rmdmoore
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| What'd You Get For Xmas? Richard Gray 600 power conditioner and holy crap! Absolutely changed my system's sound for thr better. Bass got deeper and cleaner. Highs opened up and detail improved. And all I plugged in was my power amps and speakers (they have integrated powe... | |
| Help with Cartridge choice Musical surroundings, the distributor for Hana, has an upgrade program. Inagree that requires ML is likely too much cartridge for your table. I'd suggest you try the Hana SL for $750. When its time to upgrade the table, you can also upgrade the ca... | |
| speaker choice for new 20x30 audio room If you're not opposed to buying used, see if you can find a pair of vandersteen Quatro Woods. I got mine as a demo pair for under 10k. They're versatile and have built in room tunable subwoofers in each speaker which will be a huge asset to you wi... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other I agree with adding brinkmann. I looked a a lot of turntables this past year and ended up with a Brinkmann Bardo. It's direct drive but with a magnetic system that is incredibly smooth. The bearing is amazing. The platter which is definitely massi... | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment Big upgrade year for me on multiple counts: Went from Rogue RP-1 to and RP-7. The level of quiet this piece is and the musicality when it's making sound are incredible. Have changed to some NOS tubes that have made it even better too, currently ... | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 I had the musical surroundings nova 3 with the linear power supply. That runs just about 2200. I wanted to go tube so I moved to a Rogers PA-2 which I'm very happy with but is much more expensive. The Nova 3 sounds ded way better that the Pro-ject... | |
| Preamp Opinion For me tubes sound better. Also, as others have said, there is really very little maintenance for a tube pre, the tubues should last you 10k+ hours. Also, if you wanna try a different sound, you don't need to drop $$$ on a new preamp. You can repl... | |
| Looking for new speakers for large audio room I second the vandersteen Kentos. They have built in powered sub and I think your Pass is enough to drive them. It could be though that you have a twofold problem. Even with the high efficiency system you have, the room may just be too big. You mig... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Wide variety this evening...Billy Cobham-SpectrumMarvin Gaye-Let's get it onJoe Sample-The ThreeI don't remember when or where I got that Joe sample record but MAN, guys are playing their asses off and it's a really "in the room" recording | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 45 RPM reissue of Norhing is Wrong by the band Dawes. Sounds surprisingly good considering how raw a recording it is. | |
| Looking for a tube preamp with remote control. I've been really happy with rogue gear for 20+ years. RP-5 has all you're looking for and can be had for just around 3k as a demo. Like this!https://www.audioadvisor.com/mobile/prodinfo.asp?number=1RARP5 | |
| B&W 800 D4's, Room size, & general Q's 100k is a lot. My system is closer to 50k and is pretty monster. Also, what you're going to get in a forum like this is a lot of what each person thinks is the best for that. I could rattle off my system and tell you it's great but it might not be... | |
| More watts or better power ? I think your Amp is probably a good match and if you like your speakers don't change them, they are going to define the sound of your system more than anything else. There are 2 places I'd consider an upgrade in your system. I'd definitely add som... | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? B&Was have very clear and prominent highs. When paired with a Rotel which has a similar sound profile it can start to cause pretty significant ear fatigue. I agree with people that have said tubes would be a good match but you're unlikely to g... | |
| Allison and Snell - Against the Wall Vandersteen speakers that have the adjustable bass component, basically the Quatro and up, are all designed to be placed wherever in the room you need them to go. If you want them up against the wall then you can take the bass measurements there a... |