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| Preamp 101 Yes & Yes. There are pre-amps available with phono sections and there are pre-amps available with Dac's. Good ones with phonos are, however, not particularly cheap unless you get an older used one. My impression about DAC's 'added' is that the... | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? Robsker, I didn't realize you wanted reco's on Mahler #1. There are a lot of excellent #1's, in fact I think it is one of the easier to perform, record, and listen to. But, that said, if you haven't already pulled the plug on this, do consider Zan... | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? If you are looking for high quality audiophile approved recordings, MMT's performances are easily some of the best CD's available. As with everything else, however, his performances may or may not be your cup of tea, but I too can recommend his 5t... | |
| Stereo equalizer connection to integrated amplifie FWIW, and equalizer is IMHO best used when it reduces the frequency output such as you seem to need, not to increase the signal strength as seen by your amp.Consumer equalizers usually have 10 frequency centers spaced over the frequency range and ... | |
| Primaluna prologue 2 based system upgrade Dill's post points in the right direction, IMHO. Electronics have a lot to do with sound but doing the 'disappearing act' is not so much matching speakers and electronics as proper placement of speakers AND your listening position. Good speakers (... | |
| Comments pls.: TEAC vs Marantz CD/SACD players Yes, it does have a standby mode, but none the less it seems a tad warmer/sweeter/more fluid, less ss after a half hour or so. Much the same as my other CDP's (except for the Wadia which is always ready to go, or so it seems).I find the question a... | |
| Comments pls.: TEAC vs Marantz CD/SACD players Ghosthouse & Rudge, I have had a SA11s3 since January. I have never heard a TEAC unit, nor an Esoteric, or a Oppo CDP so I can not give you a direct comparison. What I can say though, is that compared to my other SS unit, a Wadia 302, the Mara... | |
| Preamp Noise with High-Efficiency Speakers While it probably is the very high efficiency of your speakers there are pre-amps with low enough noise levels to make them silent, especially SS ones. What I suspect your problem might be is that the pre-amp has too much gain for your amp which h... | |
| New to classical..looking for recommendations Please read Rushton's recommended threads. "Starting Points" is an excellent place to begin, but don't stop there. There are about 300 threads on Agon in it's Archives relating to classical music and several would be very informative to you. FWIW,... | |
| Audio room floor question Catfishbob, A good solution I think. I've used concrete and carpet as well as suspended wood floors (3/4 in over 2" sub on 16 in spaced 2x12's) covered by a 9x12 thick rug w/pad. While the bass was not as tight with the suspended wood floor it sur... | |
| Subwoofer Crossover Question Well I just re-read your original post - I don't know how I missed your description of the spec's on FR which have your speakers down 2db at 28hz and 6db at 23 hz. This is a remarkable FR! Unless you are trying to correct room response issues by l... | |
| Subwoofer Crossover Question Not what you want to hear perhaps, but if your speakers are only down 6db at 23hz I question the value of using subs at all. There is a lot of information 'down 6db at 23 hz'. Now if you really meant down 6db at 32hz then subs really can help. The... | |
| What to replace CAL ALPHA dac Rrog, almost a parallel experience. I really started digital with a Cal Aria - it was wonderous compared to my previous CDP's and finally got me interested in digital. I then moved on to a Sigma and Proceed PTD, then an Alpha/Delta combo. I tried ... | |
| What to replace CAL ALPHA dac IMHO rarely does the SS equivalent of any tubed component, including DAC's, equal the latter in fluidity and, potentially, warmth. Warmth is however an additive usually depending on tube selection. Some tubed stuff is not warm at all. Usually, if ... | |
| What's causing hiss?? There are a bunch of things going on which could create the hiss especially when using very high efficiency speakers. Component noise floor being one of the major ones in either ss or tubed units, especially the latter where the noise floor is oft... |