tom_hankins
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| headphone amp Do not buy Singlepower! He ripped me off for $6K on the last amp i got from him. they are also hit & miss on the used market. (mostly miss) The remarks "fraud and crook" are being to nice IMO. Stick with offerings from Headroom or Headamp, or ... | |
| Phono stages belong to which tier? Not sure about top tier, but in my system the Manley Steelhead has stood out above the rest. After it, in order, I like the... Simaudio LP5.3 & PSX5.3 comboBAT VK-P10seASR Basis ExclusiveAyre P-5XE | |
| Integrated for Harbeth Small Room System LFDLuxmanAnd if you think tubes might be an option in the future, Manley Stingray. | |
| Clearaudio Balanced Reference phono stage. www.needledoctor.com carries them. | |
| Zu or Harbeth Just my 2cents, but I think the SHL5 tops the Quatros & Quatro woods in every area but bass depth. With the addition of a good subwoofer they gain that area too. IMO the 40.1 would be a very big upgrade over the Vandies you use now. The two Qu... | |
| Headphone Amp for Work The place for headphone info is www.head-fi.org or www.head-case.org. Plus great for sale forum on head-fi. | |
| Best Tube Preamp with Phono under $2000 ? Not sure what amp your using but there is a BAT VK-3iX w/phono new in the box for 2100.00 here, now for sale. Full warranty. | |
| How quite is the Aesthetix Calypso Vs Bat VK3i I bought mine new in early 2007. I returned it to Music Direct and they didnt ask me any questions, just refund my CC. yes there are XLR splitters. | |
| How quite is the Aesthetix Calypso Vs Bat VK3i I bought one new. Kept it two weeks and sent it back. It was noisey with the stock tubes. I'm sure you will get replys to roll in better tubes, but I didnt feel a new product should be as noisey as it was. Why not just use splitters if you want to... | |
| Phono cable idea's Do you mean phono cable between your arm and ASR? Any Interconnects will work from your ASR to your preamp (ref3). No need to get a phono cable there. | |
| Number of records you have Around 2000 LPs, 700 CDS, 100 SACDs.Dumped alot of CDS to my sister. | |
| Preamp to match Parasound JC1 monos I used a few different preamps with the JC-1s when i had them. I loved the BAT VK-31SE with them. I think a used 51SE would be even better. | |
| KRELL FPB vs FPB cx The "c" can be run with the Cast cables from Krell with one of there Cast preamps. The "X" is an "improved" version of the FPB line. When comparing I noticed a little refinement and better treble in the "X" version. I have not heard the Krells run... | |
| mcintosh c2200 vs 2300 - sonic differences Theo,What were the differences you heard between the 2200/2300? Thanks | |
| Best Phono stage for my system - from my list Sim LP5.3, Heard the EAR, and Jolida. Sim is better IMO than those two. |