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| Is the Townshend Rock 7 "the" giant killer? Laza, I just saw your post re: Moerch vs. Audiomods. I didn't get a chance to do a lot of A/Bing the Moerch arms and the Audiomods. I do think, outside of the bass, that the big jump in sound quality was from the stock Rega 301 to the Audiomods. A... | |
| Pass XA30.5 And if you don't have a local Pass dealer, Mark at Reno Hi-Fi is wonderful to deal with. | |
| From Klipsch to Zu Omen Def Yep. That's how I'd characterize the difference between VSA and Klipsch. Though the VSA can be goosed to be more forward and fast with careful equipment matching, just as Klipsch and Zu can be tamed a bit with certain set-ups. | |
| Anyone had power supply failure with an AVID TT? Well 117-122V is a perfectly middle of the road range of volage swings (wish mine was that good). So I'd look into other possibilities than just the voltage range. Not to say that the power coming from your sockets isn't the problem. But if those ... | |
| The usual suspects: S1, Cirrus, Tempesta, MMM1 Travbrow,Perhaps other components could help with the lean and bright sound you describe. What is upstream from the Vapors? | |
| From Klipsch to Zu Omen Def I have not compared those directly, but I have heard speakers from both companies. If you want a sound in the same family of Klipsch, then Zu is a good choice. Von Schweikerts do have a different sound from Zu, a good deal less forward and they ca... | |
| Pairing different amps , pre-amps , cd players ??? As a starting point, from preamp to amp (and I would assume source to pre-amp), you want to have the upstream component's output impedance to be at least 10x less than the downstream component's input impedance. Across the entire frequency band. A... | |
| Anybody seen Grizzly Bear Live? They are great live. Have seen them a few times, last time with Beach House opening for them (another mellow indie band I am really digging). I love their first 2 albums too. Enjoy Todd! | |
| Need advice: replace woofer of Harbeth Maybe look around eBay? Both US and UK sites. | |
| Floorstanders 3K I love my Von Schweikert speakers (the "VSA" that I asusme Glenfihi is suggesting above). But the liveliness of them will depend on the assoiciated equipment in my experience. With the right amp, you will get it. I kept wishing my VR-4 Gen IIs wer... | |
| Preamp with bypass/throughput There should be lots of options with either an HT bypass or Tape monitor capability. But these features may not be mentioned in the ads. | |
| Rogue M180 or Antique Sound Lab Hurricane DT? How so Schubert? Have you compared ASL to both? | |
| DV 20X-L: Sutherland, Dynavector P75 or Heed.... If you have it narrowed down this far, then why not try to audition both? That is the easiest way to tell what works best in your system, according to your tastes (rather than in the system of some other person, and according to the tastes of that... | |
| Best preamp 2k or under, new or used For Pass, check Reno Hi-Fi. They often have used or demo stock of much of the Pass line and their return policy is excellent. Mark at Reno is great to deal with. | |
| Best preamp 2k or under, new or used My preamp merry-go-round ended when I got the Musical Fidelity kW preamp. They show up here used for around $2k. Does all that you are looking for. Great bass, lovely treble. A hybrid design that lets tubes and transisters each do what they do bes... |