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| Best budget phono preamp? Not sure of your budget but the Dynavector p-75 ( I think 700) or new PS Audio gain cell (1000) unit are both great. | |
| Headphones powered by a preamp output? I do it with my BAT VK-31se with pretty good results. You do not get super high volume and the highs are a little rolled off because the phones have a relative low impedance. Depends on your pre. The BAT has a pretty heathly output and has a singl... | |
| Help-IC's needed AU or AQ If you don't want to think about cables after your purchase get the AQ. The Cheetahs are excellent and besides SKY the closet thing to not having cables. Neutral, coherent, depth, texture. | |
| Help I've Been Robbed I am big on the Marantz pm 7200 (integrated, 550). I know Marantz makes a changer but not familiar with it. | |
| Solidsteel racks any good Yes the SSW stuff is very good. I use an H5. Noticed my system picked up a certain liveliness. Stuff looks great is is well made. Filling it may or may not make it sound better. I did not and it sounds great. If you are looking to take the edge of... | |
| Help me pick an amp for under $5,000 Whatever you get stay balanced. The Janus is going to be much better with the balanced outputs and into a balanced amp. | |
| Avid Volvare - SME IV arm or Tri-planar VII ??? I have a Volvere and love it (SME 309 arm). I have spoken to Conrad Mas (designer/owner) and he recommnends Rega or SME arms. They tend to put energy back into the platter and therefore plays well with the design. Energy then travels from the plat... | |
| Rogue mb 120's ground lift & triode question Earlier model 120s did not have external switches. Call Rogue to get details. Not difficult to do. Triode switch you can do witout taking off the top. Liftng the ground will require more work. | |
| cart upgrade question. Presuming your 20x has some milage I would maybe look to an outboard phono stage. 1st the 20x is a pretty good cartridge. 2nd, presuming you are using an inboard phon, if so I am not familiar with it but, two outboards I have listened to that I th... | |
| Review: Balanced Audio VK-P10 Tube preamp I disagree with the comment "Audioquest cables significantly reduced the portrayal of space and decays vs. just about all other cables I tried". At least in my experience with my vk-p5 with SixPak, I realize a great sense of space and coherence wi... | |
| What is the best mod for a Sony SCD-1 For one get a Marigo Mat either regular or signature. Detailed but smooth. | |
| Phono cable, are they really different? Also, for those who have din to RCA phono cables AQ makes the LeoPard. I use it with My Avid SME. Again the DBS frees the weak signal from the dialectric effects of the insulation. Plus it is very difficult if not impossible to break in a phono ca... | |
| Phono cable, are they really different? I think the Audioquest DBS cables a winner especially when conducting a weak phono signal. The DBS minimizes the great affect the insulation has on a weak phono signal. You get an open , coherent but detailed sound with a great sense of space. | |
| Best phono preamp? Want world class the best There are many to listen to. I like the BAT vk-p10se, and was very impressed with the EAR 324. You do not have to spend the most to get great performance. | |
| Best Balanced/XLR Under $200 Your right on with the AQ. I would go for the AQ King Cobra. Excellent cable especially for the $ |