reb1208
Responses from reb1208
| VTA setting up.....how do I find level? You want to level the bottom of the cartridge body with the vinyl by eye as a initial set-up. The armtube is not the place to look first - especially tapered arms. | |
| What is the SACD Mod business all about? Count me as one a the few that would argue that SACD is NOT a solid improvement over CD. | |
| Input impedance of Classe ca-100?? should be 75k rca inputs. xlr is probably lower due to faux balanced circuitry. | |
| Klyne vs Krell pre-amps, which is sounds better? Stan Klyne is a very underated legend in the land of high-end audio. He builds accurate, tonally neutral sounding, very dynamic, musical pre-amps. There is a reason he is still around. Once you hear a Klyne piece, the sound will stay with you even... | |
| Wadia 860, Levinson & Aero Cap Direct into Amp Why should you "have to" upgrade a cd player that sells for 8k new-- aka Wadia. I have heard one in my house and I can understand why people send these units off to GNS. Not having any interest in getting involved with mods- the player was promplt... | |
| Speakers: What's MOST important to you?... Low distortion at any playback level. And of course it must be full range and musical. | |
| How many audiophiles bi wire their speakers???? I have recently given up on bi-wiring. Fot those that can open up the terminal box on their speakers. Connect the two x-overs to 1 terminal. Then use just 1 speaker run from the amp. Found this to give the most neutral sound. YMMV | |
| Classe/Plinius Observation I would keep the Classe and buy a cd player with a tube output stage. This will address the "weakness" of the Classe house sound. | |
| I'm scratching my records Get the new Wally anti-skate kit for the VPI arm. | |
| Battery powered glory or hype I had a VERY BAD experience with the Sutherland PHD. Not only did it sound the way Trelja described. The unit was also unstable using the optional gain loading cards. And I had to pay a restocking fee to return it. That after some lengthy e-mails ... | |
| Audioquest Cheetah- Anyone? Now up to 48v on the DBS speaker cables and 24v on the cables. I heard the interconnect and nothing has changed.Caveat empteur. | |
| Bryston 4BSST, or 7BST's w/B&W M802SIII's? 125 watts per channel is a toy. And the 4b has balls but lacks ultimate in the room presence. Get some real power for those power hungry speakers. How about a used Classe CA-400. | |
| Which solid state amp loves a 4 ohm load? It takes a monumental experience in audio for me to be impressed with an amplifier. I use 4ohm speakers that dip to a solid 2ohm in the bass. The BRYSTON 4bsst is just amazing. Neutral to your source component but wait a minute.... I have re-read ... | |
| Will spend $ 2500 for used speakers for upgrade. Legacy Signature 3. | |
| Audioquest Cheetah- Anyone? I have a pair of the Panther RCA here on loan. With my 93db sensitive speakers. I can easily hear exactly what the dbs battery pak is doing. And I much prefer the cable with it disconnected. The battery boosts the signal, especially in the midbass... |