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| Upgrade B&W speakers or MArantz Receiver? First of all, the CDM-1's will be a definite upgrade from the 601's. But B&W Matrix 805's will be a HUGE upgrade from not only the 601's but also the CDM-1's. They come up fairly frequently used at around $800 but sell QUICKLY--you should scou... | |
| car speakers? Mechans, which year/version 3 series do you have (E36, E46, etc)? Check out roadfly.org, & do a search, &/or ask your question there.....I'd also like to know as I have a friend with a '93 318is who's looking for speakers. | |
| Freaked out about having a TT shipped BTW, recently I bought a fairly expensive VPI TT 2nd hand & it was shipped to me UPS ground. It arrived perfectly; even the box still looked new. As I was thinking of moving I decided to sell it, & shipped it via Fed-ex ground. The new own... | |
| Freaked out about having a TT shipped Well, giving us more info. about the model of TT you're buying, what the feedback rating of the seller is, & the distance it's being shipped would help us in giving advice. Are you buying some high end $5K TT? Or a used Rega P3 for a few hundr... | |
| Alesis ML-9600 to archive my LP's in HI-RES CD24 I also own a Masterlink, & agree with most of the above comments about the sound quality. I don't know why Fremer was raving about the sound quality so much. I don't think it's bad, but I agree that high quality A/D convertors are supposed to ... | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, like I said, my suggestion to change from a fusebox to breakers is more of a homeowner's perspective than an audiophile's. I honestly don't know how or if it would affect the audio quality. But I've been looking at a lot of houses to buy r... | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, I am so not an expert on this, it's ridiculous. But, here's my 2 cents:First of all, if you have an old fusebox, & you plan to keep the house for awhile, it's probably worth it to upgrade to at least a modern 100 amp main panel w/circu... | |
| What Cartridge Would Make the Best Match? I don't know for sure about the *best match*, & I'm not a cartridge expert. However I've been using an original H.O. Benz Glider with my P25 for several years. I think it sounds great--it's definitely made me a Benz fan. Think about it--Swiss ... | |
| Best 70+wattt tube amp under $2000 suggestions? A used ARC VT100 MKII is almost a "no brainer" IMO at around $2K used. It's rated at 100wpc but is probably conservatively rated. Lots of power to drive "most" speakers. It's probably more neutral sounding than "Tubey" sounding. A used VTL ST-150 ... | |
| LP storage? What do you use? CWD solid oak cabinets. I don't think the company is in business anymore. They come in all different sizes/configurations, w/or w/o casters, glass or wood doors, finishes, etc. Built like brick ****houses. Worth it if you can find them used.Also, ... | |
| Nakamichi 505 or the Dragon ? Just to add a suggestion for Valleyplastic, but also ask a question of the more knowledgeable Nak buffs: What about the BX-300? (I own one). How does it compare to the other Naks mentioned here, & specifically the 680Z? | |
| Searching for Fender Rhodes in Jazz or Fusion Chick Corea's "Light as a Feather" is one of THE classic jazz/fusion albums with Rhodes. Also Freddy Hubbard's "Red Clay" with Herbie playing Rhodes (& organ on 1 track). Two of the best jazz, or jazz fusion albums from the early 70's! | |
| Are the performance of separates worth the price? Please give us some more info. on the specific components involved. You really need to compare model by model w/in a given Mfg's line-up. And knowing the rest of your system would be very helpful also. Also your budget, your tolerance for complexi... | |
| Rega or VPI I'm no expert on Rega vs. VPI, but I do own a P25 w/a Benz Glider. Judging from the used prices on A'Gon, $750 for a used P25 is "in the ballpark". Or, you can get a used P25 with a cartridge in the $800+ range, if you want to deal with shipping t... | |
| Sell or keep my Turntable What a great thread! I've been wrestling with this question a bit myself lately. I have a P25/Benz Glider that I haven't used in a couple of months because I don't currently have a phono stage. And, any used phono stage that I want is at least $10... |