rcprince
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| Separate Phono Stage-Worth the $$ ? I think Goyescas' advice is spot-on. In theory, the advantage to a separate phono stage is a dedicated power supply and the ability to place the phono stage away from components (such as transformers) which might affect its operation and induce no... | |
| Auditioned Innersound gear Rick: You should probably call Roger at Innersound for that answer, as it's probably a long one. As you know, Roger is a delight to speak with anyway; who knows, maybe we can get him to come to another NJAS meeting, given our many Innersound owners! | |
| What is the worst colour of speaker finish to you? Actually, part of the reason for the black stain is to cover up a botched attempt at another stain!! I was told this once when asking about B-stock Dunlavys, that there were fewer of them since the black ash finish came into being! As for my feeli... | |
| Albertporter only needs 50 Maxgain: Do a lot of vacuuming of the house. In my case, it'll earn a lot of points with my wife too! Just can't let her see the extension cords when I'm vacuuming upstairs from the downstairs outlet! | |
| DUNTECH SOVEREIGN 2001 vs C7000 I can't answer too much of what you asked, but I'd suggest wait till the speakers come in and see how they sound with the Adcom, then go from there. The newer model may be an easier load than the old Sovereigns. I know of people on this site who d... | |
| transport/dac combo beats any one-box player... Hi Bob, nice to see you here. In answer to your observation, the Forsell/Purcell/Audio Logic is the one digital combo I've been able to listen to in the same session as my turntable. That was the acid test for me. Even without the Purcell that was... | |
| transport/dac combo beats any one-box player... Sutts: My favorite DAC has always been the Audio Logic, which I've owned starting in prototype form since 1994 or so and have now in its 2400 version. It has one of the bigger power supplies, outboard, around for a DAC, goes plenty deep in my setu... | |
| transport/dac combo beats any one-box player... While there are advantages to a one-box CDP, particularly the lack of a need of an interface (and I would expect that adherents point to that strongly), I still prefer a well-executed (i.e., with a very good and jitter-free interface) transport/DA... | |
| What component have you changed out the most? Ignoring cables, which are by far and away the winner here, digital sources followed by amps. Interestingly, no real changes in the amp since 1990 and with the digital sources since 1994 (have done updates and mods to existing pieces, though, to s... | |
| THE Eternal dissatisfied In all honesty, the best sound I ever heard with your speakers was with the YBA components! You might want to hear some others before changing, you may chase away that upgrade bug! | |
| DUNTECH SOVEREIGN 2001 vs C7000 I'm pretty sure the slowness in the bass is an amplifier problem--although the Sovereign was nominally an easy load to drive, it was not so in the bass. As far as your room size goes, that should about do it--you might try them on the long wall, t... | |
| Albertporter only needs 50 I'm interested, subject to seeing the price. | |
| What is a good intro to "Mahler"? I've found that a lot of the Super Analogues sound this way, compared to the originals. It's the remastering process, not the recording process; don't know why they're so heavy handed with the bass, and it's not always done on their reissues, eith... | |
| DUNTECH SOVEREIGN 2001 vs C7000 I'm only familiar with the Sovereign. In terms of size and weight, as well as frequency extension, it is similar to the Dunlavy SC-V, also designed by the same man and utilizing a similar array of drivers (not the same drivers, though). It is a sp... | |
| The Best Amplifier Ever ? Very nice review, Cjsmithmd, well written and informative. I'm impressed that a Futterman owner could wind up going for a solid state amp, the Halcros must be something special! If you could put your review into the Reviews topic as Zaikesman sugg... |