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| 4.5k on speakers for 5.1 surround. NHT way to go? Hi Guys:Thanks for all the advice. Well, my friend went ahead with the NHT option and is purchasing all five speakers including the VT3s as fronts. Looks like he'll have a great set-up. Cheers,Outlier. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century One other suggestion I'd add to reducing noise levels/hum with the Syrah is to keep the preamp as far away from amps as possible. That's been my experience - I rearranged my room so that my amps were on either side of my Syrah and things suddenly ... | |
| 25 customs/tax fee to ship audio to Canada ?? Actually, just wanted to ask one more clarifying question - does the fact that the preamp was originally made in Canada have any bearing on the tax charge, or would it need to be paid irrespective of country of origin? Thanks!!Outlier. | |
| 25 customs/tax fee to ship audio to Canada ?? Thanks folks for the advice and guidance. Well, it looks like the tax was the reason for the chage. Hard to believe it can be so high. Just to answer Dogpile's question on the comparable tax/customs charge for goods into the US - I got a Supratek ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Asa, thanks for the advice. I managed to isolate the hum issue. It was related to the close proximity of my Syrah to my power amps, believe it or not. I had to rearramge my room again, and bring my power amps right next to my speakers, leaving the... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I've had my Syrah up and running for about two weeks now and it's glorious. However, one problem I've found is that I'm getting quite a bit of hum from the phono stage setting. I'm a newbie to vinyl, so am not sure whether the phono stage is burin... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century T_Bone, I can only answer your question related to remote control. I got one with my Syrah. The price was an extra $150. The remote is somewhat 'tacky' - it's a plastic off-the-shelf type learning remote with just a few buttons to control volume u... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I got my Syrah today (just three days - very fast). Well as others have said, I don't wan't to comment too much on the sonics as it's just breaking in. It's sounding very very nice so far. Even thought it's early days, I can't help but comment on ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Good to hear it ships fast - I live in Silicon Valley (like BWhite), so hopefully I'll share the same fast shipping experience he had of three or four daysNoble110, to answer your question, I ordered my preamp in and around April 24th (the day I g... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Mick just let me know that my Syrah is finished and will ship today. Yippie! It will be a strange feeling when I get it, not having to wait in anticipation anymore - I may have to order some power amps now to get that nice anticipation feeling aga... | |
| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit I was wondering whether everyone on this thread still using the OTA cables, or has anyone moved to what they think is a better cable (I imagine that some esoteric cables like Kharma and Siltech G5 are better, but I'm particularly interested in sub... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I'm doubly anxious to get my Syrah because I am almost finished making my Teres 135 turntable (my first turntable) and I need the Syrah phono stage to try it out. This is my first plunge into vinyl - I had originally ordered a Chardonnay but with ... | |
| What is the next Phono Pre-Amp for me? You may want to check the thread on "Preamp Deal of the Century". On the strength of discussion in that thread, I put my name down for a Supratek Syrah which is a preamp with seperate phono stage and the phono stage is supposed to be unbelievable.... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Thanks BWhite for the tube advice. I'll start hunting for some of those tubes. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi. I'm also waiting for my preamp (since 4/25). Hopefully will be here soon. In the interim, I'll likely shop a bit for tube upgrades. I've heard mention of a few 6SN7 options including Ken Rad Black Glass and JAN and Sylvania VT-231s. I'm wonder... |