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| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? Weisner - Loesch (tubed)AHT Non-signature (SS)But I haven't been exposed to the Manley or the Pass or the Herron or the Io ... yet.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Older Higher End CDP's vs New cheapers ones. Don't know about your price points, but I can say that today's sub $200 player will most likely beat a $500 - 800 player from the late 1990's. If you extrapolate that out then you may be correct...Enjoy,Bob | |
| Phase Inversion?? Ohhhh, big can of worms here for some people. Here's my impression.On some pieces of equipment I definitely hear a difference with AC inversion - changing the orientation of the AC plug. The "correct" orientation results in an expanded soundstage ... | |
| Upgrade from ART DIO? The reason I say get an analogue rig is that, for a $3000 budget you can obtain a rig that is essentially good enough for the next 10 years (barring any cartridge upgrades that you may want to do). With a digital change you may or may not actually... | |
| Upgrade from ART DIO? After seeing your equipment listing I would suggest the following. Get yourself a decent turntable, cartridge and phono preamp with that $3000. No matter how you improve on your digital it will still fall short of what you can get from vinyl. BTW ... | |
| Jazz Piano? Many of these recommendations are fairly hard core jazz piano, and may not be as accessible to a rock fan. Don't want to scare you off right away. Jamie Cullum is nice jazz piano without going over the top. I would suggest a few others that are a ... | |
| Modding the Toshiba SD4960 DVD/DVD-A/CD/SACD playe Here's my listening impressions after the mods and reasonable burn-in:OK, the unit has been burning in on both SACD and CD for about 3 days now. There may be a wee bit more that can be eeked out with time, but it should be 99% there.On Redbook CD'... | |
| Preamps paired with DNA 225 or other McCormacks If you can find one for sale used, the Audio Prism Mantissa has worked excellently for several of us McCormack owners. The trick is actually finding someone who wants to sell it. Then again, you could also look for it's pricier incarnation with th... | |
| How Revealing Should a System Be? Here's my thoughts (yours may conflict, or not - so caveats apply):Improving a system does include inproving it's ability to resolve the music. I believe that many interpret this to be lightning quickness and knifelike precision. I don't. I believ... | |
| Best piano version of Moonlight Sonata? The one you play yourself on the piano in your den/livingroom. Seriously - who didn't learn Moonlight Sonata while taking piano lessons as a kid?My favorite way to play this back then was as fast as possible. It's a whole different song that way. ... | |
| Thoughs on Totem Rainmakers Sound and opinions at audio shows are notoriously inaccurate and subject to suspicion. However, if a room has very good sound it is usually an indication that the components are doing something right. These little speakers sounded VERY big in the ... | |
| Sennheiser 600 vs 555 vs 595 There were some very good deals not that long ago on the 600's. So good that it hardly paid to go to a lesser model like the 580.Search the web and you may find some really good prices - especially just on or before major holidays.Enjoy,Bob | |
| The Best Inexpensive Wines Available Now I've seen quite a few blended red's these days, some very nice. It's usually a Cabernet-Merlot, but sometimes a Can-Syrah-Merlot or something similar. Would you consider these (technically) a Meritage? They certainly are not marketed with that nam... | |
| Best headphones you've ever heard/used For portability and quality for the $ I like the Koss SportaPro or the PortaPro. I've had both and don't hear much of a difference between the two, so I recommend going for the less expensive one (all portable headphones break over time). They fol... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Dave Brubeck Quartet - double album "...goes to college & goes to junior college - live album - it sounds like one of those minimally miked recordings where you can see/hear the players position on the stage - no 20' wide drumkit here.Enjoy,Bob |