swampwalker
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| Killer Kitchen System under $800 or so? The airport or sonos into an HRT Streamer+ asynchronos dac into NHT M00 powered monitors. | |
| Studio monitors for listening to music? NHT M00 active monitors w 75 wpc amp built in. Well worth the used price and designed to integrate w a sub. | |
| Want new phono amp, what should I buy? Don't sell the Artisan short, esp. w a ZYX cart. In a head to head comparison on a very high resolution analog rig (Teres 365, Triplanar, ZYX Universe, Doshi-Lectron, B&W 802Ds), the Artisan was substantially better than a Rhea Signature w NOS... | |
| My love of music is killing me. Dean- Your post has got a 52 year old, normally stoic man, crying at his computer this afternoon.Ditto for this 59'er. For your pain and also for the horror and fear that it unleashes in all of us w children. I, too, urge you to get some help in t... | |
| RF Interferenece and hum on tonearm Do you have another cart you can swap in? Grados are known as being particularly sensitive to picking up noise and hum. | |
| Ten audiophile commandments Mine pertain to Swampwalker but are valid for all humans:Noble100- I was wondering why you left yourself out, but then I read #4 ;~) BTW, all self-respecting 'Goners know bourbon & crustaceans are for lunch, not dinner! | |
| Will my preamp work with MC cartridge? You would have to use either a SUT or a head amp.That is true IF its a low output. HO would probably "work", med output, who knows w/o knowing the overall system gain, input sensitivity of the amp, eff of the speakers, and room size. As to whether... | |
| Tenor 75 Wi OTL Glory- Agree totally w Tubegroover about the diff btwn Berning ZH-270 and Joule VZN-80. In my system, to my ears, a no brainer. Also a no brainer that those Russian MIG output tubes will dissipate WAY, WAY, WAY more heat than an S-30. In my house,... | |
| Speakers for a 15w 6v6 integrated amp? I immediately thought of Ref 3A, if there is a dealer in your area. Or in Europe you may find used, some of the earlier Ref3A speakers that were sold under the Innovac name, like the Royal Master monitors or the Suprema 2 piece speaker w passive sub. | |
| Piece of Audio gear you regret selling Pair of Sequerra Met 7, Mk VI. | |
| Skipping on last track consistently Check to make sure that there is no issue w tone arm wiring, cueing, and/or damping mechanisms interfering w free movement of the arm at the end of its horizontal travel. | |
| stupid tube question of the day One comment on ARCs recommended replacement intervals. My cynical side says that it's likely that there is also an element of profit maximization as well as client satisfaction. ARC-sourced tubes sell at a premium and I imagine that they also do a... | |
| Vandersteen 2w low output levels The 2w is a great sub. If this happened w/o any system changes (physical rearranging or component change) I would bet its a failure in the amp or the crossover. You may want to call Vandersteen, remembering two things:1. The 2w is between 13 and 2... | |
| True Headphone AMP? If you are still interested, here is the link to the ASL headphone junction boxhttp://www.divertech.com/asluhcsignature.html | |
| True Headphone AMP? The only headphone I know of that can be driven directly off an amplifier is the AKG K1000 which has been discontinued for many years. Very unconventional in appearance and design but still only requires 5-10 wpc to operate properly. They are spec... |