rhljazz
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| What are best phono preamps under $500 ? The Phonomena will do what you want. It is electrically quiet, no rushing noises, LP surface noise is minimal, very minimal intrusion from pops etc. The variable gain settings work perfect. I use the Ortofon TM20 cartidge and have the gain set at ... | |
| Single wiring bi-wireable speakers I run my N802's single wired, sounds more coherent and a better soundstage than bi-wired. I've tried using both sets of terminals and various jumper wires and settled on the bottom (woofer) terminals as the main input and use the B&W supplied ... | |
| How important is aesthetics to you in purchasing I prefer the looks of open architecture tube amps and would not purchase a "boxed in" amp or one where the transformers sit in front of the tubes hiding them from view. I also would not purchase an over-styled garish product such as the current Mu... | |
| Choice of Amps I have a pair of DR8's that I've owned since 89 and they are very musical, a nice warm intimate sound for SS. They are not the last word in either bass or treble extension. They do sound better balanced then single ended. They are built like a tan... | |
| Shhhhhh Don't tell my wife. Looking at B&W 802Ns To answer your question regarding the room, it is certainly large enough and you will have more than enough power. That said, N802's tend towards brightness with SS gear so be careful of component matching. A friend has his mated to an all Linn sy... | |
| How good is 8000 dollar Sony Dac transport from 89 We've talked before, if the price is right, go for it. I'll bet it still sounds great. | |
| What is a "transmission line" speaker? I use Green Mountain Audio Diamantes that are a quarter wave transmission line. The speakers are cast marble and two pieces each. The upper part contains the speakers and crossover while the bottom/base contains the folded network for the transmis... | |
| Tube Preamp with PS Audio P300 It would be very unlikely that the BAT would draw more current than the 300 is capable of delivering. My Audio Research preamp uses only about 35 watts. My powerplant does not have multi-wave and I use the 60 cycle setting only and have had no noi... | |
| Starting Over Cary SLI50 integrated amp 30wpc pure class A tube, there's one for sale now. For speakers, if you want to set up a near field in this small room use LS35A model speakers, awesome imaging and soundstage, otherwise Proac 1SC's with a Sony ES cdp and... | |
| CES Rookie I purchased a set of speakers from Triad Design at the CES in the late eighties which I still own and love. The price, a show special was a good deal and I never would have found these speakers otherwise. | |
| Why would 1 SS monoblock run hotter than other? I would guess bias current is off in the cooler running amp and the amps won't sound the same under these conditions. You should contact Krell and see if they will tell you how to make this adjustment or someone to service it locally. There are no... | |
| B&W 802N's ???amplification??? I started off with a Classe CA300 which created a huge soundstage with solid bottom end wallop, a bit lean in the mid-bass and depeneding on source material some unpleasant bite in the lower treble. It sounded best on Enya type music or Patricia B... | |
| Looking for a great tube headphone amp I'll cast my vote for the ASL MG Head amp driving the Sennheiser HD600. I don't find it excessively tubey, very good bass, excellent dynamics and revealing without being brittle, an excellent combination! | |
| Anyone else like to Listen in the Dark? I might speculate that the listeners of the dark have systems that image incredibly well. I normally leave the lights on dim but if I have my Green Mountain Diamantes set up, I really get lost in the music when the room is dark. When you can't eas... | |
| Best P-Mount cartridge -- No Grado please I use the Ortofon TM20 P-mount on a Technics SL10 linear tracking table fed into a Musical Surroundings Phonomena phono stage. Most of my records are 70's rock and roll and some jazz and the sound is dynamic and has an even frequency balance, neit... |