shadorne
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| High Output MC Cartridge recommendations? Mike,I have had great success with Denon 110 high output MC cartridge. It won’t have you crying if it is broken as you will be out of pocket only a fifth of the cost of the Suniko. FWIW you have spent 5K on cartridges that got broken. I would reco... | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener +1 AlI don’t recommend splitting line level signals or long line level runs from consumer gear to the amp unless you happen to have a rather powerful preamp like professionals would use. Consumer hifi is usually underpowered and can sound lifeless... | |
| Benchmark Dac3 @mapman I will comment but chances are my comment may be limited to whether it works or not. The measured performance of their DACs is to such high measured standards that they should sound alike or something is badly wrong.Benchmark openly disagr... | |
| Did you know....? Stewart Copeland had 12 horses and once played Polo against Prince Charles and won. | |
| Greatest rhythm sections AWB Tower of PowerSantana Rolling StonesQueenChicOmar And the HowlersFabulous ThunderbirdsRed Hot Chili PeppersRascal FlattsIm a drummer so I am biased but bass and drums are key to all but classical. A good rhythm section is the canvas for the re... | |
| High Quality bi-amp-able full range speakers - choices? ATC are up there with your other choices so far. Since you appreciate biamping you may consider to go fully active - the benefits of completely eliminating a passive crossover are not subtle... | |
| Benchmark Dac3 Seems like there is very little experience on Audiogon with this relatively new Benchmark DAC 3. I just ordered one. I have also a DAC 1 and DAC 2 and my expectations are just more of the same clear dynamic neutral sound with an even lower noise f... | |
| Who actually played drums in Whiplash movie? Miles Teller pretends to play. Any drummer can see he is a beginner. | |
| Tannoy Prestige made in China? Most everything in British hifi is made in China. Glad my ATC are 100% made in U.K. | |
| HELP AFTER MY MODS, My tweeters are subdued and weak- +1 What Erik said | |
| Doh, left system off all night I remember old carbureted engines that had a manual choke and had trouble starting on cold mornings. Amazing that they fixed this with modern technology. Sad that some audio equipment should be still so poorly designed as to sound terrible until a... | |
| MQA according to new Stereophile "loudness button" and "tweaking EQ in presence region" Update :Tidal masters are once again a mixed bag just like other high resolution shops ....HD Tracks, Pono etcIt it ALL depends on the Mastering quality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...led zeppelin deluxe sounds great but red hot chili peppers stadium Arcadium... | |
| Did you know....? Mike Balzary and Keith Barry founded Silverlake Conservatory of Music (non-profit school). They raise money for the school regularly. | |
| Did you know....? Marcie Campbell (wife of Mike of Tom Petty and Heart Breakers) runs a charity for dogs and they have many rescue dogs on their Woodland Hills property and even Chinese chickens and pot belly pigs! Really nice people. | |
| mc602 No comment needed. This is legendary stuff. It runs Class A Up to moderately loud levels. |