sedond

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2000 Rega Planar2
dunno, but at this price-range, i'd recommend buying something used - best bang-for-the-buck, imho. many choices out there - well-tempered 'table comes to mind, i'm sure others can offer more recommendations... 
Looking for a good 1000- 2000 CD player
while i don't disagree w/the recommendations above, i bet if ya sold yer integrated & used the proceeds along w/another $2k & got yerself a nice used toob preamp & s/s amp, the net result would sound better w/yer current cd player, com... 
Help with sub for music
i don't really understand your set-up or what yure trying to do, but to do a sub set-up correctly, i suggest an active outboard x-over between your preamp & two amps - one for the subs (get two subs for audio), & one for the monitors. i re... 
Alternatives to Disc Doctor Brushes?
i have excellent results yust washing my records w/mild dish soap & lukewarm water, then drying w/a soft towel. when playing the records, i use a keith monks record sweeper, a soft-bristle brush on the end of a small tonearm that tracks the gr... 
Arm to use with Lyra Helikon
all the above adwice is good, but if ya must buy a gnu arm, consider the origin-live modified rega rb250. o-l sez this arm is even better than their modified rb900, which is considered a giant killer even when not modified - at $995. a fully-modif... 
Best 5K HiFi system for Cwlondon
used melos sha-gold reference pre - $1k used. electrocompaniet aw60/aw75/aw100 amp - $800 used. used oracle table/arm/cartridge $1k used. used meret re speakers w/stands $800 used. used acurus p10 fono-stage - $150 used. used sansui tu-717 tuna... 
phono stage or preamp suggestions
hi thor, see my post (and all the others) on the "fono-stage - please help" thread adjacent to this one...doug s. 
Phono stage--please help
i used to use an electrocompaniet ec-1a preamp, & its fono-stage was excellent, so ya may like the current ecp-1. after that, i used a linn kairn, & its built-in fono-stage was better than the gnu musical-surroundings phonomena i tried w/a... 
Any good cheap integrated amps?
jeez, wazzup w/my compootah?!? here's the audio innovations foto link: http://www.audioinnovations.co.uk/main.htm 
Any good cheap integrated amps?
dunno what happened to the second-half of my 1st post here - kinda makes my 2nd post meaningless! :>) oh well, isle try again: i'd recommend buying the audio innovations alto integrated amp (audio innovations is a subsidiary of audio note) curr... 
Preamp suggestions needed
artemus, the sonic-frontiers pre's, the arc pre's, the vtl pre's have processor loops, dunno what others do, but surely they're out there....i'd recommend a melos sha-gold/maestro for a toobed pre for ~$1k used, but no processor loop or fono-stage... 
PS Audio Ultimate outlet
craig, czech out my thread in tech-talk titled "pwr conditioner - vans evers unlimiter" for some more info... 
Any good cheap integrated amps?
i agree that the onkyo integras are great tunas regarding ability to pick-up stations, but their sound-quality isn't as good as the tunas i've mentioned, imho... 
Any good cheap integrated amps?
revox is an excellent choice for a receiver, but i tink they'll run a bit more'n $300. tandberg is the only other one i'd consider if a good tuna is important, but yule be screwed if it needs repair - muchos dineros to fix. (same goes for the revo... 
Preamp suggestions needed
if ewe hook up a h-t surround-processor/receiver to a tape-loop & have the processor/receiver drive only the surround speakers, yule have to use the preamps' wolume control for the 2 main speakers, & the processors' wolume control for the ...