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| tweak, do they realy bring improvement? " .... I think my system sounding best when no tweak is applied".Then you are blessed and will grow to be much richer than most other audiophiles. :-) | |
| Is table really more importsnt than cartridge? Raul, IF you have a good turntable and the arm you have attached to it is properly matched to the type of turntable you have selected, even though the arm and turntable are not of the highest quality, then I would agree with you that changing the ... | |
| Douglas Self on Negative feedback and distortion Sean, Was that Marsh preamp the Tube version? :-) | |
| Speakers "To close to the side walls To expand on Seantaylor99's comments, toe your speakers in so that they cross in front of you, several feet if necessary and you won't get as hot a high frequency response as you would if you were on axis. It might also help to enhance your center... | |
| Is table really more importsnt than cartridge? Rich, If you want practical, my sugestion would be that you do nothing at this point in time. Spend some time learning about turntable/arm/cartridge interface before you do anything or your likely to be flushing your $300 down the drain. You have ... | |
| SS amp to mate with an Audio Research SP-16L Well there are quite a number to consider - my favorites, which can be obtained in your price range are used models. I am very partial to Threshold SA3's - a pure class A amp that while it is only 50wts it can handle tough impedences that can be p... | |
| Is this why my analog rig isn't so hot? George, I can't help but be curious - after receiving all of this information and helpful advise, what course of action do you think you will do to solve your problem. :-) | |
| SS amp to mate with an Audio Research SP-16L Depends on what speaker you are intending to use with the amp. That interface is far more important than the interface between your preamp and amp. Also give us a clue on your sound preferences and budget. With that you might get some meaningful a... | |
| new gear vs used gear Stuff I would buy new - TT's, Arms, & Cartridges. CDP's and transports. Speakers. Tubes.Things I would buy used - Amps, Preamps, Tuners, DAC's, I/C, cable and PC.The logic to the above has to do with the problems inherent in shipping and proba... | |
| The best tuner Don't over look Accuphase T100's and T101's. They are outstanding and built like a tank. I picked one up on Audiogon a couple of years ago based on the writeup in FM tunerinfo.com. It was better than I expected and much better than any previous tu... | |
| Seeking $15,000.00 speaker to replace Quad 988's Don't know about the 988's but I retired my 63's for Dynamics about 8 years ago and have never looked back. My first choice then (and now) are the Verity Audio Parsifals. I didn't have the money, so I settled for Paragon Jubalee/Gems (Paragon is n... | |
| Is this why my analog rig isn't so hot? Doug, Thanks for the offer, but I'm already a serious retrograde with the junk that I have. I'm using a 20 year old pre-amp, how dated can one be! :-) | |
| Reasonable tube phono stage for Oracle Alexandria? Your Oracle Alexander/MMT set up is an extremely cost effective combo as it is, assuming that you have it is operating properly and set up well. You really won't get any kind of major improvement by getting a new tone arm. (I have owned this syste... | |
| Is this why my analog rig isn't so hot? Doug, thanks for reaffirming that tubes are OK - I was about to sell my SP10. :-) Strange stuff shows up here from time to time. | |
| Is this why my analog rig isn't so hot? I have your cartridge - loading it correctly is everything. If your phono pre allows for adjusting of the load I suggest that, if you haven't already done so, that you expiriment with different loads. You might do a bit of research on this issue o... |