stanwal
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| spendor bc-1 They are still great speakers, I had them starting in 1970 and was a dealer for them for years. The STC-Coles super tweeter and Celestion HF 1300 tweeter are no longer in production; Spendor has switched to Scanspeak in later versions of the speak... | |
| Help Me Save A Few Bucks On New Amp Purchase First, I would not change if I liked the sound of my present system. Second, there appears to be a conflict between wanting to get better sound and save money at the same time. Really good sounding lower powered amps are often quite expensive and ... | |
| Best Stand for Harbeth 7ES-3 Compact Second both of the above; I have Target, Sound Anchors and Skylan stands for various speakers; Noel is a pleasure to work with. Atacama is also good but I am not sure about their current availability. | |
| Is a 23x16 room too big for B&W 805S bookshelfs? It depends on your taste in music and how loud you want to play; I would wait and try them and see for yourself. | |
| Cartridges: low output vs. high output In most cases the lower output is better; it requires fewer turns of wire and is generally considered to give a better sound quality. However, the high output requires less boost; can be used directly into a MM input most of the time while the LOM... | |
| Graham Phantom I tonearm I have had trouble with digital gauges; I don't see how the arm could be changing so it may be the guage. Unless the counterweight has a little play in it; I have not had this problem with my Graham 2.2. | |
| Should cable elevators be used? I just got some ceramic ones and thought they made a worthwhile improvement. I am currently recruiting a group of leprechauns to install and remove them while I am listening with my eyes shut so I can see if I can really tell the difference. That ... | |
| VAC / Wilson cables It is hard to beat either the MM1 or MM2 judging from my experence with Transparent ICs and PCs. Unless I wanted a different kind of sound I would leave well enough alone. | |
| Rega DAC vs. EE Minimax vs. Centrance vs. W4S 2 You don't mention which filter setting you were using on the Rega; I find that they make a considerable difference. I have ended up using either 3 or 5. Also which were you using as a transport? I have a Pangea adapter so I can use standard PCs an... | |
| Which MC for my setup? AT 33 EV. I use one and two of my friends bought them after hearing mine. One of them while he was waiting for the Koetsu Vermillion I ordered for him was getting here from Japan. We were recently comparing his Tron 7 phono stage with my Basis Exc... | |
| Krell KRS2 Preamp I was an early Krell dealer and had a earlier model stand alone phono stage [KPE ?] up until a few years ago. I always thought they were well built but the weakest part of the line compared to their amps and line stage. I think you can do better f... | |
| Power cables for Conrad Johnson and Vandersteen I use an older generation Shunyata Python Helix 20 amp PC with my CJ 350; cords do make a difference but are really system and taste dependent. Three of us spent a good part of the afternoon trying different ones today on different components; a g... | |
| VPI Classic 1 use of the cork mat I was thinking about the Scout /Scoutmaster which have the rubber ring; I forget whether the Classic does or not [ don't have one in stock right now]. But I had an Aries Extended I bought for my own use with the Mini Feet and the brass cones were ... | |
| VPI Classic 1 use of the cork mat Stringgreen is correct about the feet; I sold several sets of Star Sound brass cones for VPIs; both for ones I sold myself and others. Aluminum is an inferior material for the feet and also there is a rubber washer between the feet and the table w... | |
| sut with phono pre, does it keep the pre's signatu You will get a combination of the two; this is inevitable as no component is totally neutral. This does not mean that it will be worse than the EAR alone; just different. The MC section is often weaker, I used a Bob's with my Musical Fidelity NuVi... |