ozzy62
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| Von Schweikert VR2 This kind of post usually comes from someone who doesn't have the kind of system to resolve the differences cables can make. Pay no attention at all to this kind of "advice".OTOH, many cables are way overpriced, stupidly so even. BUT, there are so... | |
| MG1.6 crossover upgrade merits. I had a pair of 1.6s for about a year before doing the crossover upgrades. I can tell you there is a substantial improvement to be had by doing this. Everything you like about your 1.6s is taken up a notch. The most noticeable thing is the improve... | |
| Rogue Magnum 99 vs Cary SLP-94 Preamp I have heard them both in my system, but not at the same time. I would say the Cary is the warmer and lusher of the two. The Rogue didn't float my boat at all, my Modulus 3A won at that shootout. If you can live w/o the remote, the Cary would be t... | |
| Phono Pickup Transformer - What's Good to Get? Check out the Lundahl step up devices offered by K&K Audio. Bombaywalla bought one of these and hopefully he will chime in. I have the K&K phono preamp that uses these transformers and am extremely happy with it.www.kandkaudio.com | |
| bluenote borghese and shelter 501? You should probably look at Bluenotes own cartridges, they make a high and low output MC that should work fine. I have heard the less expensive Boboli, and while it's not bad, it's definintely not my first choice at it's respective price point. I ... | |
| bluenote borghese and shelter 501? The 501 and the Borghese are not a good match. The Bluenote arms are true unipivots with no kind of stabilization whatsoever. Just an inverted cup resting on a point. The compliance of the Shelter is too low for this type of unipivot arm. I tried ... | |
| Back into vinyl - part 1 Sean,It's not hard to figure out the names.Table 1 RegaTable 2 OracleTable 3 VPIAt least those are my un-edumacated guesses.Oz | |
| Cartridge Loading- Benz LO.4 I have the L2, which is the newer version of your cartridge with the same output. A lot will depend on your phono stage, but I have mine loaded @ 300 ohms. I have found that it sounds good most anywhere below 1k ohms, but 100 was way too much. It ... | |
| Cryoed EL34s? Thanks for the input.Stock Valve Art EL34s are a hands down winner over the Svetlanas (non-cryoed). I certainly wouldn't pay 150.00/quad for any of them. But the asking price of the VA per quad is only 15.00 over the standard version, so it's a ne... | |
| best 1-source pre-amp w/remote - $700-$2000 used? The Placette and a TVC aren't even playing in the same league. A transformer based passive is laughably better in all respects. This is especially true in the midrange, where the Placette can be wiry and dry. Not so the TX-102. Much better in my o... | |
| Cartridge for Spacedeck w/spacearm Bombaywalla is speaking of me. This is the 2nd L2 I have owned after foolishly selling the first one. I think it is a wonderful match with the Spacearm. Very dynamic and detailed but with a natural midrange presentation. I did prefer it to the She... | |
| Seperate phono stage v.s. step up transformer I have the same phono stage as 4yanx with only a couple of exceptions. It is MC only and has a fixed load of 300 ohms as per my request. I can only reiterate what Bombaywalla and 4yanx have said about this phono stage and the Lundahl transformers ... | |
| Driving me crazy I can tell you that the SLP-94 and the SLP-98 sound significantly better than the VK-3i. The BAT is darker and not nearly as transparent or dynamic as either of the Carys.Oz | |
| Arm and cart for Spacedeck As far as arms go, unless you are willing to spend big money in Graham territory, stick with the Spacearm. I have had the following arms on my Spacedeck:Rega RB600OL SilverBluenote BorgheseBluenote BorromeoSome of them definitely performed better ... | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please I used to have the 1.6/RM9 combo. The music reference drove the maggies superbly in my 16X26 room. The 1.6s have long been gone, but the RM9 is still the anchor in my system.Oz |