swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| I need a Pre-Amp What should I get? I have used BAT VK3i and CAT SL1 with SS amps successfully. If you need phono get the CAT, otherwise the BAT is a good deal at about $1k. | |
| Upgrade my Jolida on the cheap Don't know how good the Jolida is as a transport, but something like a Muse 2+ DAC at $500 might be a great addition at pretty reasonable cost. Add a Pioneer Elite stable platter CDP or DVD as a transport and you could be way under $1K. Or for you... | |
| Please help fill in the blanks... If you didn't like the 2Cesigs, you probably will not go for the 3Asigs. There is a definate family sound, although the 3As are much more of everything (and very satisfying IMO), and with the right upstream components are not "too laid back" as so... | |
| Buying and Selling of feedback Agreed. I have not posted negative feedback on one transaction because I believe that it was probably a "one-off" sale and did not want to start a feedback war. If this feature was available, I could have posted an honest statement in case I was w... | |
| Beating a dead horse - Pre with Pass-Thru Vectorman- the BAT VK3i has everything you are asking, as well as SE inputs to add additional versitility AND optional remote control. | |
| Buying and Selling of feedback I like Zaikesman's idea but forsee one design flaw- what if the other party does not leave feedback? Perhaps there could be a time limit, so that if only one feedback is posted, it would eventually be "published" after the other party has "waived"... | |
| A personal challenge Cangratulations Jeff and Tom- I know that if I had started I'd never be able to quit. I admire your determination and applaud your self-discipline. Happy Holidays | |
| opinion on electronics for Vandy 2Ce Sig Bigtee is exactly right re: paralleling the inputs on the DNAs. I had a pair brought to RevA+ for use in bi-amping and that's exactly what SMCAudio did. Just make sure you label them so you or a subsequent owner don't forget. | |
| opinion on electronics for Vandy 2Ce Sig On the amp end, I would definately recommend DNA 0.5. Go with one, and then go up the scale with McCormack Revisions. Then add a 2WQ, then go to a 2nd McCormack, then a second 2WQ. Consider CJ 10 for a pre, which can be had for about $600 here on ... | |
| Using 2 spades on 1 amp post Just be careful you do not short across the outputs by having the spades on the + & - side touch; they tend to slide around a little when you've got 2 on one binding post. | |
| Finest subwoofer for music under $1,000? VAndersteen 2WQ sells used for well under $1K. | |
| Have you received bogus offers from Nigeria? Oh sure. Its just a variation on the "I'm the son/daughter of a former cabinet minister and I need your help to access $5 gazillion that our family stashed away in U.S. which I will split w/you". I get these emails about 3-4x/year. | |
| MP3? MD? I'm Clueless Jeff- I can't compare the other formats, but I have been using a minidisk player w/Etymotic ER6s at the gym. The player is smaller than a deck of cards and about 1/2 the size of an ipod. I have been using a 4:1 compression scheme thats built in, t... | |
| Question for Llano owners or others w/similar amps The best tubes in my system were duMont labelled made in Holland 12AU7s. The AT and Axs made female vocals too "hard". | |
| cd player with xlr outputs There is no amp or signal booster in the XLR connector. If the circuit is truly balanced, it will produce twice the voltage of a single-ended equivalent. I am sure Sean or Bobbundus or another tech head can explain the reason, but it is something ... |