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| Need advice with a phono stage for my BAT VK-50... Jfrech,How would you compare the P10se to the Rhea? Which one do you like best? | |
| calling all vandy 5a owners The adjustable subs are nice but in my opinion, the real magic of the 5 is in its mid-range. Do you like how they sound with the subs turned off? If not, either there is something wrong with the placement or they are not good match with your amp o... | |
| Which amplifier would you buy? I second the Dreadnaught. | |
| Best Sounding LPs Oh, I almost forgot these.If you could find some mint JVC CD-4 records from the 70s, you might want to get them at once. No, they have nothing to do with CD or digital recording. CD-4 was JVCs failed multi-channel format (4 channels to be exact)... | |
| Best Sounding LPs There are too many. Here are some just off my head.All 24 Sheffield Lab direct-to-disc recordings, particularly:The King James Version; Harry James and his big band; (Lab-3)Dave Grusin: Discovered Again; (Lab-5)Stravinsky: Firebird Suit, Debussy: ... | |
| BAT VK 75SE and ARC VT 100 MKIII I am using a VK-75SE to drive a pair of Vandy 5 (which has built-in subs) in a 38' x 15' room. I can tell you that it has barely enough power. If I drive it a bit too hard, say watching the movie Master of Commander, it will blow a tube fuse. I th... | |
| Questions about retubing BAT VK-75SE Newbee,I don't know what caused the cracks. I am just afraid it might have been damaged in some ways that I am not aware of. It probably means nothing other than making me feel better. | |
| Questions about retubing BAT VK-75SE Jfrech,I also posted on AA and V.K. replied that the input and driver tubes should last longer than the output tubes and don't need to be replaced at the same time. But I just noticed that two of the 6SN7s had developed cracks at the base so I am ... | |
| quicksilver V4 s I have heard it driving a pair of 5, not 5A, at a dealer while I was shopping for speakers a couple of years ago. I was floored by the mid-range, especially female vocal. The bass was a bit loose. I bought a pair of 5 mainly because of that audition. | |
| Can Anyone Please Walk Me Through This? Cwlondon,I have been an audiophile and a DIYer since 1972. Over the years I have learn not to worry about hair splitting differences anymore. If my lady friend or I cannot consistently hear the difference, I would rather just enjoy the music and n... | |
| Can Anyone Please Walk Me Through This? Cwlondon, I don't know how well LAME or EAC work, I have not used either. But I believe your MP3 files were encoded at a lower bit rate. I have experienced the same edgy, hard, and fatiguing sound quality you described when I ripped CDs at below 1... | |
| Can Anyone Please Walk Me Through This? Please take a look at these web sites for detail how-to steps:http://www.ipodlounge.com/http://www.ipoding.com/http://www.ipodhacks.com/In addition, based on my own experiences, I have the following recommendations if you have enough disk space:1.... | |
| "Must-have" SACDs Out There Here are some of my favors. All of them are great performances and terrific recordings.All SACDs from First Impression Music (FIM), particularly:Audiophile Reference IV SACD (if you are going to buy only one from FIM, buy this one)Autumn In Seattl... | |
| Adding second "dedicated" breaker box. Lak,I am talking about safety issue, not sound quality. Some people claim that separate ground rod(s) results better sound. I cannot dispute that because I have not tried that due to safety concerns. | |
| Adding second "dedicated" breaker box. I think you will be better off running the dedicated line off the main panel. But if you are running out of room and need a sub-panel, make sure the ground of the sub-panel is connected back to the main panel. Never connect the ground from the sub... |