stanwal
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| Turntable selection advise I use to sell Technics , so am not prejudiced against them. As to the belt drive being cheaper, if you look at top end turntables available today, they are belt drive. The governing factor is the isolation of the platter from the motor. What the c... | |
| Help please choosing AMP wattage for a newbe Always buy the speakers first. They are the final element of your system and have the job of turning electrical energy into sound waves. The only other component which has a task like this is the turntable. They make far more difference than the a... | |
| musical small sub for B&W 805s's Sorry Bob , I did not see you last posting in our other discussion and was unnessarly snippy. Bob and I have a difference of opinion about which is the better way of hooking up subs. If you get a REL you can try both and see for yourself. Everyone... | |
| musical small sub for B&W 805s's I would stay with the S series. REL has recently changed hands and they have brought out some new product lines; the S series is well established. There are several Strata and Storm available. I just bought the Stadium 111 listed there. I also bou... | |
| Turntable selection advise I checked the tables for sale and VPI Scouts are available at around $1100,A VPI Jr with cartridge for $800, a Rega P25 for $795. These are all very good. If these are too high there are older Thorens at lower prices and Rega has a table for about... | |
| Turntable selection advise No! None of these is a good choice if you are interested in sound quality. Are you REALLY going to play 78s? Do you have a large collection of the 45 rpm 12" records that came out in the late 70s and early 80s? Any preamp that is built into a turn... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice If you like Denon, the 304 is thought by many overseas to be their best cart. in many respects. It is compatable with the Rega arm [I use one in my SME IV on a Basis Ovation] and should be around your price range.It is a very good cartridge. | |
| Bryston 14B-SST or Pass Labs X 350.5 Let me echo Tvad. I have not been able to hear either in my own system but from other sources it is clear that their design philosophy is quite different and their sound is quite unalike. Pass has their own sound, class A has a midrange that you c... | |
| More CD Player selection woes Look at used Musical Fidelity players or decoders. They are very good and I have found them reliable. | |
| musical small sub for B&W 805s's I used a pair of the old smaller Hsu passive subs and had good luck. They are the round ones with the 10" woofer. I use REL Stadiums with my Spendor SP-1/2 Es and they work very well. I use my main speakers full range and cross the subs over as lo... | |
| Can a sub be hooked up to speaker posts? I also have REL and run it off the speaker outputs, which REL recommends. But as Tgrisham says, we don't know what sub you are using. If it is one that can do it , then listen and see which way you like better. It will largely depend on the qualit... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice I have two of the ADC bases left over from my days as an audio dealer. I have no idea what they are worth. | |
| phono preamp for Dynavector 20X low It's the VAS MC-1 for $749.95. It and the Sutherland PH-3D are the ones listed at a reasonable price. I can't give you a recommendation from personal experience because my preamps usually have enough gain and when they don't I use a Vendetta step ... | |
| phono preamp for Dynavector 20X low What is your budget and what is your preamp? How much gain are you looking for? I am just getting ready to set up one of these myself, having resumed being a VPI dealer after a 14 yeas hiatus. EAR has a good reputation if you are looking at tubes.... | |
| Best power cord for Subwoofer? I am using the Siltech cord now being closed out for $60 for one meter[$90 for 2 m] on my REL Stadium 11 and found it a considerable improvement over the stock cord and a much larger and more expensive XLO. But the rest of your cables would probab... |