onhwy61
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| Balanced or fully SS pre with tone controls Several McIntosh preamp have highly versatile tone controls and balanced inputs/outputs. You might also consider the Spread Spectrum Ambrosia. | |
| Which computer for digitizing and streaming? Transferring vinyl to digital is a time consuming process. Count on each album taking at least 2x the playing time to convert. Realistically you will average 2 or 3 records per day.Your setup should work fine. Things to consider are your recording... | |
| Which computer for digitizing and streaming? How many LPs are you considering digitizing? Also, what is your phono setup? | |
| Bad news for audiophiles? From many of the above responses it's apparent that audiophiles have trouble handling the truth. | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has All nations have blood on the hands historically, but that does not make their atrocities equal.A few examples, both Great Britain and the U.S. practiced slavery, but the plantation system and the institutionalized racism was far more brutal. The ... | |
| Help - new house - new setup? I could be totally wrong, but I don't understand why many people are recommending mid to low sensitivity, wide dispersion, direct radiating loudspeakers. At 10,000+ cubic feet, the listening space is huge. The OP implies that he listens at very hi... | |
| Jeff Rowland I believe he is referring to the Model 112. I currently use this amp and get great soundstage depth and imaging definition. Not every component will work in every system. | |
| Jeff Rowland I didn't mean to suggest that you didn't have a vision, but that simply that you hadn't stated it. How to achieve your goals is a very different question than what you asked. It's not guaranteed, but everything you want may be had by different lou... | |
| Help - new house - new setup? Your post is unclear. How many VRJrs are you using? Also, exactly how loud are you trying to achieve? Since you have a very large room it's possible that none of the loudspeakers that you are considering will meet your loudness requirements. Addit... | |
| Jeff Rowland Forward to what? Your system is at a point where you need a clearly defined vision of what you are trying to accomplish. What is that vision? | |
| Jeff Rowland Why do you think you need a preamp? | |
| Which phono preamps among these three? Much depends on the cartridge(s) you intend to pair them with and the preamp you will use. Gain and impedance compatibility are the key elements. | |
| Is it live or is it? If your home listening space were the size and shape of a concert hall venue, then you would probably use a horn based speaker array at home. If your home listening space is that of a typical domestic room, then there are more suitable choices. An... | |
| Removing components from between the speakers In any endeavor there are gradations of seriousness, some real, others only imagined. If you are truly a serious audiophile, then you will have a professionally designed dedicated listening room, or two. If you have $100k plus in equipment and you... | |
| Removing components from between the speakers Having a dedicated listening room is what separates the serious audiophile from the dilettantes. Having that room designed by a professional acoustic engineer the is the pinnacle. Many if not most audiophiles will not get to that point. It's like ... |