russ69

Responses from russ69

Comparison: 2 Sony ES CD players vs Primare d30.2
Unfortunately Sony pulled the plug... As many companies have. If you are really digging a player, you might want to find a spare or two. I bought a used Pioneer Elite player from a guy I knew. It was an expensive player when new. I only got a f... 
Magnepan 20.7i Amplifier Pairing
At this point I am considering: I have run my .7s with a PrimaLuna integrated and my MMGs with my AES SixPacs. My brother ran his 3.6s with Parasound JC1s. I love tube amps but if there is one speaker that needs good solid state power, it’s the... 
Has anyone compared Rogue RP-7 to Cary SLP05 and / or Audio Research Ref 5se?
The sweetest preamp is the SLP-98. A top performer but has buckets of sweet tube sound without a hint of being over the top.  
Preamp Help
I think the  Schiit Freya + is a great choice. Good call. I would like to try one myself, just for fun. I don't really need another preamp.  
Preamp Help
The Parasound Zpre3 and P6 have remote control that allow you adjust treble and Bass The P6 is probably a good preamp in your price range. Good tube preamps are going to cost more than that and will have few features.   
I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged.
Do you need to control what you want to hear? Or  are you open to discussion? Please keep posting. I quit reading some pages back, pretty sure everyone else has also. I appreciate all your input but you lost your audience I think.   
Preamp Help
I’m looking for a Preamp that has a remote that will allow me to adjust the Treble and Bass I don’t think the OP meant Treble and Bass controls on the remote! If he is you are correct , there just ain't no such thing! That's what I said.      
Preamp Help
I don't know of any preamp that has remote bass/treble control. Maybe a Mac?   
Balanced versus single ended
Could this possibly be related to the increased gain(voltage)? Most likely but everything makes a difference, so swapping cables by itself can make it sound different but trust me there are plenty of very top tier systems that are running singl... 
I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged.
@mahgister ​​​​​@deludedaudiophile  OP here. Let's give some others a chance to chime in. You must have said everything that needs to be said by now. Thanx.   
Use or sell/replace Oppo UDP-203?
I wanted to add that some of my music will never be available for streaming, too rare.   
Did I ruin my cartridge or my stylus? Or both?
Something happened to the cart, time for repair/replacement.  
Grounding a Powered Subwoofer Causes Volume Increase
I have no clue but if you are adding grounds to something that doesn't require a ground, I'm thinking you should know the answer to that question. I don't know what is going on but something is and that may be important. Call the sub company and a... 
Magnepan 20.7i Amplifier Pairing
Magnepan uses the 1000 watt Bryston amps to demo.   
Balanced versus single ended
There is no drawback from running single ended unless you have a noisy and/or a long run.