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| Accuphase E-560 versus VAC Sigma 160i Knghifi, it's highly unlikely as I remain very happy with big Tannoys & Rogue, and it's been that way for a long time now. So I don't have a strong motivation to make a big change. And as amazing as the Magico's engineering and beryllium tweet... | |
| Jolida 1501RC hybrid integrated vs. Rogue's Sphinx The CM is great, and for my speakers I'll pick the CM over SS every time. However, my friend's shop has a Sphinx hooked up to Kingsound Prince electrostatic panels, and it just struck me as a really sweet combo. In fact it seemed a bit better of a... | |
| Accuphase E-560 versus VAC Sigma 160i Kevin may be hard to get ahold of because he's so focused on product design and quality. But when you do get ahold of him in "realtime" communication, on the phone (or in person), it's worth your while. And email chains can be hard to keep going w... | |
| Jolida 1501RC hybrid integrated vs. Rogue's Sphinx Some of the Jolida stuff certainly isn't awful (I had and liked their JD100A long ago), which can't be said of a lot of chinese gear, but anything Rogue will be a big step up in build quality and support...plus their gear sounds excellent. With al... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE I piled onto the "Tannoy love fest" here a while back. Still have and love my Tannoys; still stand by what I said. However, since then I've heard the Magico S1 in the same setup I'd heard the S5 (and compared to Kensington SE), except this time wi... | |
| What should I do If you love Harbeths, I have a hard time believing you'll like the HD800, at least not without over-the-top warm tubes. Have you heard them? I heard them a while ago, and was not impressed (poor Qualia 010 ripoff). The HD650 or HD600 are both exce... | |
| Bob Carver "Black Beauty 305" or the E.A.R. 890 Yeah, I'm with you there. I'd have to hear the SS amp first, and I'd be very wary of amps with a reputation of being analytical or bright (a reputation that seems to follow the Bryson amps to some degree). I owned some Parasound JC1 monos a while ... | |
| Bob Carver "Black Beauty 305" or the E.A.R. 890 Also, your 24' x 27' room would be considered quite large! Indeed, I would suggest you require quite a healthy dose of power unless you *always* listen at very low volume levels. Really, your power needs are dictated more by the peak/crest levels ... | |
| Bob Carver "Black Beauty 305" or the E.A.R. 890 With the Magico S5 you're REALLY going to want more power than 70 Watts. They're nice speakers and I've heard them do OK with 180 Watt/ch tube amp on the 4 ohm taps, but when mistakenly moved to the 8 ohm tap (reducing power and increasing distort... | |
| Bob Carver "Black Beauty 305" or the E.A.R. 890 Like the answer to any nontrivial technical question, it depends. Even just +3dB of extra headroom can yield a huge difference -- but it all depends on your listening habits (typical & peak SPL), speakers, seating, and room. If you shy away fr... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Aoliviero and Egrady,I noticed that my Koetsu carts are not clamping flat against the headshell. For proper overhang, these carts ride almost all the way back in the 10" armwand's headshell. That positions their mounting hole "wings" almost behind... | |
| 4-500 $ cartridge for Project Debut Carbon ? It depends on the size/strength of the magnet and its location, which is a matter of the cartridge's design more than high vs. low output. The Ortofon Kontrapunkt & Cadenza lines have their magnets positioned very low (relative to the stylus) ... | |
| 4-500 $ cartridge for Project Debut Carbon ? Also -- I've played with a Debut Carbon, and could feel the motor's rumble causing vibration at the headshell. Not confidence inspiring. It's a nice enough entry-level package, but choose another table if you wish to scale the cartridge food chain... | |
| 4-500 $ cartridge for Project Debut Carbon ? For that setup I'd go only as high as an Ortofon 2M Blue or Bronze before upgrading the table. While a little bit of a gamble, you could go the used route (100-400 hours) and buy a better cart, if you're planning on upgrading the table later (soon... | |
| Phantom + A90 question I have no help to contribute here, but feel your pain. I had a hard time even getting a Koetsu secured flat to my 10" armwand. The fact that it rides way back in the headshell for proper overhang causes issues due to first the blue dot (which I re... |