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| Could-care-less Manufacturers and Authorized Dealers Bash I had a Rowland preamp or amp (don't fully remember- had both) go bad....Rowland sent me (about 3 inch by 3 inch) potted circuit, and a tool to extract the old one.....worked like a charm then sold it.just recently sent an Ayre amp to them for a ... | |
| Degritter brand ultrasonic record cleaner I still have a Nitty Gritty......when the mood strikes me, and I feel I want to get it the best that it can be, I steam clean it. ....cheap and very effective. | |
| Audire Diffet 1 hum If it worked well before, and you didn't do anything new.....added, removed Anything.....it needs to go back to the manufacturer for a look see. | |
| Headphones? I could use your experience/thoughts. Joe Grado was hardly deaf.....he sang for the Met in NY. ....he also drove around in a Lambo.....couldn’t miss him in Westfield, NJ. To the original question.....I strongly recommend getting a dedicated headphone amp for your purchase. All too oft... | |
| Vandersteen 7 mark ll or big Kef blades ..just as an aside.....VPI's Harry W has KEF's in house as his evaluative system. | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? I heard the Merrill.....wonderful.....you really wouldn't know it was Class D. Smooth, delicate, powerful, expensive. | |
| How do you like your VPI -Classic, Scout, Scoutmaster, Prime, TNT, ? I have a Superscoutmaster/SDS/rim drive/3D arm/2nd pivot/Classic platter - replaced the feet with Bearpaws ...use it with peripheral clamp, and center weight with 2 dimes (check Harry's website re:2 dimes).....I haven't heard better....had questio... | |
| Klipsch!. The worst speaker company, EVER? The first really good hi end speaker (one)I ever heard was a corner loaded large Klipsch... the demo record (maybe 1958 mono) was Marche Slave (Tschaikovski)... turned me instantly into an audiophile. | |
| Tonearms with no anti-skate adjustment If you hear a bit of mistraking add a tiny more VTF. (you can do that by slightly lowering the tail end). | |
| Need power conditioner advice. In reference to Furman/Tice/PS Audio/Richard Gray. I put Richard Gray in my system and immediately sold it....ruined the sound. This was a few years ago...maybe its different today, but not for me. | |
| Speaker Width? Get rid of the girlfriend | |
| Stereo pre-amps with dual outs for bi-amping and a subwoofer line out Yes ...however, better sound can be had using only one pair of preamp out connections. Listen carefully and hear a smaller soundstage and less dynamic contrast. Also using 1 amp of a higher quality is better than bi-amping otherwise. | |
| Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile? it really helps to have a stuffed wallet. | |
| Not Enjoying My Turntable If you don't know your way around this stuff, I would bring the t/t to a dealer for a look through. | |
| KLH Kendall Speakers vs Vandersteen 2CE Sigs I would call John Rutan at AudioConnection in New Jersey.....talk on the phone for a couple of minutes and get his take.....John knows everything about this stuff..... |