sugarbrie
Responses from sugarbrie
| for what its worth I agree that the cables matter more as the equipment gets better. A really good cable could actually make less expensive gear sound worse, since it will uncover the cheaper gear's shortcomings. | |
| Shure VN5xMR stylus on a M97XE cartridge The VN5xMR will fit properly on the M97x body. An M97x body with a VN5xMR stylus should sound better than the N97xE stylus. It is a much better stylus. But I kind of doubt it will sound the same as the V15 on a high end system.I actually own both ... | |
| Need bedside Cd player to go with Raptor amp The Sony Playstation actually makes a pretty good CD player. The chips are pretty high-end because gamers like good sound. If you have TV in your room, you can then play games as well... | |
| Deutsche Grammophon Original Masters Series Unless they have changed recently, the problem I have with DG is the sound quality of their CD's is poor at best IMHO. They screw it up in the mixing process whether a reissue of an LP onto CD, or a brand new recording.If they just put the analog ... | |
| cello music Highly recommend the Brahms Cello Sonatas with Yo Yo Ma and Emmanuel Ax.The recording is on RCA. You can also get it through the Music Heritage Society and the BMG Music Club. The recording is from 1985 and has never left the BMG Club catalog in t... | |
| Uninvited radio station interference While it may solve your radio problem, I am not so sure if lifting the ground on your preamp is a good idea for electrical reasons.You may now have a system that is not grounded to anything anywhere. It could be a shocking experience if you become... | |
| FM antenna amplifier While a preamp and an amplfier are two different devices, I think in some cases you are talking about the same thing.That small device that goes up on near the antenna outside, and has a small power supply for it inside is a preamplifier. The powe... | |
| FM antenna amplifier If you do use a Winegard or Channel Master TV pre-amplifier for FM, make sure the FM trap setting is the one that lets the FM signal through at full power. A lot of people are unaware of the FM trap and then can't understand why the preamp does no... | |
| Top resale value speakers In my experience, it tends to run along brand recognition lines more than anything. This is why Bose has good resale value. (on eBay; not on AudiogoN).My speakers have relatively poor resell value because most people have never heard of them. I st... | |
| Preamp recommendation $300: see desired features Another reason why I think the RC995 is worth the extra money is that it has a serious phono stage, not just some circuit board to accommodate phono.The phono circuitry in the RC995 is derived from the stand alone Rotel RHQ-10 phono stage which ha... | |
| Preamp recommendation $300: see desired features On the RC972 phono was an optional add-on board, to you would need to ask the seller. And it would be only MM or MC, not both. Check eBay weekly in addition to AudiogoN. A RC990 or RC995 appears at least monthly, sometimes more. If you can stretch... | |
| Preamp recommendation $300: see desired features Rotel RC-990 is in that price range.The newer Rotel RC-995 will be $350 to $400They both do everything on your list. Both MM and MC phono. No tone controls. | |
| Good Y Cables? If this is good enough, you can get decent ones made by Monster Cable and Accoustic Research (AR) at places like Best Buy; or online at places like below.http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=MCUHPY2M1Fhttp://www.audioadvisor.com... | |
| Audio drops out when I hit a light switch You could install a dedicated power line for the system.They also make UPS devices for audio, similar to the ones that keep your computer from going down when the power blinks.http://www.apc.com/products/apcav/Do not use a computer UPS. Different ... | |
| Looking for a source of vibration dampening sheets Dynamat is popular with Car Stereo installers.http://www.dynamat.com/. |