paraneer
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| Looking for a phono stage to go with my system Thanks Meambler. Your speakers are reasonably efficient at 8 Ohms and 90 db sensitivity. An easy load for most amps to drive. A couple integrated amps immediately come to mind. These have the HT bypass feature I spoke about and quality MM phono se... | |
| Looking for a phono stage to go with my system Would need to know what your main speakers are and budget. Then I could give you several suggestions on integrateds to consider; all having the HT bypass feature that I mentioned above. | |
| Looking for a phono stage to go with my system At your budget, normally I would suggest the Phonomena II too. But running your great table & cartridge though the Phonomena into an AVR is simply negating all the 2 channel performance you can be enjoying.So I agree with Truemaineiac and save... | |
| grills or no grills on your speakers..matters? Strongly depends on the speaker. Vienna Acoustics pays particular attention to the design of their grills for use on or off. In some case, they say the sound could benefit with them on and the enthusiast should experiment thusly. Isn't that part o... | |
| Speakers with the good sunergy with NAD C356 At 80 wpc, the NAD 356 is a good amp that is capable of driving literally hundreds of speakers, 8 or 4 Ohms, from dozens of manufacturers. They would all sound good depending on a myriad of other factors though. This doesn't help you much, does it... | |
| Help for a vinyl novice No problem Simao. Just separate the ground and use it with the interconnects of your choice. That what I did. Enjoy the music! | |
| Best Integrated for Martin Logan Motion 12's? I was one of those that suggested the Marantz PM8004 but obviously this unit doesn't appeal to you. That's OK but the fact that it has been suggested so much at 1K list, should speak volumes about its performance.So I will offer another unit to co... | |
| Receiver/Power Amp Question Very nice musical speakers you have. They are also reasonably efficient at 90 db and 8 Ohms. If they were 4 Ohm, normally I would say the addition of an external power amp would make a huge difference. Since we don't know what Onkyo AVR you have, ... | |
| Used VPI Traveler v1 vs. New Rega RP3 Thanks Edwyun for pointing out the tonearm issues with the V1 Traveler. I have heard/read about this too. The tonearm on the early batches of the V1 had design flaws that literally made them come apart at their gimbals. The problem was corrected b... | |
| Bi-wire: is it worth it? Per the above poster..."Keep in mind that a vast majority of speakers "can be bi-wired." IMHO, very few have actually been designed for this, and for most of them, it is just "audio fashion."This is very true. And then, there are many well accepte... | |
| Help for a vinyl novice Normally I don't like to recommend what I already have or want to have, preferring to suggest something that is right for you. Not me. But in this case I have to.Take a look at the Pro-ject RM5.1 at 1K even. It come pre-equipped with a Sumiko Blue... | |
| Marantz Pearl Lite for LS50, or.. You're welcome Butt.My speakers are Vienna Acoustics Bach Grands, 4 Ohms at 90 db sensitivity. More efficient than your KEF's but at 4 Ohms, more power hungry. The Marantz I use to drive them with is only 90 wpc into 8 Ohms; 140 wpc onto 4 Ohms an... | |
| Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand or Totem Rokk? Sure, I have VA Bach Grands that are very similar to the Haydn Grands but are floorstanders.I love them - definitely the speaker for me after owning and auditioning many different models. But it may not be the one for you. Suggest you seek out a p... | |
| Marantz Pearl Lite for LS50, or.. If I am not mistaken, the Marantz Pearl Lite is a basically a PM8004. If correct, I can definitely assure you that this amp will be more than adequate to drive your KEF's. Then again, so would the Roksan - both would be up to task and do a very go... | |
| Jolida JD9 Mk2 vs MS Phonomena II Phono Stage I too have an interest in these two phono preamps. So I look forward to anyone who has experience with them to keep their comments coming.One question...Is there any benefit to having a tube based phono stage like the Jolida if your amp is Solid S... |