swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| Good preamp for Vandersteen and McCormack I very much doubt you can get an FS for $1k, if you can, grab it. At that price range, I would recommend BAT VK3i, which is much easier on tubes than the AI M3. | |
| Review: Aesthetix Calypso Line Stage Tube preamp JD- After reading your review (outstanding, BTW) and other comments on Aesthetix and my previous ownership of VAndersteen 3Asigs, I was excited to see that they were teamed up at the HE 2005 show in NYC last weekend. What a disappointment! Sound w... | |
| NY HE Speaker Standouts I guess there is no accounting for taste! I loved the VR-4 SRs, but thought the VR-9s completely overwhelmed the room, visually and aurally. Seems to me that they would require a room about 3-4X bigger than that. Just me $0.02 | |
| Need to re-discover analog - please help Denis- I am not a vinyl (or digital for that matter) expert by any means, but it seems to me that Opalchip's advice is excellent. Plenty of decent TTs for sale used here, including SOTA, Well Tempered, Rega, VPI, etc. I was very pleased with the s... | |
| Best of he 2005 expo home entertainment show nyc Oops, forgot the Horning room w/some great vinyl spinning. One of the best in a very unassumming way. | |
| Trelja in New York - 2005 Joe- it was great to meet you (and Albert, too, are you out there?). Since you are laying it on the line, I will tell you that as a former long time Vandy owner and someone interested in the Aesthetix line, the Callisto/5A room was a huge disappoi... | |
| Best of he 2005 expo home entertainment show nyc With different electronics and sources, hard to say, but the sound I liked best (music + system) were in the Horning, bosendorfer, merlin, and von schweikert 4 sr rooms. Best bang for buck (full range) was Hyperion. Not sure how to evaluate very l... | |
| USPS shipping prices ? Justlisten is correct. And the flat rate box can be a good deal. | |
| cd player use as a dac? Some CDps have a digital input and/or output and some do not. | |
| Tape input on preamp - Can I use for other sources kal is correct, again. If I can find the manual for the receiver, I will post the specs for that input. | |
| Has anybody here done this? Not sure I follow your explanation since I don't have a Sunfire amp, but vertical biwiring is not new. Its typically described as using two stereo amps, one to drive each channel. Either a y-adapter is required at the amp, or if you have two main ... | |
| Tape input on preamp - Can I use for other sources kal is correct although I haven't seen it in many years. My old Pioneer SX-1000TW has a tape head input. | |
| Thoughts about these forums Wow. Well said, JD. Better than well said. Right to the heart of the matter. | |
| Looking for tube preamp with remote volume ?? BAT VK3i, phono board with switchable gain is optional and can be added in after. Remote is also an option, but many units had it. Not sure if it can added later. With phono and remote, should be under $1.5K. | |
| Nak PA-5 is buzzing ??? Probably the power transformer. Some are very prone to mechanical humm or buzzz. Pull the cover; if the transformer is right in front, then thats the problem. Often can be very difficult to correct, unfortunately. Some folks have had luck with Aud... |