nsgarch
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| ExactPower EP15A Guido, Tvad (and the manufacturers he refers to) are correct, and you shouldn't use two-wire/two-prong cords with BP units IF the equipment you are using them with is originally designed with/for grounded AC plugs. Primarily for 1.) safety, and 2.... | |
| ExactPower EP15A Babybear, re the SP15A balanced power unit:I considered two EP's for the same reason as you did, but with 1500 watts of available output, you'd have to be running some BIG Krells or tube amps to need more than one EP. And the front end stuff, espe... | |
| ExactPower EP15A I love my EP15A. I didn't know about the patent deal you mentioned, but it speaks to the unigue circuit design. No other power regenerator offers the features of this unit.I use an Audio Metallurgy 9AWG power cord. My amp, Martin Logan CLS's and D... | |
| Crossovers I'd suggest a (used) Bryston 10B, probably around $1200 -- and comes with a 20 yr transferrable warranty (plus it's a great unit!) | |
| Good preamp for Levinson 23 w/Gershman X1/SW1 Who: I ran across an ML-28 on Ebay. It's sort of a stripped down 26 (no phonostage or tape loop) but similar vintage w/ balanced and SE outputs. Worth up to $1200 I'd say. | |
| Good preamp for Levinson 23 w/Gershman X1/SW1 See if you can find a ML 26 preamp used. It should cost around $1500 +/_ including the power supply. (The 26S is better, but will cost almost twice as much) An ARC line stage is OK but not as good a match to the 23. BTW, although I totally agree w... | |
| Is the Mark Levinson 23 a fully balanced amp? Yes it is. | |
| Can I run my CD Player through a Phono Preamp? Wouldn't recommend it. You'll probably overload the phono preamp, and you certainly don't want to apply RIAA phono equalization to a CD signal! | |
| importance of phono cartridge Nrchy, you are quite right; "won't add back what the cartridge didn't get from the LP"However, with regard to the original post, I do believe in giving any cartridge the opportunity to 'be all that it can be,' which brings us back to the TT and TA... | |
| importance of phono cartridge Doublebass, I have an all-Purist (Venustas) system from the tonearm cable to the power cord, and I must say, it's the shit, man! But my FIRST Purist cable was the ($1800) tonearm cable (I was using a vdH Frog at the time, w/ a vdH Silver Hybrid TA... | |
| Review: Sony MDR-7506 Professional Headphones Tweak I've had two pair of V-6's for nearly 20 years (seriously!!) and they sound as great today as when I originally bought them (One pair to take on the plane with my Sony Discman -- remember the thin square metal one with the flat battery pack?)One s... | |
| Watt/Puppy 3/2 with Citation 7.1 amp The thing is (and my memory may be off, but....) if you're planning to run the amp in the bridged 2 channel mode, I think you have to do it into an 8 ohm load. And I believe the Watt/Puppy is 4 ohm. Double check these specs. before you make the co... | |
| importance of phono cartridge Doug: "reference caliber mediocrity.' Truly poetic; I don't think even Oscar Wilde could have said it better! | |
| Stands for 33Hs ? See if you can find a good computer tower stand (they have a similar footprint to a 33H) and then add spikes or cones. | |
| importance of phono cartridge Yes and yes, IMO. On the other hand, I feel it's more cost effective to put the money into a good/great TT. You can always upgrade the cartridge when you're able, plus there are many moderately priced cartridges that will give you 80% of the perfo... |