newmanoc
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| Integrated amp with phone and headphone jack? There are several. The headphone outs in the cheaper integrated amps I've heard are pretty bad (e.g., in the Arcam A65, NAD 320BEE). In the better Arcam integrateds like the A85 or A90 the quality goes up significantly. Rotel actually has fairly g... | |
| Looking to upgrade Bob:Thank you for you graceful response to my post. I'm afraid our beliefs are irreconcilable. It is interesting that you say you used to hold the sort of views that I do, but now have moved on to your current position. I am just the opposite - I ... | |
| Looking to upgrade Bob:In kindness, I am puzzled why you are posting on this forum. You are of course as fully welcome here as any of us are, but if you maintain there is no meaningful sonic difference between say a Rega Apollo playing through an Arcam A65 integrate... | |
| Linn Kolector or Wokonda preamp? Well if you can stretch up to around 2k and find one on the used market, get a Chakra 2200 (not a 2100, mind you). This is an exceptional amp - MUCH better than the 2250. A 2250 is very good, but it can sound pretty lean, especially with the wrong... | |
| Looking to upgrade Teslaroadsters:I guess the first responses I have to your question are a few more questions. I hope they don't sound pedantic. To start with, what do you find dissatisfying about your current system? and, what are your ultimate goals?It is importa... | |
| Looking to upgrade There is a hierarchy in audio/video reproduction, and speakers are not at the top of that hierarchy (indeed, just the opposite). They are very important, as is everything in the chain, but they can only play back the signal and reproduce that amou... | |
| Looking to upgrade Quick clarification on the Arcam AVR 350 recommendation. Charles is right it would take patience and luck to find one used, but people do buy and decide to upgrade quickly if they get the bug. The reason you need to have the AVR 350 is that the AV... | |
| Looking to upgrade I disagree with the above. Your speakers are fine for now, and if you try to upgrade them it may take up your entire budget. But if you insist on upgrading speakers, be aware that in a home theater system the speakers used should all come from the... | |
| Looking to upgrade It really helps to know your price range, but I will assume a moderate budget. Regardless of what you have to spend, start with the source. BlueRay is stunning on the PS3 (when I was able to get it to work - I have since returned two of them in fr... | |
| Looking for a summer time amp Auditors are great speakers and do very well with Linn amplification. If you can find a Chakra 2200 used for 2k, pounce on it. For that matter, the Auditors will sound very nice with an LK 140 for only $750 used, though in that case you will have ... | |
| New sonus faber Cremona M version Tda2200:I heartily agree with you (and disagree with Brainimir) about the Sonus - Linn Klimax pairing. I think they sound excellent together. | |
| Headphone Amps with left/right volume control??? I think you are unlikely to find commercial amps with this feature. I would suggest you approach some of the well regarded DIY builders like voodoochili who post on head-fi.org. They might well be able to build something like this for you, and the... | |
| Choose between Linn aktiv LK 140 and single Klout Khsu9547, if you don't get many replies here, you might want to post this question on the pinkfishmedia forum. There is more experience there with U.K. gear like Linn. | |
| Choose between Linn aktiv LK 140 and single Klout I have not heard the difference myself, but from conversations with people I trust I would say the passive Klout. I can tell you that a passive Linn 2250, and especially a passive Chakra 2200, will sound much better than active LK 140's, and incid... | |
| Are amp or preamp as important as source in setup? In relative importance: source, preamp, amp. I personally would add speakers after amp on this list, though on this forum there are few that are like minded. With regard to amps, please don't equate power to the ability to produce a quality of lis... |