stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| recommendation of amps Get a used Ayre amp and preamp... | |
| Speaker of My House…! listen to Vandersteen speakers before you write a check... | |
| Speaker of My House…! you should have Vandersteens on your list of auditions... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? I put mine on a Sota turntable. The arm was too heavy and ultimately collapsed the springs of the table....poor move. | |
| Balanced Inputs ...depends.....many times balanced connections are included, but they are not balanced at all, but are a sales gimmick | |
| VPI upgrade? Look for a used Superscoutmaster......better than almost anything else. | |
| Which Line Level, Balanced Preamplifier? I've been using an Ayre K5xemp for years....never a problem....always great sound. I'm using it with XLR interconnects to an Ayre amp.... | |
| Cables from amp to preamp or longer speaker cables… shorter cables to speaker....longer from preamp to amp. XLR is good if your components are differentially balanced | |
| You ended up with Ayre, what are your speakers? I have V1xe, K1xemp, C5xemp, all Ayre with Vandersteen 5A... All the stuff is old, but so am I | |
| Reterminating Audioquest Hurricane HC Let audioquest do it | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? Its not the mass of the turntable, but the mass of the arm that has the greater influence on the cartridge | |
| Synergistic Research XLR: New Foundation SX versus used Tesla Precision Reference there is no reason for xlr unless your equipment is differentially balanced. | |
| Is my Salesman telling the Truth? I got rid of my full loom of Cardas for that very reason | |
| VPI turntables If you not completely happy with the unipivot, VPI has a 2nd pivot mod that I use...its about 100 dollars and is worth the cost and setup time. | |
| Sumiko Flux Buster Demagnetizer Unless you know for sure that your cartridge can receive this treatment you can ruin it. Check with the manufacturer |