sugarbrie
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| "Beginner" audiophile Turntable for $200-$300? Can't go wrong with the MMF-2.1Someone is selling two new ones on AudiogoN for $229.They have decent resale value on eBay if you get the upgrade bug later.But then, I am sure you'd also be happy with the NAD... | |
| Blue Circle BC-21 or Rogue 99 Not very familiar with the Rogue... The BC-21 is a very simple straight-forward design, so you are listening to the tube in many respects.. I have had the best results with the Tung-Sol VT-231, Ken-Rad VT-231 and the Sylvania 6SN7W. The stock Phil... | |
| Change Amp or go Integrated How about adding a preamp? | |
| Is it the tube pre or the rca/xlr adapter? What tubes are inside the preamp? You are listening to the tubes as well as the preamp. Don't assume the preamp is performing its best. | |
| What is your favorite low-tech tweek? Bag of sand or lead shot on top of CD players. Vibrapods under gear ($6 each). | |
| Balanced Power There are power devices that will give you clean balanced power. Blue Circle, Exact Power, and some others. | |
| Need inexpensive power line conditioner guidance. Blue Circle BC86 Noisehound $110. | |
| Has audiophilia changed your music taste? Not one single bit. I listen to music, not my system. I only own one "audiophile" recording, which is a Sheffield Lab's LP that I bought 25 years ago.This was confirmed to myself at CES-2003 this past winter. I found that I did not stay very long ... | |
| Buying LPs - where do you shop eBay and AudiogoN | |
| Anyone use Kef 104.2 speakers with a REL subwoofer If you'll take the time to integrate them properly, a REL sub will go well with almost any speaker. | |
| What is best center speaker? George...I run my HT system "full" and use a sub. The sub adds to the sound instead of replacing it. | |
| DAC attack ? Best bang for your buck it to get a used Link DAC and have Dan Wright, Dusty Vawter or Stan Warren modify it.Otherwise, I agree that a stand alone CD player is a good way to go. I've like some of the DVD players that have been tweeked/modified for... | |
| Transformer hum? Mechanical hum happens because the transformer is working a little harder to provide the correct current to the gear.See if you can borrow an issolation transformer or one of those PS Audio power regenerators (or similar). These will provide the c... | |
| What is best center speaker? The best Center channel speaker is actually a third speaker the same as the other two front speakers. This could present a problem if your fronts are large floorstanding speakers. If you are projecting on a wall screen you could have one under the... | |
| Transformer hum? Cheater plugs are an adapter so a 3 prong AC plug can fit in a 2 prong socket (one without the ground). They cost about 50 cents each at any hardware store, Lowes, Home Depot, etc.Audiophiles use them to "lift"/remove the AC ground from a componen... |