swampwalker
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| Used Morch DP-6 or modified Origin Live Silver? Doug- Check Joe's tube lore at AA for info on 12AX7 subs that may have somewhat lower gain. TWL- Does your mod for the Silver MK1 require dismantling and re-setting up the arm? I'm not the most delicate guy around and I've got a Benz glider with t... | |
| Pre with Pass-Thru for HT Processor Also check out the BAT VK3i which has the balanced input and output capability and HT pass-thru and optional remote. Used should be just about $1K. | |
| Suggestions for Balanced DAC Upgrade? The Classe' DAC-1 should be right at or just under $1K. Its a real sleeper, if anything that was rated class A is a sleeper. Very refined sound. No hash in my system. Can be run as balanced or single ended, and has co-ax, aes/ebu and toslink inputs. | |
| Amp Advice for newbie I'd go with the Pass any day. 400 wpc for a home theater sounds like overkill to me, unless your room actually is a theater. Also, can your electrical system deliver that much power? | |
| Bi-Amp Power Rating Bi-amping and bi-wiring not the same thing. Bi-amping may have some advantages, not associated with more power but more current and also better separation. And too much power is typically less of a problem for the speakers than too little. Many mo... | |
| Question on shipping speakers without boxes. If you search the archives you will find numerous sad tales of items improperly packed that arrived damaged. The shipper will not pay a claim if the item was poorly packed. They will even check the burst rating on the box. If you pay to have UPS s... | |
| Any comments on the VSA VR 4 se? 1markr- thanks. Anyone out there with them on the short wall? any comments on sound quality vs Vandersteen 3Asigs for acoustic jazz, blues, bluegrass, folk, older R&R? | |
| Any comments on the VSA VR 4 se? Would this speaker work in a smaller room (say 14 x 25?) | |
| Humming Help Did you check to see if the 45A and the Proceed have the same pin-outs/pin-ins? Some XLR connectors are wired with different configurations for the 3 pins> | |
| Songs of the sea and shanties Stan Rodgers- late Canadian songwriter with many original songs about the sea. Wonderful baritone voice. Pbb- I thought you were form the "Great White North", you probably know him well. | |
| What's the best preamp for under 1000 I'd check out the BAT VK3i at about $1K used with remote. No balance, but unity gain for HT pass-thru and will accept balanced or RCA in, and has balanced or RCA out. Long tube life and very musical. | |
| Putting Hi-Fi gear in a mid-fi system -- HELP Why not use the DVD player only? There is at least one high quality in-line 10 dB attenuator out there. Contact me with a private email and I can fill you in. | |
| High resolultion cd player For lK used you could get a Classe DAC which is very fine sounding unit and worked fine with my CAL CL-10 used as a transport. You are not going to get the top end or anything close for your budget, in a one box, so I would suggest you try a DAC. | |
| Help Celestion DL 12 series two -What do I have? There is an SL-12 listed on the Audiogon bluebook database, with a pair of woofers and a 1" tweeter. | |
| Floorstanders over Suspended Hardwood-Help Please Bry- A great idea! Anyone have any idea why T&G blind-nailed (over subfloor) flooring would be called suspended? Suspended from what? |