peterayer
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| Today's New York Times My dad just showed me this article at lunch today. It is great that such an article was written, but when an article describing high end audio uses $450 turntables being sold at select Urban Outfitters as an example, it makes me wonder about the r... | |
| Aleph 3 - Its 2013, are they still awesome ? A relatively inexpensive used pre amp that you could try is the Pass X-1. I replaced the Aleph P with the X-1 and found it to be quieter and much more transparent. I used the X-1 with a pair of Aleph 2s.Syntax is correct when he writes that the Al... | |
| Magico S1 I have not yet heard the S1, but I have seen it at my local dealer. It is a lovely looking speaker. The salesman told me that it sounds very much like the much more expensive Q1 for a lot less money. I own the Magico Mini2, a now discontinued Magi... | |
| What should I upgrade first amp or preamp? Karapuz,I think you should try to define what it is that you are trying to achieve. I also think that those listening levels are higher than what I was expecting from your earlier description. Once you are clear on what you want improved, I second... | |
| What should I upgrade first amp or preamp? Karapuz,Here is a different idea: If you live anywhere near Atlanta, you can spend a fraction of your budget and hire Jim Smith to voice your system. He can come over to listen and on the rare chance that he does not think a voicing session will i... | |
| VPI 3D tonearm I heard a description of this VPI arm at the NYC show in April. Harry explained that there are some complex shapes and sectional changes in the arm tube interior that are not possible to produce by other methods. Apparently this arm tube is very g... | |
| Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them. Bo, Was the system at that show identical to your system? If not, how can you be sure that what you heard is attributable to the cables? | |
| Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them. Bo, Was the system at that show identical to your system? If not, how can you be sure that what you heard is attributable to the cables? Power quality, electronic circuits etc all contribute to noise floor and level of blacks.I can't make such a d... | |
| Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them. Bo, I hear all the properties on your list with my Transparent Audio Ref XL cables. Transparents are individually matched to components and I've found them to be an excellent match with Pass Labs electronics. | |
| Sound room flooring advice needed I've seen 30 year old cork floors in expensive bathrooms and they look great and feel great on your feet, especially in the Winter. I wonder however if a full cork tile floor would over damp a room from an acoustical standpoint. | |
| Pass Labs XP-20 or Audio Research Ref 3? If you are into vinyl, I would tend to use electronics that you find to be the most neutral, transparent and resolving and then tailor the sound slightly with your choice in cartridges. | |
| What Difference between Pass X150.5 and X250.5? Much less likely to happen on Whatsbestforum. | |
| Sound room flooring advice needed If it were me, I would consider a floating maple floor in the front of the room where the speakers are. This would be on very short and tightly spaced supports to there is very little give. Then I would have wool carpet on padding for the middle a... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Raul, I should add that Alon Wolf of Magico strongly discourages the use of subwoofers. He told me that if I wanted more bass extension, I should just buy a larger Magico speaker instead. These speakers are known for their lack of distortion.I hav... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Raul, Thank you for the suggestion. I did own two JL Audio F110 sub woofers which I bought to integrate with my Magico Mini 2s for exactly the reason you mention. Unfortunately, I tried very hard to have a seamless integration and it never quite s... |