sedond
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| Shopping CD players: my big adventure hi kitch, what preamp do ya use? is it a nice toob-unit? i'd submit that something like a melos sha-gold or sha-maestro (awailable used, usually for less than $1k), would make your current cd-player sound better than any cd-player up to $3500, plu... | |
| Best Turntable at $1,500? Please Advise. re: tubed preamps, my melos music director (picked up used for $1800) is outstanding! no fono-stage, but my pentagon ps-3 ($1900 new, picked up for $600), is also outstanding. a solid-state piece, but still wonderful when run thru a tubed pre. i a... | |
| home made subs just buy vmps subs. i don't think yule come anywhere near the sound for the money, even if ewe build 'em yourself. no, i have no association w/vmps - yust a wery satisfied customer. this is one of the very few audio products i bought new, cuz it w... | |
| Best Turntable at $1,500? Please Advise. there was an oracle delphi mkll on rec.audio.marketplace for $850 yesterday - pick-up in nyc only. this is a nice deal on a nice turntable. i think it already came w/arm/cartridge. i'd check out an aragon outboard phono-stage, or the cary-aes tube... | |
| The Legendary (?) Infinity IRS V tubegroover - definitely make a trip to hear the infinity's - yule be impressed, if they're set-up half-way decently. whenn i heard the irs-lll's, they were in a moderately-sized room - say, ~18x30x9, & they floated a very reaslistic soundstag... | |
| Voltage Conversion heinz preiss will do it: http://www.angelfire.com/biz/grundig/but, so will most any electronics tech, i'd imagine.doug | |
| Good stand-alone phono preamp? no, but my experience w/their amps/preamps would encourage me to try one, if i found a good deal on something used - that way, ya don't take a bath if iy's not what ya want. there's a cary fono-staage f/a on audiogon presently... doug | |
| The Legendary (?) Infinity IRS V i heard the 1rslll's, basically the same speaker, & they were quite amazing. i've seen 'em on the used market for ~$10k-$15k. a good deal, if in good shape, but still not chicken-feed. doug | |
| Audio Research transistor gear vs. tubes i had a chance to hear my brother-in-law's set-up since he replaced his amp & pre w/a-r ls-16, & 100.2. these drive his proac 2.5's, which is what the usa distributor of proac recommended he use. well, the sound is outstanding w/the tube p... | |
| Good stand-alone phono preamp? i tried the musical surroundings unit,& it was a bit too dry for my taste. ask carl eber about his experience, tho - he thinks it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. during my search for it, and its replacement, i heard a couple folks say... | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? hey, leafs, i finally got to hear my brother-in-law's res-audio cd-50 yesterday, & it *is* excellent - but that's when run thru his a-r ls-16 tube preamp. he said he can't listen to it run straight into his amp for more than a half-hour, cuz t... | |
| Opinions Needed: Active or passive pre try a melos preamp - either the sha-gold/maestro, or the ma-333/music director - *very* transparent & detailed, *unbelievable* drive & dynamics. doug | |
| Most reliable equipment manufacturers joe_c, i agree that thiel has excellent customer service. oh yeah, & i also have to second cary - outstand customer service also. | |
| MISSING THE POINT? whatjd, i, too, din't buy the santana cd cuz i heard how compressed it was. but, when i found it on vinyl, i grabbed it - not half-bad, & my dbx-3bx helps even more! i listen to the radio a *lot*, & find gnu-stuff to buy this way. also, i ... | |
| Most reliable equipment manufacturers linn stuff is reliable, i also agree w/adcom. can *not* agree w/thiel - i've had several driver failures on my 3.5's, but thiel has *always* had fantastic service, & replaced 'em no questions asked, even when out of warranty. & i am the 2n... |