sunnyjim
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| Entry level Phono Stage for Dynavector 10x5 Mattmiller is right about the Musical Surroundings Phonomena II . I used one for a few years, and was blown away as to how good it sounded. The ability to adjust capacitance, and impedance broght the Dyna 10X5 to the peak of its performanceThey oc... | |
| Best value in a HO movig magnet $150-$200 Thanks to all who have responded. Special thank to MoFi for pointing out the faux pas of not seeing the freakin stylus guard. It seems everyone loves the Ortofon 2M Red. Nevertheless,I have to ask why is the 2M Blue $136.00 more, and how does this... | |
| Best value in a HO movig magnet $150-$200 Thank you to all have responded so far Seems incredible that the Denon output is 1.6Mv, the Dynavector 10X5 which I sold was 2.5Mv. Unfortunately, with the Rogue Sphinx integrated's phono stage I have to turn the volume up to 2'0 clock to get comf... | |
| IC compatibility for Ayre CX-7e CD player Al. Thanks again for your technical advice. I am probably going to stick with unbalanced cables, because "adapters" may provide only marginally better sound......However, maybe your can clarify why the Ayre's playback is louder than the Rega Apoll... | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? To Afterhours. Maybe,I missed something in your response above, but what brand and model are you referring of the monitor that was $2K outstanding" You auditioned it at Wavetouch Audio in Los Angeles. Could you please clarifyBTW JMReynaud website ... | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? Thanks to all who responded......Has anyone listened the Kings Sound Design speakers which use electrostatic drivers on top. They offer a bookshelf speaker called the Princess IIa which uses the electrostatic tweeter and a standard 5.5 woofer. Th... | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? To Zkzpb8, you make several thoughtful points on the issue of floor standers vs monitors issue. I have been through this several time, beginning with B&W Matrix 3 MKII ( another 70 lbs behemonth) Then, bought a pair of Green Mountain "Europas"... | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? To Raquel. The Evolution Acoustics "Micro One" is both an interesting and attractive looking speaker. From what I saw on their site. it looks like they are a half pint floor stander. However, the downsize is they have one store front in Oregon to ... | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? I appreciate the comments and advice of those members who have responded. Let me quickly list my downsized system: Rogue "Sphnix integrated amp (100RMS); Ayre CX-7e(replacing a Rega Apollo) Rega P3-24TT with a Dynavector 10X5. The speakers are the... | |
| need help with speakers $1200 hopefully less Silverline "Prelude II" (mAKE SURE THEY ARE VERSION II). The last retail I saw on them was $1495, but you should be able to score a mint or clean pair between $900-1200 They are a column speaker with a small footprint, and take up little space. Th... | |
| Golden Ear Triton7 spk: High-end or just mid -fi?? To the three members who responded so far: Thank you for the solid and useful advice. I have considered the Golden Ear Aon2 or 3 monitors. I don't see much difference in bass specifications. The Aon 3 did get TAS Editor's award with a nod to Aon 2... | |
| Shunyata Venon-8 Power LC: Is it worth the money?? Jednite: You are a prince. I discarded all of my TAS , except for the 2014 Components guide and 2014 Golden Ear Awards. Too much weight to ship back to the mainland from Hawaii. Also, I posted the thread because I gave the Audio prism Wedge 16 to ... | |
| Grateful Dead Hour Shows: Transferred to CD's?? ZD542, I mentioned above that Hammeker/Schemmer on line catalogue shows a Teac tape to CD machine to transfer audio cassettes to CD's. I assume this is what you mean by...."audio component CD burner....." The Teac is $500 plus shipping. The H$S ca... | |
| Grateful Dead Hour Shows: Transferred to CD's?? Raymondo and Zd542.... Thank you both for the advice. Ray if I need a particular GD show that I can't find, I will give you a shout.ZD542. I am not that computer savvy, but I wish I had known about transferring by using a CD burner to transfer the... | |
| Grateful Dead Hour Shows: Transferred to CD's?? Raymonda, Thanks for the offer of assistance and advice. However, as Lloydc notes it will take a lot of work, and I am not hunting for a used Nak Dragon on AG or E-bayHowever, Teac offers a tape to CD transfer player that is available through the ... |