swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so How about a good headphone amp? Maybe a Woo Audio or a AudioValve RKV. Both are tube products; the RKV is OTL and many of the Woo amps are SET, so definitely a different flavor from ss. | |
| Avalon Acoustics vs Wilson Audio I agree w Shakey but for slightly different reasons. The Wilsons, or any other highly resolving speaker is gonna reveal the limitations of your upstream components. You didn't mention your source, but the Arcam, although v. good for an HTR, is not... | |
| I am at the end of my rope, please help Forgive someone who has NO ee knowledge from chiming in, but you may want to consider contacting member jcarr who, IIRC, designs and manufactures Lyra carts. | |
| "What's Your Best Price?" it suggests that you think the seller stupid enough to negotiate against himself. The fact that the seller might be willing to take less than the asking price is no defense to this strategy and doesn't relieve the buyer from making a counter-offer... | |
| Help a new guy get started If you like the NHT sound (as I do), I'd recommend the HRT Streamer II+ DAC btwn your PC and a pair of NHT M00 monitors. As $ permit, add the S00 sub and you've got a pretty damn good system. I have mine hooked up to my music server and its really... | |
| Cueing/Rega RP1w/Bias 2 cartridge Should have said lower anti-skating. | |
| Cueing/Rega RP1w/Bias 2 cartridge Experiment w different anti-skating force. | |
| Will a 75x2 tube amp drive BW 804D? I have to disagree w Marakanetz. Check out member Dougdeacon's system. He is driving 803Ds w a 60 wpc tube amp (2 el-34s per channel). The 804Ds are rated at the same 90dB efficiency as your 804Ds, in a smallish living room, maybe 14 x 16 or so. I... | |
| Desktop Speakers for 10 wpc 300B Integrated If not too big, Merlin TSMs would work. I drove the VSMs w a 10 wpc 300b in a 14 x 23 room and while they could not make realistic SPLs wo getting congested, it sounds like you will be listening nearfield where a 300b should be more than adequate. | |
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| Univ. Remote for Wadia WT-3200 or Pronto Codes? try remotecentral.com | |
| good quality multi-disc CDP? The best changer I have ever heard is the CAL CL-10 which is very good as is w 20 bit DAC, but also has digital out if you want to use a newer, hi-rez DAC. They are a bit long in the tooth, but there are replacement parts available at Approved Aud... | |
| How to use magic eraser to clean stylus? If you search the forum you will find detailed instructions. | |
| Single box tube linestage preamp - $3,000 used If your budget could stretch to $4k, and if your cabinet or domestic tranquility (I hear you, brother!) can handle a moderate sized outboard ps (maybe 6" x 4" x 10" deep) but if it can, you may want to consider a used VAC Ren line stage. Very vers... | |
| Using McCormack amp with Vandersteen II Ditto. Very good combination. My rec would be a DNA 0.5 and a 2W or 2WQ sub.I've used both the 0.5 and the 1.0 w Vandys. the 0.5 is a better amp and w the extra bass load carried by the sub, has plenty of drive for the Model 2. |