wall, with excellent gear feeding them ( such as the Mac the OP uses, and good interconnects to and from the EQ ), will surprise many listeners. Their presenta... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! From the " Amigos " album. | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! @lgoler My buddy who imported the Jadis equipment, owned the top model MBLs, and they were fantastic. I played, both on vinyl and cd, the song Europa, by Carlos Santana, and, I cried, it was so emotionally " you are there " engaging. He drove the... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! @aalenik.....further states my thought on the subject. A buddy's daughter received a raise at her job. Not a 6 figure job, believe me. She goes out and spends $ 3K on a designer handbag, because " she had to have it ". Its her money. She is paying... |