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| Need advice for a front end Bradz, The Meridian sounds like a very safe bet - also, I heard that one dealer mentioned it sounds better than the new Meridian 588 player. Another few you may want to consider is BAT (Balanced Audio Technology) VKd5 - should be able to get one u... | |
| anyone use the bat vk-75? S2k, I can't say I've heard the vk-75 but just thought I'd mention that the Stereophile review found no difference in sound between the Vk-75 and the older Vk-60. I think you may get better value by either getting a single VK-60 for around $1.9k -... | |
| What's my next upgrade? Please advise. Thanks everyone for the advise - yes, I expect that cable upgrades will be next on the agenda - whenever I get the scratch. I'll probably consider Nordost SPM Reference, Quattro Fil, Cardas Golden Reference and FIM Gold. Not sure what CD player I ... | |
| Cause of speaker static? Stooges. If you are attaching any VCR to the preamp, this could be the problem - related to the cable input to the VCR . Try removing this VCR input and see whether the noise goes away. I had the same problem, and found the TV/VCR connection to my... | |
| 120Volts to 220Volts? Thanks everyone for great advice. Actually, the gear belong's to my girlfriend - I doubt she will be wanting to get the PS Audio 300 - a bit too expensive for her. I do use one myself for my gear at home though. The transformer options sound good.... | |
| Speaker upgrade - please advise. Guys, Just wanted to mention that I've made three upgrades, one of which is the speakers. I replaced the Bryston 4bst with Blue Circle BC2 hybrid monoblocks - a very nice addition, bringing less brightness, more transparency and a sweeter more ope... | |
| Amps for 805's I run my 805s with Sonic Frontiers Line 3 and Bryston 4bst. Front end is Muse Model 5 Transport and MSB Link III DAC. The sound is great, but I suspect that both the 805s and the Bryston are on the bright side. You may want to choose a warm/neutra... | |
| Ikemi vs Wadia 831 vs Naim CDX Lloyd, I haven't had the pleasure of auditioning the players you mentioned, so I can't comment on them (althought they'd be in my short list as well), but I thought I'd add a few more to your list to check out:YBA Alpha 1Electrocompaniet EMC-1BAT ... | |
| MSB link III upsample upgrade worth it? Happynick, I bought the upsampling kit for the MSB III. I find no difference whatsoever. The kit comes with switch that allows you to switch between the two MHZ settings. I noticed no difference. It could be just me though. Also, perhaps the upsam... | |
| Speaker upgrade - please advise. Thanks everyone for the good advice. I'm thinking I will have to upgrade both my amp and speakers now. I may go with the amp upgrade first as it's a bit cheaper to do. The Coincident Total Eclipse sounds like a great speaker, but my room is not th... | |
| BEST SPEAKER FOR BRYSTON 7B ST,,, Check out the Dynaudio Confidence 5 - a very underrated speaker in the price range you're considering. Also, check out the reviews in Audioreview.com. This speaker is likely my next upgrade, even though N802 used to be top of my list. Good luck. | |
| Best Tube Amp under 5K There are a pair of Sonic Frontiers Power 3 available on Audiogon for $3,500. This looks like a very good deal. I don't think you can get more power for the money - 220wpc. I haven't heard them myself, but they're Stereophile Class A (If that real... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 vs SE version Jel:It looks like the New Line 3 SE model retails for $6000, and you cen get a new regular Line 3 for about $2,700 from upscale audio, and a used one for about $2,100. I think the regular Line 3 is a much better buy. Look at the feaute set of the ... | |
| How much does your system retail for? My system is at $17,000 now. I guess this is humble compared do some of the hot shots here, but what scares me is the rate I've been spending on it. In July of last year, I started with a $3,500 system, and have been sqandering my hard earned cash... | |
| New Stereophile recommended list What I hate most abot Stereophile is that all the reviews seem to be glowing. Every component seems to be groundbreaking and highly recommended. I really miss the likes of HiFi News Record Review and HiFi Choice which have, at least sometimes, giv... |