s23chang
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| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre Hi jes45@aol.com, It didn't offend me. I'm pretty sure that it was not just me got lucky. I personally own 3 piece of counterpoint product and never had issues. I also have 4 other friends who owns counterpoint SA5000 and never had any issue. Usua... | |
| Nordost Blue Heaven to SPM Reference You can also consider NBS speaker cables. I had the NBS Master and I like it better than the SPM. More authority and all frequency range. I would definitely prefer the ARC D130 over Bryston 4BST. 4BST is okay for entry level. You can do a lot bett... | |
| Nordost Blue Heaven to SPM Reference Yes. SPM Reference is a quantum leap from Blue Heaven. You'll get a real taste in hi end cables. However, you should try to figure out if your speaker cables is the component that's holding you back. | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre jes45@aol.com, in case you have not noticed, most of hi-fi shops are slowly going out of business. It has to do with lack of interest and customer rather than just on reliability factor. I also heard rumors that Audio Research is filing for chapte... | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre Hi Mikesinger, it is not cost effective to produce hi end gear when the market is so small. Home theather and internet are part of the new hobbies people enjoy. Spending over $3000 on a preamp is out of question for most of the audiophiles these d... | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre Mike, you should own a SA5000 first then you can speak of reliability. SA5000 is a full function including MM/MC stage. It also use only 2 tubes for line stage. | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre I think it is subjective at this point. Unless you have both unit on hand and same time with the right combination, it is hard to give a real good evaluation based on your believe. Also, 5000 is far more superior than 3000 so you can't really draw... | |
| Abandonning Powered Speakers - Why? A good powered speaker often cost a lot more. i.e. a ATC SCM20ATSL retailed cost $7500 yet the passive version is only $4000. If you need portability and worry free then you should get the active. That's why most of ProAudio gears are active. The ... | |
| Special "phono cables" from turntable to phonostag The best phono cable for the money is the XLO signature phono 3.1 and 3.2. used price around $350 to $450 for the 1 meter length. | |
| Mix & Match Interconnects John, the source cable I'm refering to should be suitable for all systems. I've tested this same cable in at least 2 dozen systems and received the same result. It is the best way to figure out if your system is lean or thick without scratching yo... | |
| Mix & Match Interconnects I do not use same cable from source to preamp and preamp to amp. The source cable should be as clean as possible and as neutral, open, excellent top to bottom frequency response as possible. The amp cable can vary based on your matching since tast... | |
| The best sounding FM Tuner is..... MR-71 with Richard Moderfferi (ex chief engineer at McIntosh) mod has convinced me that FM can be as good as any other source. The Moderfferi mod gives you better reception, drift and quieter background without sacrafice the original nice sound. T... | |
| I'm thinking of getting into tubes, what do you Don't feel bad about the VK-30 as I was never a big fan of their product. One best example would be the reissued Marantz 9.... the worst amp ever in terms of quality. Many of my friends bought it, tried it, and dumped it. Guess who build them for ... | |
| I'm going back to tubes... a question for y'all Thank you Tubegroover for your response. Yes, not many folks like "in your face" sound. It is not really how the recording was done, rather, it was just exaggerated overall. Too much excitement is not good either. It really make you fatigue after ... | |
| I'm going back to tubes... a question for y'all Tubegroover, First of all, I never said the vintage gear are the all time best but definitely way better value. You'll have to spend 5 times more on solid state gear to achieve the same performance in tube gear.Price aside, the original MC275 is f... |