mulveling
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| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? Tannoy Westminster should be able to do it ALL, but technically that's 2 drivers (and crossover) in a coaxial configuration. Otherwise, I will never believe that any single driver (besides headphones/earspeakers) can do it all -- as mentioned abov... | |
| VAC Sigma 160i MM phono stage question John, good catch -- I was incorrectly extrapolating from the Renaissance III. Back when I purchased the III there was the option for no phono, MM only, or MM+MC (I opted for the latter). In my dealer's showroom I didn't look into the 160i close en... | |
| Thanksgiving: ...... I'm thankful for my new Stax earspeakers setup (SR-009 and SR-007 Mk I headphones, KGSShv amp); it sounds amazing (better than Sennheiser Orpheus, HD800, Sony MDR-R10, AKG K-1000, etc) and has expanded my listening back into the digital world beca... | |
| VAC Sigma 160i MM phono stage question Haven't had the 160i in my own system, but have heard the SE version in other systems sounding EXTREMELY nice! I expect its MM stage should be very close to the Renaissance Mk. III's MM phono, which I owned for a couple years. The MM stage was my ... | |
| Advice from apartment dwellers Construction quality is going to dictate your direction more than anything else.I once lived in 2 different units of the same apartment complex. Built 2001, very flimsy. The bottom level unit (facing the woods) had carpet over concrete slab and wa... | |
| Does NOS Highend MC carts 'expire'... Oh, and obviously "proper storage" means a climate controlled environment with some kind of casing so that the stylus/cantilever doesn't get caked in dust over time. | |
| Does NOS Highend MC carts 'expire'... Five years on the shelf is nothing for a quality cartridge, unless there were egregious problems in the storage or the design/build was defective in the first place. Plenty of high-end MC carts 15+ years or older can still provide quality service ... | |
| Rogue Audio Indeed, Rogue should be repeatedly and frequently commended for how they truly stand behind their products, whether past or present, under warranty 1st owner, or out of warranty Nth owner. I strongly dislike manufacturers that won't service 2nd ha... | |
| Should I finish my basement As everyone else also realizes, Ejlif is totally and insanely correct. Don't set yourself up for a (steep) uphill acoustic battle by installing drywall, of all things! That's one of the best things about my current setup -- minimal drywall. In fac... | |
| Phono preamp or cartridge - which to upgrae first Though I sided on the recommendation towards cartridge, I see it's all-in for phono stage here; it's certainly true that this would be an excellent investment for you. I'll also note that in the last 2 years (at least) of reading here, I've seen o... | |
| Phono preamp or cartridge - which to upgrae first So basically you have a very good analog setup and you want to transition it into greatness. And you've already honed in on targeting a new Phono Stage or Cartridge, which in my experience are easily the 2 most important components in the analog c... | |
| Looking to replace my old Meridian 508.24 I used to own a G08 (original; not the v2). Dumped digital altogether for a while (went all-in down the path of high-end vinyl playback) and now finally got back into it with a NAD M51 DAC -- which I feel is easily superior to the sound I was gett... | |
| That "tube sound" and power ratings Hi-fi amplification is not the same as with guitars. You want want your amps to be running in their lowest-distortion range, every time (or as close to that as possible given your SPL needs) -- whether tubes or SS. And you can still clearly hear t... | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? Oh, and the Sennheiser hd800 sucks compared to the 009. Stick with Stax. | |
| Can headphones ever be as good as high end stereo? Different; advantages to each. Your choice of 009 is excellent; they are the best headphones. I don't find as much satisfaction in many other top headphones, but the stax 007 and lambda pros are also excellent. Note that you'll be selling the 009 ... |