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Waiting on 802D3 to arrive -- Will I need a sub? Yes...it will make the B&W's sound better. Adjusted properly, the mids and highs will sound better, but the subs shouldn't be obvious at all. | |
Looking for the best moving coil cart that is around $5K used Look for a Benz LPS | |
Record Cleaning Fluid? Thanks for the comments. I have a NittyGritty which sucks off the plain distilled water. I use a microfiber clean cloth to distribute the water when its on the record...and to wipe the record dry before playing. | |
Record Cleaning Fluid? plain distilled water works well after a trial run test. Much less expensive and readily available. | |
Hearing loss , speakers or headphones ? If listening to ipod.....Entymotic in ear phones... agree on Sennheisers as well...provide a dedicated headphone amp. | |
TT mats no mat for me either.....(VPI Superscoutmaster/Rim Drive/Classic Platter) | |
Headphones to Improve Upon AKG-Q701s Have you heard the Sennheiser HD 820? I don't own them but love their sound. Also....I think the amp driving any earphone contributes mightily to the ultimate performance. | |
Is it possible to have a quiet vinyl records I'm using an Ortofon Winfield/VPI 3D arm....my vinyl is as free of noise as my CD's. Careful setup is mandatory. | |
VPI 3D arm The thing is.... the Classic metal 10 is a very fine sounding arm, but the 3D is in another league....If you decide on the 3D, for 150 dollars (which sounds like way too much for those cheesy bits)...the 2nd pivot brings it to an even higher perfo... | |
Vandersteen Amp? remember too that these amps come with their perfectly voiced silver speaker cables. | |
VPI 3D arm no....but it mates well with most anything. | |
bmr philharmonic Be careful of small easy to fail companies that provide no customer support | |
20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 Class D's don't make the music I want to listen to. The only Class D amp that would work for me is the Merrill, but it is expensive | |
20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 I have an Ayre V1xe which is almost 20 yrs old....I called Ayre to get their view of getting a look at my amp for degraded parts. He told me that there was little sense in sending back the amp....unless I dropped it from the 4th floor, all will ... | |
Any of you experiment with optimal VTA for Benz Micro Cartridges audiom......its all taste.....there is no hard and fast rule |