roberjerman
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| Budget streaming amp The $200 Sonos Connect amp is the best choice here! However, I just checked the eBay listings and I can find none at that price. There are several at auction for more - apparently the Sonos Amp is a highly-desired component! The best one I found w... | |
| newbie seeks help with system design The Project Phono Box is a good phono stage for your system. Don't replace the Acurus/Bryston pair! Sonos is good for streaming only! You might consider adding a better cheap DAC later (Topping D30 - $300). Cables and speaker wire can be entry-lev... | |
| Dead(? ASUS ESSENCE STX II Ah, the joys of computer ownership! | |
| Starting to get interested in tubes Yes, you can use an autoformer on each of the Manley mono blocs. This will solve the impedance matching problem. | |
| Starting to get interested in tubes If the Manley amps have an output impedance of 1 ohm or more they will not have a flat response into the varying impedance of an electrostat. They will instead follow an electrostat's impedance curve. | |
| Should I fix it and sell it or sell it as is? Mark Levinson No. 331 It most likely needs one or more power supply caps replsced. Not expensive! If you are handy with a soldering iron you can do it yourself. | |
| Starting to get interested in tubes Your Nova 300 is a better choice for use with electrostatic speakers than any tube amp! Why? Because all electrostats have a wild impedance curve that goes from high to low (1 ohm above 10 kHz). This is a brutal load for any tube amp. Add in the f... | |
| Is it really worth it to get a phono stage over $10k There's a Herron listed here on Agon! Worth acquiring! | |
| phono/preamp analog front end @sandthemall: I agree with you! I can't think of a way that resistive/capacitive loading can effect the stiffness (Young's Modulus) of a cantilever! | |
| New Turntable or Better Cartridge? Keep the WT and get a better cartridge. Hana LE ($500) or Hana LS ($750) mc cartridges are a good choice under $1K and better than any MM and MI cartridges! | |
| Help! My preamp/DAC is unable to drive my poweramp What is the gain in db's of the Nagra and it's input impedance? You most likely need an active preamp to provide more gain! | |
| How does Shure V15 Type IV compare? @dekay : the V15 IV got a negative review in TAS back in the days of yore! The next version (V15 V mr) was a considerable improvement! I have a brand new-in-box one that I'm keeping as a heirloom piece! | |
| How does Shure V15 Type IV compare? @chakster : how about the Microacoustics 2002 electret cartridge and the higher-priced models from this US company? I had the 2002 in use on a JH Formula 4 arm back in '78. Sounded excellent! | |
| Fuzzy distortion on vinyl........Stylus issue? Clean your stylus after playing every side! Make sure the tracking force is set right. Too little can cause mistracking! | |
| Phono Cartridge for $1,000. ... or no former at all - "air core"! |