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| Best Amp for my Pipedreams and ML 32 Dear Neil: You are totally wrong when you rely on: " As proof, look at all the biamper-s who use tubes on top and ss on the bottom -- synergy? I don't think so. " +++++All those people are totally wrong because, between other things, there is no s... | |
| Levinson turn-on thump... normal?? Dear Jim: No, it is not normal. It looks like exist a severe off-set at the Levinson amp, this means that is out of specs/design and needs to be fixed.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Best Amp for my Pipedreams and ML 32 Dear Michauyuen: Well, synergy is the " name of the game ". Due that you are bi-amp your system it is important that both amplifiers have similar characteristics not only in their input sensitivity but in their tonal balance, frequency response, s... | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 Dear Greg: I'm sorry to insist, the magic to integrate a pair of self powered subwoofers in true stereo way belongs to the crossover frequency selected: 38Hz/40Hz is to low crossover frequency, is a wrong one.The first target ( and where the magic... | |
| Compliance & Efffective Mass Question Dear outlier: +++++ " I do like the sound a lot, but there is the odd track or passage that seems to produce some sibilance or distortion, and I've always wonderered whether there is something awry with my setup that might be remedied by some alte... | |
| Upgrade order suggestion preamp vs speakers Dear Rlkern_dallas: I think that you have other one alternative: +++++ " The goal was for a bigger soundstage/more detail ... " +++++You can get those goals and a " little " more if you add a pair of self powered subwoofers and integrate with your... | |
| Which interconnect from tonearm? Dear Cmk: I try several phono cables ( more than 15 differents brands. ) and today the ones that I prefer for its neutrality are: Analysis Plus and Harmonic Technologies, both are very good performers and compete with a fair price against many oth... | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 Dear Gandme: I understand that the REL sub's were designed specific for bass reinforcement ( that is only one of the targets in sub's ) and that they can't integrated in " real stereo way ".What this mean: that with a REL sub you have to run the m... | |
| Adding a second turntable Dear Bvak: Why not a second tonearm instead a second TT? can your TT handle two tonearms?A/B switchbox?, you can do it but you will degrade the quality of the signal and of course the quality sound reproduction.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 Dear Gandme: I agree totally with Frankg. The XA-160 could match with any speaker out there.Now, if you are looking for a full range speaker that's mean that you are not satisfied with what you have, right?. How could you know if a full range spea... | |
| Levinson 20.5 monos - Time for a Refurb? Dear Ed: +++++ " are rated to have 10 more watts, they are discernably more powerful. " +++++No, it is not more powerful what happen is that the Lamm ones have a high input sensitivity against the 20.5: 0.76 vs 1.41.+++++ " The Lamms sound differe... | |
| Need a list of TT with arms and motors seperate Dear Justubes: A very good alternative could be Acoustic Signature, especially the Mambo model.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Levinson 20.5 monos - Time for a Refurb? Dear Ed: I agree with Herman you have to wait a little more time.I can't see any technical or design advantage between the Lamm and the 20.5, as a fact the 20.5 has some advantages over the Lamm.I own 20.5 and 20.6 that I modifyed and compare with... | |
| mission 775s w/774 arm...a forgotten jewel? Dear Jaybo: I don't have any experience with the TT and a little with the tonearm, for what I can remember on this low mass tonearm it is a good tonearm but designed for low weight/high compliance cartridges, I think that there are a few models of... | |
| Vinyl reviews website Dear Richard: Congratulations!!! I'm already in.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. |