saki70

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Which speakers should I get. $500-$1000
Try opening your mind to a bit of a different approach . Scour thrift stores and pawn shops . My second system is using a pair of cheap Kenwood speakers from the 80's to a very nice effect ! I occasionly see cheap particle board boxes that contain... 
Primaluna Dialog Two Integrated Amp vs Cayin A-88T
Erisch ;One more thing...don't go out and pick the best of everything , that is in your price range . Look at this system build as a picture puzzle . The individual pieces should fit together to achieve the complete picture . System synergy will t... 
Primaluna Dialog Two Integrated Amp vs Cayin A-88T
Maybe not exactly what your original post was asking but...I have had the same Cayin that you asked about and I now have the Prologue 2 from Primaluna . Two different sounding pieces . The Cayin A88T is much warmer than thePrologue 2 , in stock fo... 
How can I tell what version of an LP is best ?
First , thank you for your opinions and info . I did not mean to diss or run down CD's . I have some that are better than the LP's of the same album . Mainly what I am refering to is what I call 'compressed and lifeless' . This is what I was refer... 
Wish List For Vinyl Pressings
Grace Potter - Down by the Water . Love the acapella segment . 
Music Hall 5.1 owners?
Chayro;So are you saying that this new 5.1 has a Pro-ject arm andthat it is worthy of a higher grade cartridge ?Also your recommendation for the Goldring Eroica... whatwill it sound like as compared to the stock Ortofon M3 (Magic 3) ?Thank you 
Music Hall 5.1 owners?
As mentioned above , I would like to know if the new 5.1 is actually capable of a cartridge upgrade from stock .I have seen , in a couple of places , that the tonearm may not be of sufficient quality to take advantage of a cartridge such as a Grad... 
New cartridge for MMF 5
Fra76;I am interested in how the Aurum Beta worked out for you .This is one of the cartridges that my dealer suggested in order to meet my requirement to warm up the sound without losing the extension , detail and seperation that I have with the s... 
CDP repair in central Florida
An update on this situation...First , thank you Ray for the recommendation for Audio Workshop . Josh was extremely helpful and patient with my questions . For $20 he opened it up and checked things outas well as testing for actual run problems . G... 
Tube amp for Reference 3A - SET or push-pull?
I have the same setup as Grinnell , Prologue II w/EL34's .While this Primaluna amp is quite nice , dynamics is not its strong suit . Dynamics is a strong point of contention for your type of music . And I don't know what I would replace it with . ... 
CDP repair in central Florida
Ok , some good responses here . Thank you very much .I had thought of Brian , as I have done buisness with him before but didn't realize that he may know somebody . I will call him today ! I will also call Audio Workshop .I had stated , in my othe... 
CDP repair in central Florida
Yes it did cost more than 2k .Thanks Drrsutliff , but that's a little to far to drive from Tampa . I am trying to avoid shipping it .Happy tunes . 
Prima luna Owners - What Speakers are you using
I enjoy my Reference 3a's . A very honest & uncolored speaker . Happy tunes 
Biasing Cayin A 88T tube amp
Ditto Sonicbeauty's advice . 
Inexpensive Transport
Can someone state why they are choosing DVD players as transports over CDP's ?