sunnyjim
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| Ortofon 2M "Silver" an upgraded version o the "Blue", or just a version for packaged TT Thank you to all who have responded. It is heartening amid this terrible pandemic, that members will still reach out and advise and talk about audio to posters A special thanks to teo-audio 1 for his detailed and technical explanation about the el... | |
| Have a U-Turn turntable with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. Upgrade cartridge or turntable??? To allears4U,I bought an Aurelex TT platform from Music Direct for $80.00 and it works well with U-Turn Orbit. There is no footfalls vibration, or acoustic vibration ( as far as I can tell) I always thought the table sounded good and right.I deci... | |
| Have a U-Turn turntable with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. Upgrade cartridge or turntable??? Thank you to all who have responded. Let me just add a few facts related to my table and cartridge. I have a Moon LP-110 phono stage which sounds very good as far as I can hear through Ortofon 2M Red. The Moon stage has various settings for bot... | |
| Need recommendations for a new pre-amp (SS) to possibly replace my Conrad Johnson To :jackd: Thank you for the reply; I seriously considered the NuPrime ST-10 and actually put a "wanted" ad on U.S.Audio Mart, but received no replies I also checked Audiogon almost every day for one...No dice. So after months with music, I ... | |
| Need recommendations for a new pre-amp (SS) to possibly replace my Conrad Johnson Thank you to those members who responded so far To Erik Squires The PV14LS SE is the upgraded model which I purchased. The upgrades by the previous owner cost, at the time, about $500-$600. BTW, I just purchased a used P.S.Audio Stellar S300 ... | |
| Schitt Vidar versus Channel Island 's E200 S amp. Which is the better sounding amp? To the above responder:The responses above make no sense and are not helpful If you don't have anything worth saying, then stow it.S.J. | |
| Watkins Gen 4 monitor speakers. How good are they?? Do you do what ithe ads claim? Thank you for the information and feedback of this product.S.J | |
| Can quality sound be had using the short axis in a medium sized room (12X15) ?? To "unsound" and "twoleftears" Thank you for tips. I do have enough space behind my head for some acoustical padding. It is a 36"L X 24" throw type rug that I use in my current set-up. I am not sure it will help with Maggies, that is, the .7 sp... | |
| Can quality sound be had using the short axis in a medium sized room (12X15) ?? Thank you to those members who responded so far.To br3098. Yes, I did mean long wall placement. Your comments are very useful I have auditioned the Larsen 4.2 which sounded very good. Reps and shop owner claim the Larsen 6.2's provide much more ... | |
| What is a non-active pre-amp stage?? Are their advantages to this design?? To Steve, Thank you for the information. Let me clarify. Will design affect volume of other components like a CD player or a turntable?? The CA-150 has a remote (?) and so can I adjust the volume of all line level inputs with the remote from my... | |
| Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore? Don't want to cut into Bluebike 1954, but would like to know if anyone owns or has owned a Conrad Johnson CA-150 integrated (not the SE version)If so, what is your opinion of its sound quality and performance?? I am considering downsizing my sys... | |
| Peachtree Nova 150 or Hegel H-100 Thank you to the two members who responded to my thread. The information is very helpful.S.J. | |
| Ohm "Tall "speakers: Overall 2000 responses on a thread from 2008 Thank you to all, (especially frazeur 1 and Mmisstl) for their responses and advice. I will keep you posted. Still would like to hear the Larsen 6.2 to compare to 4.2 and possibly the Ohm MWT. Could consider the Ohm 1000 somewhere down the line.... | |
| Ohm "Tall "speakers: Overall 2000 responses on a thread from 2008 To frazeur: Thank you for the advice. I have been offered the same about Ohms' 120 day home trial. I actually contacted John Strohbeen a few times, but no demo pairs of the MWT's were available..Let me clarify my position on several points. Fir... | |
| R.I.P: Rest In Peace Roy Johnson, Green Mountain Audio's Genius Very sad news. Roy was a true gentleman who gave generously of his time and advice and designed and built great speakers. I am proud to have owned the GM "Europa" monitor that provided quality sound for many years. He was a great and kind man w... |