tatelman2284
Responses from tatelman2284
| Customs and Duties for non US Sales I'm in Canada and have purchased numerous items from the U.S.A. In general, I find that USPS takes longer, but there's only the $5.00 Canada Post handling charge plus sales tax. UPS adds, as Rdg mentions, their rather stiff brokerage fee, plus the... | |
| Equipment Rack Placement I used to use 20 ft. interconnects and 8 ft. speaker cables, but found that a lot of vibration got into the source components. When I put the equipment between and behind the speakers, using 1.5 metre ICs, although it was much closer to them, the ... | |
| Bryston 4B ST Opinions Needed Please I can't compare Bryston to all the other numerous solid state choices out there, but I'd agree with Mountainking that if ou can do better than a 4B-ST you're going to have to spend somej VERY serious money. That doesn't mean the other amps mention... | |
| Is it ok to leave the amp on? Lphunter2's comments deserve careful thought. On the other hand, two amplifier manufacturers I respect --- Bryston and Museatex/Meitner --- both recommend leaving their amplifiers on all the time. Since I use Meitner monoblocks, I figure I'd follo... | |
| Balanced (XLR) or RCA cables? I think it's important to emphasize what Ljgj has already stated: that an XLR cable does not necessarily a balanced connection make. Lots of components have XLR connections without having fully balanced circuitry. And without fully balanced circui... | |
| Dirt-Cheap Phono Pre-Amp I forgot to mention the Acurus P10. It's an MM/MC phono stage, still in production, lists, I think, for $400, and I've seen a few on eBay lately, selling for perhaps $225. I auditioned one some months back and its a very nice unit. The Aragon 47K ... | |
| Dirt-Cheap Phono Pre-Amp Best phono stage for under $300 is probably a full-function preamplifier: the Bryston .5B, though I foolishly didn't bid past that amount for a 12B which has more inputs as well as an MC step up transformer. People happily pay $300+ for the Brysto... | |
| Opinions on Meitner MTR-101 Amps??? Rcprince: Regarding the advisability of upgrading the PAa6 or PA6i. For me, it's very hard to say. I probably wouldn't have sent mine in to John Wright at Museatex/ADS in Calgary at all, except that it produced an annoying hum (or buzz, depending ... | |
| Classe integrated or Musical Fidelity? For $1400-1600, you should be able to pick up a Meitner PA-6i with phono and a pair of Meitner MTR-101 monoblocs. Nothing else will come close. That's my 2 cents' worth, anyway. Joel. | |
| Opinions on Meitner MTR-101 Amps??? I've used the Meitner PA-6i preamp for about 2 years; got the full upgrade package about a year ago. Picked up a pair of MTR-101s about six months ago, but since they sound so good I have not felt any urgency to get the upgrades done. In general, ... | |
| Add an IEC socket..any negative effects? I'd be careful about adding a three-prong connection where the manufacturer used a two-prong. As a matter of fact, when the power cords of my Meitner MTR-101 monoblocks were damaged in transit (still don't know how), the manufacturer recommended u... | |
| speaker upgrade Have a listen to a pair of Tannoy System 15 DMT II. Strap them onto a base made of 6 concrete cinder blocks with chains at the bottom and heavy duty bungy cord from the top. They list at around $6K. Only problem is that they're not sold in hifi sh... | |
| Help choosing digital front end. If you get a chance---and I realize it's not a very great chance--listen to a Museatex Bidat DAC with wire remote volume. Dates from mid-1990s, though still upgraded by A/D/S, and, especially when used direct to the power amp, is an extraordinary ... | |
| XLR for Sonic Front Line 2/Bryston 3 NRB Buy the XLR-terminated interconnect in whatever length you like direct from Bryston (www.bryston.ca); they sell their own interconnects, if you trust their choice. . . | |
| Canare Star Quad for speaker cable For the price one pays, Canare Star Quad is excellent cable and if you want 40-ft. lengths, any "audiophile" cable will cost a healthy buck. I Star Quad for interconnects and am quite happy with them, but I'm only using 2 meter lengths. If you can... |