patrickrealtor76
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| $1500 for a whole system, budding audiophile Just to clarify my intentions. I am not a college student, nor am I seeking advice for a particular "college student" I'm 38 years old and have had an interest in audio and video since my early teens. Most of my focus was put into A/V systems in m... | |
| Your First System There was a Sony outlet that sold refurbished equipment in Kenosha, WS-about an hour away from my parent's house. In high school my first component was Sony's first Dolby Pro-Logic receiver. I remember it required a separate amp to drive the cente... | |
| Bent Stylus- Clearaudio Virtuoso I think I am going to play my records for the next month, wait until my new Odyssey Stratos Mono amps arrive, send the cartridge to Soundsmith and get either the level 2 or 3 upgrade and break in my amps with my digital end (Schiit-Bifrost and 200... | |
| Budget Power Amp and Subwoofer Suggestions I have read a lot of debate between the Parasound and Emotiva. Do you know anything about the reliability of the Parasound over the long term? I plan on keeping my amp and speakers for a very long time (pre-amp, source, and projector will get swap... | |
| Bent Stylus- Clearaudio Virtuoso Griffithds- I'm considering the second level upgrade. Worth the extra $250? | |
| Bent Stylus- Clearaudio Virtuoso Thanks for both responses- I'm going to call Soundsmith today. I did spend a little more time and got the stylus completely straight and I don't notice any difference in the sound, but I don't want to chance anything. Spending $150 on an $800 cart... | |
| Which amp for B&W 802 Matrix series 3 Poloman- What source do you use most? I'm almost completely vinyl for any serious listening. I have been buying a lot of new audiophile pressings. I have continued to research, considered used ARC amps... I don't know, fear of making the wrong dec... | |
| Who listens only to vinyl? I have had a fairly sizable vinyl collection for years but never gave it much thought. My CD collection was 3 times the size, and as most people of my generation believed vinyl was a scratchy dead technology. A few years ago I purchased a decent s... | |
| Which amp for B&W 802 Matrix series 3 oh and btw lloyd, the ARC SP-4 is an SS pre-amp. | |
| Which amp for B&W 802 Matrix series 3 Thank you, I looked into all the amps mentioned. I found some threads on the ML 27.5 that looked interesting too. I may be leaning towards a pair of Classe CA 200's. I think those will be within my budget and will be a nice upgrade to tide me over... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? I don't think anyone posted this in the thread, but I clean my stylus with a Mr. Clean magic eraser that I keep in a zip lock bag in the cabinet under my stereo. | |
| filter and tone toggles Audio Research SP-4 Preamp Tjaco, Did you ever get an MC cartridge paired with your SP-4? I currently have an SP-4 and am using a Grado MM Cartridge and thinking of upgrading to an MC. I am curious about your experience with an MC on that preamp. | |
| Looking for a suggestion for a good Phono Stage It appears upon further research that I am running the phono through a phono input. Other than upgrading to a Grado Prestige Gold, any other tweaks or equipment recommended to improve my over all sound? I think my complaints right now is that comp... | |
| Wayne Limited- Group Delay Filter???? Thanks Dan, any idea if there is a market for something like this? I don't do any recording on my system. I may just unload it. | |
| Looking for a suggestion for a good Phono Stage My SP-4 has SPARE, TUNER, MAG 1, MAG 2, HEAD AMP input selection. I run my phono through MAG 1. Am I getting that part right? There is a fair amount of hum coming out of the speakers until I begin to play a record. I have decided to upgrade to a G... |