mulveling
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| VAC preamps - too expensive? Dropping gems like "absurd" and "they profit more", it sounds like you are just here to complain about not being in the target market of VAC, rather than seriously considering a VAC preamp. Have you even heard one before? VAC specifically made a d... | |
| Best preamp with built in phono stage? Agree with others that VAC preamps have superb built-in phono stages as an option. The 6-tube stage is better (Signature, Master lines) but the 3-tube stages (Renaissance) are still great. Their new units are pricey but good used models sometimes ... | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? The VAC preamp lineup is not "clever" marketing trying to trick people into spending more. It’s true high-end gear for extreme enthusiasts who love the VAC sound and are beyond their phase of continually churning through $2K - 10K models on audiog... | |
| Opinions Needed: Hales vs. Tannoy Have you heard Tannoy dual-concentrics before? I was smitten first time I heard one many years ago (Eyris DC3). The D700 is from before even that model, but I remember my old dealer (whom I trust very much) was a huge fan of that particular D700 m... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? Not only are those 2 very basic phono stages, probably with the same kind of chip based circuitry, but a 40dB MM stage (like the Consonance, and probably your Aria built-in) is going to be way underpowered for your Denon’s 1.6mV (this results in 0... | |
| Why are equipment racks so expensive? Actually the build quality of their new feet is kinda lame for the price IMO. Maybe they work, but the supposed burn-in process into hundreds of hours is not something I'll ever tolerate in my vinyl-only main system. BUT their racks are a work of ... | |
| Original Legacy Studio Speakers I swear my Signature III sounded mediocre until I boxed ’em up for sale. Then I got a local interested buyer who wanted to demo them - and set them up quickly in a different location, where they just so happened to sound AMAZING. Ah, such fun time... | |
| Original Legacy Studio Speakers It doesn't look too suspicious to me; seller states these are the original version, and I believe they were in production for a while which makes it quite likely there were changes over the years. The drivers probably don't cost much to begin with... | |
| Which Tannoy? Short answer: from those 3, definitely Kensington. Long answer:I owned Kenstington SE years ago but I’m still a big fan. Wonderfully musical, good detail, a beautifully balanced speaker. I think the GR series should make it more detailed without m... | |
| Why are equipment racks so expensive? If you think 3K is a lot you better not look at Critical Mass Systems. I used to think it was stupid, now I own a 3-shelf Maxxum and have some Black Platinum shelves on order for amps. They even have an Olympus rack above the Maxxum. The cost is d... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? Hey @lewm, what's your ranking on amazon for the book you just wrote? | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? Yes, if you insist upon using a "crappy" rack, the SOTA suspension will help. And if you have a lot of warped LPs, vacuum clamp or peripheral ring will help. Also, if you are testing nuclear warheads in your listening room. Yes lewm, if you ins... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? The FR64S won’t work on a SOTA - it’s too heavy and the B-60 (or Ikeda base - I have both and I like the newer Ikeda better) might not even fit in there anyways. The FR64S is over 3 lbs. A tonearm can be up to 2.5 lbs max on a SOTA Nova suspension... | |
| Anyone own 200iq and prefer kt150 over kt88 Also on phono stage - realize you're already running a 100 Watts/ch tube power amp that will throw out several times the heat of a typical tube phono stage...and you're concerned about heat from the phono stage in that scenario?? The VAC Ren phono... | |
| Anyone own 200iq and prefer kt150 over kt88 No, the KT150 were pretty awful in my 200iQ monos - killer slam and weight but completely lacking everywhere else. They can hardly even last 5 minutes of listening before I have to yank ’em out and get some sonic relief. I feel like I wasted time ... |