rluciano
Responses from rluciano
| Heat from amps? I had Pass X600 mono blocks. Those are like running a space heater. 600 watt draw at idle each. Much more heat than my Audio Research VT-100 Mk II. | |
| What has been your costliest mistake in this hobby? Linn CD-12, I bought it new in 1999 for I think it was $12,000, maybe $20,00; not sure. I loved it, but when it died less than 5 years later. Linn said that they couldn't get the parts to repair it. I still have my 1981 LP-12, but never again wil... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? I would never buy anything Linn again, certainly not used. I have had my Linn Sondek LP-12 since 1982. I bought the Linn Sondek CD-12 when it came out in 1999. It was wonderful. When it died, Linn said they couldn’t get parts to fix it. A $20,000 ... | |
| Meridian 800 DVD/CD Version 4 I had version 1 of the Meridian, later updated to V2. When I auditioned it I thought that it sounded better than a $30,000+ dCS setup. Even when I sold it last year, I felt that I needed to spend about $5,000 to find anything comparable. | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? I think digital has made it to the point where it is very competitive. I also would not spend mega-bucks on digital as it is still improving and evolving. I have a VPI TNT-HRX with a Lyra Scala cartridge and Audio-Research PH-6 phono stage. I rece... | |
| Under $3K streaming dac suggestions, Roon Ready? Good luck with the Brooklyn Bridge. I like it’s DAC, but had nothing but problems with the streamer. I could not get it to connect over Wi-fi. My Wi-Fi has the same network names for both 2.4 and 5ghz. Mytek says to connect to 2.4, but both show u... | |
| Mytek Brooklyn Bridge Problem Did you ever get this sorted out? I am working with Mytek support on similar issues, but I am not making much progress. | |
| Any info on the new Audio Research VS115 tube amp? look on arcdb.ws they say single ended and balanced for $6495. Read the rest for yourself. | |
| martin logan vs magnepan sound I like the Maggies. I chose 20.1s as my new speaker replacing ML Aeon i s. I listened to the Summits. They certainly have more bass, but I would not say better. I had to turn down both the 25 and 50 hz bass level settings. The Maggies had a larger... | |
| WADIA 861 VS AUDIO RESEARCH CD7 Never heard the Wadia, but I was amazed at how much better the CD7 was than CD3 MkII. It is hard for my ears to imagine a cd player substantially better than the CD7, different certainly but not better. |