starcon
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| Tri-planar vs Graham I just set up a Phantom yesterday and it is (if you have any tone arm experience) a piece of cake. The only thing that needed readjustment was the vta (by sound) from the initial visual set up. Plus Graham Instructions are excellant. The other gre... | |
| Best preamp for my system. I went from a 380S to a BAT VK51SE. (which I bought used on Agon) what a step up from the 380S -incredibly transparent with much more dynamics. Works great with the levinson amps -I was using it with 4-436's but have switched to the newer 532 (ano... | |
| Despriately looking for amp for Maggies 20.1 I don't own 20.1's but have heard them many times. bi-amping or using 4 mono amps is the way to go if you really want them to perform. One of my friends used 4 bryston (I do not remember which model) mono's with the bryston crossover. My preferenc... | |
| Whic CD player would you pick and why I have an SA 60 and ended up moving up to a reimyo 999ex DAC and 777cdt. Blows everything I have heard away. A consideration would be a reimyo cdp 777 which are available on agon used. betters everything on your list. | |
| Amp for Verity Parsifal encore The new belles amps (just heard the 500w mono's) are stunning. They would be a great choice for the Verity's. | |
| Upgrade from Levinson 335. Which amps? I agree with Jim above, the 336 has plenty of body and substance. I use a BAT vk51 se preamp with my 436's (previously owned a 332) and Mac 501's and its super. To me your issue is the Linn, which I feel would be the lean component in your system. | |
| Esoteric Transports matched with different DA's I've used a SA 60 with several high end dac's (mostly with a reimyo 999) and it does just fine. Needs a good power cord (my personal choice is a audio tekne) and it was only bettered by the $9000 reimyo transport. | |
| Best high end monitors? check out German Physiks (google em) they make some really cool monitors. they are omni designs and can be placed with great flexability. | |
| Promotional copy - any different in sound quality? I still love to play my 6 eye columbia Miles Davis Kind of Blue. Its only better because its the first press of a great classic and still plays wonderfully. | |
| how to clean nasty, dirty finger prints on LPs try some premier record cleaner (music direct or accoustic sounds) than a scrub with a record cleaning machine seems to work fine for me. | |
| Power Cables for Musical Fidelity Nuvista 21 DAC audio teckne about $250 new beats the crud out of anything I've tried on source components (betters the Harmonix $1000 cord that comes with my Reimyo transport) My dealer (palmetto audio-listed here on agon) carries JPS and it beats the stuffing o... | |
| Pass, Bryston, Audio Research, or McIntosh? From my own experience with the 3.6's and the original 20.0 -you can get by on the 3.6's with one amp. The 20's IMO need to be bi-amped with an external crossover to get the most out of them. (I have owned 3.5's and drove them with a levinson 332 ... | |
| Power Cord...16 ft try parts express (.com) there a couple of discount audio suppliers that make 10 12 16 20 ft for very reasonable prices (google etc for suppliers) also many of the agon advertisers who make discount cables have power cords. | |
| Which Universal Remote to Use? IMO the Harmony 670 is the best for everything without going to a crestron. My 600 series (I have 3 of various vintages) will run everything including my digital projection projector and reimyo cd transport levinson Bat preamp esoteric player and ... | |
| high end single box cdp's for redbook quality only I just recently purchased a reimyo transport and dac (777cdt and 999dac). I also own an esoteric SA 60. I listened to many players including the dcs. My thoughts are that you should hear the reimyo cdp 777 (single box player) and compare it to the... |