mrmitch
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| Bassheads-DSP important????????Velodyne SMS?? I just want to add to Shadorne's reply about small vs. big woofers. I've played bass guitar professionally, and what I've noticed is that while small woofers may give you more resolution of the notes, its always the big woofers that give you the s... | |
| Wilson better than Thiels? I've touched on this in a nother thread before, but I have a problem relying on anyone else's hearing . I'm assuming you meant better in sound quality, as I think its pretty safe to say both companies build quality is very high. What if the respon... | |
| Using CD player without Preamp? Usually the manual for your CD player tells you that your player has a gain section made to drive an amplifer via direct hook-up without a separate pre-amp. My Wadia 830 manual specifically addresses this issue, and I'm sure that other companies d... | |
| Most resolving solid state amp you've ever heard? Another vote for Belles, my 350A (not Reference) is highly resolving but not etched in any way.It also has a high damping factor, giving good control of bass.--Mrmitch | |
| 10 Levels of Turntable Mastery TML 10: Tibetan monk hearing the music in his head as he spins the palimpsest.--Mrmitch | |
| What is meant by IMPORT? Listening is important. Some import pressings have been better than US pressings, and some have been worse. I find Xiekitchen's statement that vinyl quality has a lot to do with how good an LP sounds to be true more often than not. Island Records ... | |
| VPI tone arm set up Markus, I've had a Virtuoso Wood on my VPI and felt it hadnt reached its full potential until using the Mint Tractor for dial-in as well. I pretty much up to now have had to use MM carts (or high-power MC) due to the low gain in my preamp's phono ... | |
| Synth/Electronic LP recommendations Patrick O'Hearn "Ancient Dreams", I know its on CD, not sure if it was ever released on vinyl.--Mrmitch | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? Ive heard Vandersteen 3A's powered by Rogue amps in John Rutan's establishment, and they sounded wonderful. He also has some set up with the amp I use, the Belles 350A. Just an aside about John, I had a problem with the drawer of my Wadia 830 CD p... | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? A Conrad Johnson PV-5 preamp. It's a 1984 which i bought unopened from a dealer in 1986. Since then it's had new higher grade caps, new power supply, and obviously many different tubes. I love it and probably wont sell it but I am looking into a n... | |
| What is your dream turntable? Ahh, yes, sorry that should have been "Schroeder"--Mmrmitch | |
| What is your dream turntable? A TW Acustic Raven One with a Scroeder 2 arm would be very nice-maybe Santa Claustein would drop one off by me.--Mrmitch | |
| mixing and matching..... I have Analysis Plus IC's from tonearm to pre-amp and their speaker cables, mixed with Harmonic Tech Pro-Silway 3 from Wadia 830 CD player to Belles 350A amp. No problems whatsoever. The Cable Company will s end you four or five cables at your req... | |
| Movies that featured High End equipment Regarding "House", if you look in his office, I think the speakers shown might be Piega's.-- Mrmitch | |
| What might cause LOUD hum in a Conrad Johnson pv6 Randallvar, I had a CJ PV-5 which had a similar hum. Sent it to Conrad Johnson where they replaced some capacitors a nd the power supply. Sounds better now than when it was new.--Mrmitch |