stanwal
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| Using different cables for Bi-Wiring I have often used different cables. Since the requirements for the two are different it is hard to see how using the exact same cables would be a great advantage. A much smaller gauge wire will work for the top end than the bottom. But as in every... | |
| Rel Stadium ll vs Rel Strata lll I would say the Stadium 11. I have one paired with a Stadium 111 but for some time I used the 11 alone and it worked very well. | |
| cables for apogee duetta II For ICs I use VDH The First. Detailed without being bright. Disclosure, I was a VDH dealer for Sumiko in the past and after a lapse of 15 years I am a dealer for Bluebird, their current importer. But I used them when I was not a dealer and bought ... | |
| NeoAudiophilite need advice:active vs passive The whole idea of passive is that it adds as little as possible. One of the best tests of any component is to place it in the reproduction chain where it is not needed and to see if you can hear it. You should not be able to know it is there if it... | |
| How can a subwoofer expand the soundstage? It also works when you run the main speakers full range as I do [and as REL recommends]. The English call the frequencies below the range of most instruments "Infra-bass" and that is what the REL is intended to reproduce. I start rolling my subs o... | |
| sot sapphire vs vpi scoutmaster I had a SOTA long ago, have Scoutmaster now. Properly set up, I think the VPI is faster and has better bass. The SOTA is a good table. I am a VPI dealer now and was in old days also. I have come to like the non suspended tables, but you have to be... | |
| Hooking up a REL Sub to a preamp that has 1 preout I use two and the advice you have been given is correct. Sumiko has a good set up guide on their site. | |
| cables for apogee duetta II I have the Duetta Sigs. and used Siltech F-12 ribbons as well as VDH Revelation. | |
| need speaker recommendations. There are several, none of which I have had. Besides 2 channel many HT speakers are designed for wall use. Here is an example. Emerald On-Wall The Emerald On-Wall is being discontinued, call or email for availabilityThe Emerald On-Wall is one of t... | |
| How large of a speaker do I need It all depends on how loud you want to listen, how much bass you expect and what kind of music you play. No simple answer. | |
| How many phono stages have you lived with? After 47 years I don't remember all of them. My Ben Duncan preamp is probably the best but it is no longer made. The Dynavector 75 is great for the price, the Blue Circle 707 I have is not broken in but already sounds very good. I use to be a Clas... | |
| need speaker recommendations. There was a pair of B&W 805s that just sold for $725. They would be a good choice. They were not specifically designed for such mounting but my wife uses a pair in this manner and they work well. You might check and see which speakers are desi... | |
| VPI Scout "tweaks" Another thing to try is to remove the rubber feet from the turntable motor and replace them with the smallest Audio Points [Star Sound]. I have just done this with my Aries and the difference was considerable. I took the rubber feet off the Scout ... | |
| Headphone Amplifiers I have the Creek with my 600s and works very well. | |
| Richard Thompson recommendations The greatest hits CD with his wife is also good. Fans should check out the CD-DVD Thousand Years of Music. Good sound and see him in concert and in casual interviews. Get Rumor and Sigh first. |