tommycosmo
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| Vinyl lovers I must be crazy for me the differences between CD and Vinyl primarily lie in sound quality and dynamic range. even with my system(s) comprised of high end gear of mixed vintage, the differences are stark.i found that most of my commercially recorded CDs sound hor... | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? i am a total newbie, and may be WAY behind the rest here, but does anyone have nay experience with the early (mid-to-late 70s) PS Audio Phono Pre amps? seems like many who have posted here are either old enough, or have been thru enough gear to po... | |
| Buy new integrated or vintage? are you looking to power your studio or just looking for a replacement for the house? if for the house, seriously, i'd look to see if that Marantz i mentioned yesterday is still there, for a buck fifty, bro. and like someone else said, i am no rel... | |
| vintage PS Audio Moving Coil Amplifer well this thread had over 200 views at one point, but no responses. the piece in question is at auction right now, ending Monday Dec. 20. 1.00 no reserve, if anyone is interested.thanks | |
| Buy new integrated or vintage? hey man there's what appears to be a bangin Marantz integrated on *new 2 days* RIGHT NOW for 150.00! with upgrades. WELL WORTH IT i am certain. (dec 14, 2010)for my own money, there are a LOT of options out there on the vintage market, but it does... | |
| vintage amps the Bedini sounds appealing. (no pun intended!)maybe you didn't see the beginning of this thread- but my preamp for this system in a PS Audio 4.5, the [current] speakers are Tannoy Eyris 3s.... if that seems compatible with the amp you recommend. ... | |
| vintage amps anyone know anything about the Nakamichi brand amps from the 80s? | |
| vintage amps thanks everyone. no hurry on my part so i am not about to rush into something that won't be any better than the Mac50s... | |
| Of Moving Magnets - Step ups - and phono stages don't know if this will help at all, and i know very little about these Moving Coil CartridgesBUT i have a Vintage PS Audio MC Amplifier. i got it along with a couple other PS Audio units on an eBay auction a couple years back.the early PS Audio g... | |
| Stand out phono stages Vintage PS Audio PSIIIi have one and it's pretty fantastic. from about 1979 or so. actually never had any of the more modern or expensive Phono Pre's...if they are half as good as this i'd be surprised. i watch for these and there have been severa... | |
| Tannoy PBM 6.5 Monitors anyone? STILL haven't received them, putting THAT down to it having been the holiday mail crunch, ETC. should have them any minute now (figuratively speaking).i'll post my thoughts on them when i finally get them.yes i paid less than 100.00, at that price... | |
| powervar power conditioners hi, thanks for the response...sounds like a couple of the ps audio powerport outlets might be in order right off the bat...and maybe the ps audio duet will be something to consider as well...i have heard that there might be power limitations at th... | |
| Derek Trucks pdn is right about D.T.-he's butch trucks' nephew---he's had his own band for several years, and has toured with the allman bros numerous times. i've seen him live lots of times, 3 of which were with the allmans...the first time i saw him he was 1... | |
| Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now hey, even the "PRESIDENT" has a criminal record, as do many members of the congress and senate...my favorite quote, from edward abbey: "the more corrupt a society, the more numerous its laws"...let 'em try to enforce this one! it's just another in... | |
| crass to ask for feedback after a transaction? hey, thanks for the responses...after all has been said and done, at the end of the day we all have to live with ourselves...i know my stuff is watertight. i am of the old school in which a person is only as good as their word...i simply do that w... |