tonykay
Responses from tonykay
| System synergy or mix and match ptrck887,I'm using a mint MFA Magus B preamp. Right now, I'm using it with a Classe DR-15 amp into Sonus Faber Electa Amators. | |
| My Classe CP700 preamp needs service Classe is a great company that manufactures great products to be their best at a specific price point. If you are having problems ( and obviously, you are), then I would send it back to Classe (Canada) for repair. I am sure that you will find they... | |
| EMIM MIDRANGES wrinkle ...wrinkle??? | |
| 2 recent, weird and isolated issues with BD playback I bought a Pioneer Elite BDP 09 here on Audiogon and had no problem playing CDs and DVDs. However, at some point I tried to play a Blu-Ray disc and the screen was blank. I called Pioneer and they walked me through the diagnostic, only to find my p... | |
| System synergy or mix and match FWIW, I have used a McIntosh preamp for years, many years, and was as happy as I could be with it. Last weekend, I hooked up a tube preamp that I bought here on Audiogon about a year ago. What a difference! I doubt that I will be going back to the... | |
| Good Job Audio Advisor FWIW, I have always had good experience with Audio Advisor. The only caveat is that when you receive their "Clearance" catalogue, you need to call quickly or most items are gone. On the plus side, the salespeople are friendly and helpful, especial... | |
| Technical question on phase inversion. Thanks for your responses, so far. I gather that "absolute phase" is not really absolute, as it can change with the recording and even the source component can play a part. I doubt that my Oppo 105D contributes to the polarity inversion, but who k... | |
| All the Roadrunning by Mark Knopfler and Emmy Lou The CD I am referring to in my previous comment is "All the Road Running," but IMO all Mark Knopfler albums are well done. | |
| All the Roadrunning by Mark Knopfler and Emmy Lou I bought this CD when it first came out. It has become a go-to album for me. The tunes are so catchy, I can't think why anyone would not like it. It is certainly among my top ten albums. | |
| recabling my Stax sr-009 to pure copper cable I fully support the comment by stringreen. The Stax 009 are great phones (I know, I own them), but if you aren't happy with them, move on. There are any number of headphones available out there, surely one will be to your liking. I strongly advise... | |
| Cdp under $ 1k which is great top to bottom If you look, you can find the Pioneer Elite BDP-09 for around $400. Seems impossible, but I have seen one on the internet in my area for months and its available for $400. I own one, and yes it is slow to load, but at $400 it's a steal! No, I'm no... | |
| Questionable service at Soundsmith Some of you are incredibly patient and forgiving, which is lucky for Soundsmith. Waiting a year to find out the status of a cartridge doesn't make sense to me. I would certainly have emailed them after the first three months for a status request a... | |
| recabling my Stax sr-009 to pure copper cable Since the Stax 009 cables are not interchangeable, I would refrain from changing them. To me, that's like changing the engine in a Ferrari to a high performance Chevy engine. It might go faster, might not, but what's the point? If you want a diffe... | |
| What voltage to run my gear...110V or 120V or something in between? Anything is possible, however, I think you're suffering from the "mea culpa" syndrome. I'm no engineer or scientist but I don't think you're to blame. My guess is that nearly everyone on this forum has had some sort of equipment failure, and I dou... | |
| Universal Players vs. Dedicated CD/SACD Players jafant,Just FYI, there is a Pioneer Elite BDP09 on C***list here in the SF Bay Area for $450 (that's very low). He even offered to sell it to me for $400. If I didn't already have one I'd have jumped on it long ago. It's still there today. |