roscoeiii
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| AXPONA or T.H.E. Newport? It was a pretty large show last year and I think will be bigger this year. Last year many folks more experienced with audio shows said that the rooms sounded uncommonly good for a show. Possibly because the show organizers offer room treatments to... | |
| Musical Fidelity m6 500i vs Mcintosh ma 7000 Yeah, system synergy is key. Get speakers figured out and then dial in the perfect amp for them. | |
| $5k Upgrade With the cavaet that I have not heard your table, I'd give some thought to the following: 1) upgrade your ZYX to a 4D. Mehran at Sorasound may have a trade-up option that you can take advantage of.2) take a look at a Townshend Rock 7 if you go the... | |
| Beck / Morning Phases And vinyl heads will be pleased to hear that this album was pressed at Pallas in Germany. | |
| WoW, WoW , Wow Sun Kil Moon/Benji Big fan of Admiral Fell Promises LP. Boy it took me a long time to find it on vinyl. Great stuff | |
| Moving to a dynamic speaker from a Electrostatic Douglas, I see that your description of the Vapor Nimbus says "reviewed for Dagogo" but I can't find it there. This still forthcoming? Look forward to your impressions. | |
| So what would you recommend for my next upgrade? I think that the Audiomods and the phono pre are great suggestions here. What phono pre will depend on your budget. | |
| Best beer Of the super-hard to find, my faves are Heady Topper (VT only) and Pliny the Elder (CA or West Coast only). Of limited availability beers that still get fairly wide geographical distribution, I am in love with Bell's Hopslam. It was released a few... | |
| Turntable upgrade, tweaks, or stay put? Separates tend to have some advantages, like isolation and dedicated power supplies. But if the circuit in your kW intergrated is similar to the stand alone then you may already have a very good phono stage on your hands. Best to try to audition a... | |
| Turntable upgrade, tweaks, or stay put? Not sure how similar the kW500's built in phono stage is compared to the stand-alone kW phono stage. I have the stand-alone and it is a fabulous phono stage. A real keeper in my book, preferred it claerly over the SimAudio 5.3LP with optional exte... | |
| Best Phono amp under $2000. I really liked the Avid Pulsus. Clear improvement over the SimAudio Moon 5.3LP with optional extenal power supply. Especially in treble and bass. Have since moved on to a Musical Fidelity kW phono preamp, which is a beast. No longer made, and not ... | |
| Q How to Universal Remote with Musical Fidelity? I have also had luck with a Logitech Harmony for my Musical Fidelity kW preamp. | |
| Dynavector You seem to have gotten a great deal. But I'd also be sure to get the cart checked out. Get an idea of how the suspension and tip are holding up. Even with this great deal, you may be faced with some repair and upkeep costs. Well worth it based on... | |
| Von Schweikert UniField One Love my floorstanding Von Schweikert VR-4 Gen IIs. But from my experience with the KEF LS50 (well deserving of all the praise thrown at it), I can also say that a coax driver can sound just fabulous. FWIW. | |
| Is a tube phono better than ss? Part of this will of course depend on quality circuit design and having very low noise tubes. But I think not enough emphasis has been put on what type of cart you are using. Issues with tube-related noise are going to be much more important if yo... |