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| DSpeaker Anti Mode Dual Core 2.0 Room Correction Yes, you have the greatest flexibility from my POV by using the tapeloop. Allows as many analog inputs as your preamp has to be run through the Dual Core (which only has 1 set of analog inputs), and it allows you to use the Dual Core as a DAC. Pet... | |
| DSpeaker Anti Mode Dual Core 2.0 Room Correction How are you not bypassing a pre's volume control if you are using a digital input? And "bypass" is to bypass the DSP & EQ. It does not bypass the A/D/A process. | |
| Moving coil cartridge Just passing on what I recall reading, which was that the 20xl and xx-2 had better bass. Better bass can be more than just frequency response. Check the reviews and other forum comments. | |
| DSpeaker Anti Mode Dual Core 2.0 Room Correction Putting it in the tape loop allows you to more easily bypass its A/D/A conversion should you choose to do so for some reason. So the tape loop may be the most convenient way to hook it up for evaluation purposes. If you find its A/D/A + DSP benefi... | |
| phono pre suggestions Haven't heard the Chinook, so no help there. Other than guessing that general tube vs. SS differences would apply. | |
| DSpeaker Anti Mode Dual Core 2.0 Room Correction Putting it in the tape loop is an excellent way to evaluate the impact on the sound. For evaluation purposes , yo also have the option of bypassing the DSP and EQ functions. | |
| Turntable setup under $2000? I'd look hard at the Well Tempered Simplex, which is pushing your budget, but it is a superb design (I had an Amadeus). | |
| Lay away purchase I likewise wouldn't have much problem with that, under those conditions. Especially if he has 100% positive feedback and that the feedback isn't from just a few transactions. Unless it would cause you any financial difficulty to have the payments ... | |
| Can a $3K table be among the best out there? I wouldn't go that far Lloydc. To continue the car analogy:I'd consider something like the VPI Traveler or a comparably priced Rega to be analogous to a Civic. A good $3k table would be more like a Golf GTI, a Mazdaspeed, or a high performance Sub... | |
| Can a $3K table be among the best out there? The Amadeus and Townshend Rock 7 are both excellent tables. I have given my comparison of their sound on a thread at Audio Circle, and the short of it is that I came to agree with the comparison given in Greene's reviews in The Absolute Sound. MSR... | |
| phono pre suggestions Now that we have the obligatory. "Liberty Audio, I make them" comment out of the way (a feature of every "What phono stage?" thread these days), I will plug the Avid Pulsus, which is the best phono pre I have heard in my system. I preferred it to ... | |
| Moving coil cartridge The OP seems to be responding positively to the bass of the 20X2 (not sure if it is high or low output). My understanding is that the 20X2 and XX2 have better bass than the 17D3, so if bass is important, the 17D3 may not be the best choice. This i... | |
| Sick and tired of hum-please read Know anyone else nearby with efficient speakers? If so, try the amp out there to see if you have the same problem. | |
| Harbeth P3ESR vs Fritz Rev 5 vs DeVore Gibbon 3XL And if you are thinking BBC monitor tradition, I'd check out the KEF LS50s. Some reviews seem to suggest that they better the Harbeth P3ESR. Check out reviews by Stereophile and Steve Guttenberg (his speaker of the year). I have a pair on the way.... | |
| Need a system for Chamber music--ideas? KEF LS50s are getting a lot of good press lately. I have a pair on the way and can report back. But a KEF with the UniQ driver could be work looking into. |