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| Any experience with Hovland HP200 preamp ??? I've owned the 100 for more than a year. It is the quietest preamp I've ever owned. Dead quiet. I've listened to the 200 extensively. They are so close, in my opinion, that choice comes down to remote control or phono stage. I met Bob Hovland last... | |
| Can you run outputs from dvd player to amp ? Only if you have a volume controls on the DVD Player or the amplifier to adjust level. | |
| Decent SACD? I just bought the Denon DVD-2900 and it does all three formats pretty well. I have it in a top drawer system (Audio Physic IIIs, Jadis Defy 7 Mk IV, Hovland HP-100, etc) and it acquits itself quite well.Wendell | |
| Heard the Audio Physic Padua? The Yara and Padua are very good speakers. The Virgo is a great speaker. The other two are simply not in the same class. The only better Audio Physic, in my opinion, is the Avanti III which replaced my Virgos. I can't respond to your tweeter quest... | |
| Heard the Audio Physic Padua? I've heard them. Nice speaker. Smaller sounding than the Virgo which can be found used for 50% of the retail cost ofthe Padua. That would be the way to go. Good luck.Wendell | |
| Rega 25 or VPI Scout David99- I know it comes with the 600. Typo. The JMW-9 is still a superior arm. I do agree about the Oracle. I havea Mark II with SME IV that I love. | |
| Rega 25 or VPI Scout The Scout is marginally better than the 25. The JMW 9 arm is far, far superior to the RB-300 which is very good. You pay more but you get more.Wendell | |
| Rega 25 or VPI Scout Over the years I've owned the Planar 9, Planar25, 4 Planar 3s, and 2 Planar 2s. ALL have run fast. My current 3 has been upgraded to the new motor and it too ran fast. It cannot be pure chance. Roy Gandy must do it as part of his design. The easy ... | |
| How many CD/LPs do you need? To steal a quote from Texas senator Phil Graham on the number of guns he owned. "I have more than I need but lessthan I want." | |
| Talon Hawks Yes. They were very good. One of the best rooms I heard.Ugly as dirt but fabulous sound. | |
| ++ Hovland HP-100 Pre ++ I'm not sure what you mean but I replaced $10,000 separates(Jadis DPL and DPMC)with the Hovland HP100MC and am very pleased. It is significantly more transparent than my former reference which can be unsettling if there are weaknesses in the rest ... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sig vs. Meadowlark Osprey Vandersteens have better bass. Meadowlark are more transparent with better highend extension. | |
| OK, best speakers for 2500 USED...... Easy, the Audio Physic Virgos. One of the truly great speakers. Listen before you buy anything else. Good luck.Wendell | |
| Linn or VPI I've owned both. You can't go wrong with either. I preferthe TNT. The TNT has the blackest background I've ever experienced with analog. Once set up it stays that way. Good luck,Wendell | |
| DAC for Rega Planet 2000 You can get a Bel Canto DAC 1.0 for under $500 used. Excellent DAC. Would be a good match for the Planet and should give you what you want.Good luck,Wendell |