raymonda
Responses from raymonda
| Disturbing "Sonic Trend" showing up on SOTA audio If I had to return to vintage gear, it would be really, really disappointing, even to the degree I would lose interest in listening.Do you love your gear or do you love music? I would listen to music on an AM radio if that was all there was! | |
| Crown XLS 1500 you have me thinking seriously about trying my Crown XTi 2002 Sure, I would give it a try, too. What do you have to lose? However, make sure it is not too much amp for your speakers. | |
| Crown XLS 1500 Well, the Henry has arrived and I immediately threw it in my system. Well, well, just as I thought. Gone is the noise and gone is the need for the ground lift. Also, I now have more gain than I would ever need. Initial impressions with the Henry i... | |
| Crown XLS 1500 That Crown merely punches above its weight.That has always been my claim, nor more of no less. | |
| Crown XLS 1500 Sounds like you need balanced power.Ultimately, yes, which is why I have a Henry ordered. However, it is not necessary and good results can be had with cable management and ground lift.You've just debunked all high-end audio gimmicks.This amp is a... | |
| Crown XLS 1500 Here is my next installment on this on going review. No, I didn't get the Henry yet but still a few tweaks has brought this amp to another level. I shifted the phase on my subs to better integrate the bass and give a tighter presentation. I also r... | |
| Crown XLS 2500 - the best amp value per dollar? I'm still waiting for the Henry to arrive but in the mean time I've settled on a gain structure that provides the lowest noise. Yesterday I was kicking out some Steely Dan, a few hi rez analog transfers I made, Aja and Gaucho, as well as a 24/96 v... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Equal Rights is one of the top 3 Reggge albums of all time, IMO. | |
| Crown XLS 2500 - the best amp value per dollar? I've been reviewing and writing about the 1500. So far, so good, with the exception of some noise going from consumer to pro. Therefore I bought a Henry HD and hope that this resolves some of the noise when the output gain on the amp is pushed pas... | |
| Crown XLS 1500 So I've gotten a bit more time into the amp, as it has been my primary listening system over the past week, and here is what I can say; it is inexpensive and will work better than most inexpensive consumer grade amps for systems which require amps... | |
| Recommendations for a Analog to Digital Converter Grace Design V3, Benchmark ADC, Mytek, Apogee Mini-Me. | |
| Views on Acoustic Signature Tables Would you consider a Thorens TD 850 an Acoustic Signature?If so, I love mine. Best table I have owned, albeit, I have modded it greatly. | |
| Crown XLS 1500 I do have to keep the output gain on the 1500 at around noon in order to keep the noise down. Most likely due to the difference between consumer and pro input voltage. More output gain causes too much noise at low volumes. Note that the noise does... | |
| old AR XA with mods vs Rega RP1 By the way, the Audiomods arm is NOT a modified Rega.Yes it is, It is based off of and uses Rega parts. That does not take anything away from its performance or value, but rather it is just a fact. | |
| old AR XA with mods vs Rega RP1 AR hands down the winner by a mile. |