nkonor
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| Anyone tried Vandersteen w/ Spectral? Vinyl, tubes, Class A, Room acoustics Rule. Received the final diffusers for my room yesterday. I would agree w/ inna about tape, but have 3000lps. | |
| Anyone tried Vandersteen w/ Spectral? gdnrbob,Brought a pair of Pass XA 160.8 mono blocks. My Manley Steelhead can drive them directly. But I have put a Nelson Pass designed pre into the system and went Balanced XLRs pre to 160s and lowered noise floor to " I will never go back to RCAs " | |
| Anyone tried Vandersteen w/ Spectral? Spectral owner for 20yrs here. Throughly enjoyed the Spectral/ MIT system. Will drive drive : Wilson,Proac, Sonus Farber, Avalon's , probably just about anything. The sound of Live Music.Some issues; A Spectral pre- amp Must be used to drive Spec... | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening Been pondering 12" Tri-planar terminated - cartridge to XLR straight through. Mounted on modified Technics 1200 G . Still pondering cartridge choices.Kuzma 4pt can be ordered same way. Might be others. Maybe someone else can with knowledge can add... | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening atmasphere,Excellent commentary as usual. I have been long IC, short SC for years. I always used RCAs. Recently switched to XLRs - pre to amps. Now in the camp of; "Simply no going back" | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? teo_audio,I do not think of it as old, but it is the longest. Just overhauled last year by a longtime Linn tech. LP 12/ 29yrs.Plays the Tune | |
| New Technics SL 1200 GAE I am the OP. Still interested in all thoughts, opinions and any mods concerning the 1200 G and the upcoming 10R. doug > atmosphere has modded his 1200 G with a 12" Tri-planar. I think this tonearm with XLR terminations would be a game changer.T... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? I am still using my 27yr old JVC 1050 CDP. | |
| Thiel Owners prof,Full Size, Full Range. Really no substitute. Best to you | |
| Streaming vs traditional Hello All,Just my humble 2cts. We all choose our music and our playback systems. I have had songs come on the car radio ( never put a good system in any of my vehicles) but at times; I have been blown away by the song on the radio. Bought the CD, ... | |
| Would you sell half your vinyl collection to get great equipment ? inna,I agree. Was a sad day when I sold my R2R and threw in the tapes to a guy in Juneau, AK that drooled at the purchase.Have a R2R that a "picker" friend gave me. Needs to be cleaned / overhauled.Just not in my cards.Best | |
| Would you sell half your vinyl collection to get great equipment ? I have pondered this question for the last year +/- . The answer NO.Virtualy every record was bought with due consideration for budget in the early days. The entire record needed to be great. Took half a decade before I would consider recordings ... | |
| Long distance between preamp and power amp Agree with randy11,Always been a long IC , short SC fan. Recently found a pair of 30' balanced ICs of my preferred brand and at a reasonable price. (Rare find and Rare price). SQ took the maximum leap.RCA could be worked with, but was always a bit... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Happier than ever, that my Pass 160.8s have thermal magnetic breakers. | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening steventoney,Again, good suggestions from members. Record Cleaning. U.S. is best.This site will keep you busy and your money well spent. whart and terry9 have gone the DIY route with U.S. cleaning ( A good way )Your vinyl budget of 15 to 20k is goo... |