roberjerman
Responses from roberjerman
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Jewel-encrusted buggy whips! | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Don't forget that the dealer markup on that $5K cartridge is about 30% (30 points)! A nice piece of change for little work! | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... My vintage Coral 777 is competitive with any $5K mc! And so is my Supex! | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Expensive (greater than $1K) MC's are the new crack for the wealthy enthusiasts! And the pushers are again the mags and the retailers/distributors/importers. A cartridge mafia! | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... From my recollection of those distant days (the late '70s) mc cartridges were sold mainly to customers coming into an audio store (remember those?) and asking for and buying (without extensive listening!) the latest ones touted by the various mags... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... At least for us (the not-wealthy) there are still affordable and excellent mc cartridges available! The various Denon's and Hana's (see Herb Reichert's recent review in Stereophile) offer the best bang-for-the buck choices for excellent sound! | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I remember when the first $1000 cartridge appeared - 1978 (Koetsu). And audiophiles gasped! The wealthy rushed out to buy them, while we peons had to make-do with our Denon and Supex MC's! Don't forget that one of the best MC's (of all time!), the... | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? And those are really pricey! | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? Klaus's amps are derived from the German company Symphonic Line! | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? +1 rodman99999! I have an Odyssey amp! Excellent SQ and capable of driving difficult speakers! I expect that a single stereo one like mine could easily handle any Magneplanar! | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? That Musical Concepts DH 200 is a fine sounding amp! Why replace it, as you found it to be superior to the Prima Luna? If you like the sound of the MC DH 200/Magneplanar combination spending thousands more may not result in a significant long-term... | |
| Solid state amp for Primaluna Prologue Premium Preamp Thumbs up for the PS Audio S300! | |
| Dunlavy SCIVA'S... Mine sound bland I have two of the original Son of Ampzilla's. From GAS - not a Bongiorno design. Andy Hefley did these, along with the Thoebe preamp (have one of those also). Along with a Sumo Andromeda and preamp. All good stuff! | |
| Dunlavy SCIVA'S... Mine sound bland Your Pass amp should do the trick! How about Jim Bongiorno's last masterpiece: the Ampzilla 2000? | |
| Dunlavy SCIVA'S... Mine sound bland It's a matter of low-efficiency versus high-efficiency speakers! I prefer the second type! Vintage Altec's, JBL's, Klipsch ... Easy to drive with low-power tube or SS amps! Your SCIV's would sound far better with a high-power SS amp, like my Perre... |