swampwalker
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| DNA-1 Rev. A or DNA-125 / 225?? DNA 1 Rev A is a bargain at the same price as a 125. Difference in power from 185-225 wpc is insignificant. | |
| 1000.00 to spend what would you buy? A Forte 50 wpc class A amp and a CJ tube pre-amp would set you back about $1100. An Audio Refinement Complete integrated at about $500 would leave you $500 for a CD-25 or a nice pair of monitors. | |
| Digital Cable - Pixelization during motion Singal boosters/amplifiers also amplify noise. They may help and they may not. probably only a real issue if you have too many splitters. Edsilva is right on- there are LOTS of factors that affect the PQ you get. In my case, cable was better than ... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? I was not thinking so much of an attempt to compensate, rather a better interaction btwn either an SUT or a gain stage with a certain kind of cartridge or line stage, or amplifier. Just a question, I have no idea if that is true or if any generali... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? This is a very interesting thread. David12, you are right on the money. While for certain goals or design criteria, a certain design approach (step up vs gain) may be superior, its highly unlikely that any individual design does not involve compro... | |
| Is this typical Service? Dave- I am glad to see that this all worked out for you and eventually echoed my experience having the voltage converted to 120v when I bought a DAC-1. Great sounding unit and they did the work quickly and economically (course that was before they... | |
| Amp recommendation for AKG K1000's headphones? Right now listening to my k1ks driven by the Cary 300 sei. Eddie from Ohio on the AA Prima. Nice tight bass, plenty of detail, lucious vocals, good hf extension. 3 inputs and its an integrated of course. Can also use it w/headphone jack for Senns ... | |
| Digital Cable - Pixelization during motion YOu could go back to ota (over the air) which is suppossed to be remarkable for HD. The SD stations on directv were just as bad if not worse than comcast. Hoever, I will report that some cable systems provide a better than average analog signal. M... | |
| Broken AudioQuest Caldera speaker cable ends... Spades will be just fine. Get an AQ spade wrench and tighten firmly but not overly so and you will get just as good a connection if not better | |
| Can I add a post-amp to this..JVC RX-DV31SL DVD. YOu can use an amp IF the product has pre-amp outputs. | |
| Amp recommendation for AKG K1000's headphones? Give us a budget. I have used several amps. I liked the Audiovalve RKV at that price point, but eventually sold if for the Cary 300 SEI integrated, which is awesome. | |
| Source for 45 rpm adapters Thanks, man. | |
| Which High-End preamps have these 2 features? VAC also | |
| Strategy and Components Advice Needed My personal opinion is Yba>>Creek>>Krell, but depends on your sonic priorities. Newest Krell integrated got very good reviews but the only time I heard Krell gear Ithought it was too hi-fi. | |
| 2ce signature vandersteen with what amp? If you go ss, I would certainly recommend the DNAs and get them modified by Steve McCormack (SMcAudio) when you can afford it. Great amps, great service, work terrific w/VAndys (esp. vertical bi-amping). |