raquel
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| Considering analog...but nervous Vandy's are dynamic (cone) loudspeakers, not electrostatics. But they use simple first-order crossovers that are well implemented - very good speakers.It's impossible to say what you were hearing, as you were listening to two unfamiliar systems in... | |
| True Analog LPs versus Digital Recordings Any new releases on major labels today passed through a ProTools and are digital. One exception is original releases from the White Stripes - they record exclusively in analog, often to eight track. The statement regarding pressings from the early... | |
| Rowland 625 versus Audio Research DS450 The 201/501's straight into the wall are heavily dependent upon the quality of the A/C for their sound, much more so than a traditional amp using an analog power supply, so it can be misleading to judge performance in a given system. This is the p... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous FatGhost:Viridian is correct regarding the Music Hall (he is also absolutely correct in the other thread regarding the unimportance of primary resonance, which is usually irrelevant because of the low rumble of modern tables - arm/cartridge resona... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous My feeling is that something like a mint VPI Scoutmaster or entry-level Basis, purchased used, would be a better route, particularly because they can be upgraded. In addition, both can take a really high-end arm and cartridge (and the arms that co... | |
| Rowland 625 versus Audio Research DS450 I cannot directly respond to your question, not having heard either amp, but it's interesting to see that ARC is finally building a no-global-feedback amp (the Rowland is, too). The analog power supply is another reason for hope.Regarding Rowland,... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous If you're willing to drive, you're welcome to hear my rig - I live about an hour north of Manhattan. But you would have to wait a bit, as my cartridge is in the shop (that's poetic justice, is it not?!). | |
| Considering analog...but nervous I started to type out a post in this thread a few days ago about suspended versus mass-loaded tables, and then bagged it because I feared it would scare people off. Tables tend to come in two varieties, suspended or mass-loaded, whereby the design... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous If it makes you feel any better, I put up with a 11' x 22' room in a Manhattan apartment for fourteen years. The upside was that I was in a pre-war building with walls and floors made from foot-thick concrete - the only person who ever complained ... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous I had checked out your prior threads as well. It is less than ideal that you have your system on the short wall - everyone says to set up systems that way, but for someone who values soundstaging, you'll have a much wider, more natural stage if yo... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous I was trying to use contrast to make my point, which was that your system, and your listening preferences and priorities as you describe them, REQUIRE you to have an analog rig. Or as you correctly put it, you and your system are better tailored t... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous I wrote a post last night in response to your thread, but accidentally closed the tab with the response - I'll try again, because you pose good questions that many new audiophiles have:"1. One of the biggest things that has kept me from trying Vin... | |
| Tube Monoblocks for heavy music on Khorns Don't forget that if you choose a tube amp with a lot of output tubes or one that is biased in Class A, it will likely heat up a small room. If you can easily control the temperature in the room, there would be no issue. | |
| Tube Preamp suggestion for the uninitiated The main problem with tube preamps in this price range (used) tends to be noise - not in the sense of prominent spitting and motorboating like cheap tube equipment, but they obscure detail compared to better tube pre's or solid-state designs. You ... | |
| Help with used "rock" speakers under 4K The Cerwin-Vega's and ATC's mentioned above are a good idea. At the high-end of your price range is the B&W 801N (the successor to the Matrix), which can be had for around $4k now used if you are patient, but they require bi-amping with powerf... |