tswhitsel
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| Phono-Pre Suggestions ????? In your price range an EAR 834P would be an excellent choice and will be more musical than a Black Cube in my opinion. The PH3 is nice, but almost double your budget. EAR 834Ps, like the PH3, are easy to find and sell on Audiogon. | |
| Vandersteen 2Wq corner placement? The corner behind the speakers is the best place for your sub. | |
| Lower End Tube Testers: which are worthwhile I own a Hickok 600 and so far I have not found any tube I cannot test on it including 6DJ8/6922. The roll chart that came with it does not have these listed, but you can get updated roll chart data off the web. These are really excellent, just mak... | |
| Is 2 channel dead? If you're in this hobby for the music you are not wasting your time. That you even ask the question makes me wonder. I have no doubt that I will be still listening to vinyl years from now not to mention CDs. It's the music that matters for this au... | |
| Suggestions for optimizing Argent Room Lenses? Room lenses are not designed for use in the corners. If you use anything in the corners they should be bass traps. I have been using 3 lenses for a few years now in a similar fashion as described by Tom (TWL)and they make quite a difference with m... | |
| Phono Stage Pre Amp I would recommed a used EAR 834P in the $600-700 range. These are far better than the aforementioned Black Cube, Phenomena, Plinius Jarrah or other similarly priced solid state phono preamps. The EAR is easily one of the best phono stages you can ... | |
| rc 1 resilient channel used in room Joeb....I originally chose to use RC because I was sharing my house with a couple of other people and wanted to soundproof my room as much as possible. Music will get into the studs and travel all over the house without the RC, which very effectiv... | |
| rc 1 resilient channel used in room I've built two music rooms using resilient channel and it works very well. Use at least two layers of 1/2" drywall with consstruction adhesive between the layers. Also use fiberglass insulation in the walls and ceiling. | |
| Aerial 7bs or Proac Response 2.5? I am a real fan of Aerial products, but I have to disagree on the model 8 as the bass can be overwhelming in most rooms. I'd go for the 7B if I were choosing between the Aerial and the Proac. That said, I'd look for a used pair of 10Ts for around ... | |
| Thinking about purchasing vandersteen 5's what's a I've seen used ones for around 50% of retail, but it's true they don't come on the market that often. If you have a pair lined up I wouldn't pay more than 5 to 6K in this market. There are many great speakers selling for well below 50% of retail. ... | |
| Can anyone help me on Audio Research PH 3SE? The PH3 SE only has 54dB of gain, which is a on the low side compared to many other MC phono preamps, which are generally closer to 60dB or even 70dB. The Helikon comes in a couple of versions. The standard version has an output of .5mV, which wou... | |
| Santana Pre-Columbia Recordings-Must Have I cannot comment about the pre Columbia recordings, but Neal Schon was not a member of the group for the original Columbia Santana LP(1969) or Abraxas(1970). I'm not sure about the third Santana LP, but both Schon and Rolie were on the Caravansera... | |
| dedicated line - yet another question concerning Chuck...thanks, I did mean 2 not 3. | |
| dedicated line - yet another question concerning What Mkfischer is suggesting is clear enough to me, but I do not agree that you "need" a dedicated line based on your current system. The difference between a dedicated line and a dedicated circuit is the dedicated line is completely independent o... | |
| Tube Phono Stage Used $600-$1000 EAR 834P would be an excellent choice. I've owned the Sonic Frontiers mentioned above and much prefer the EAR. I've used it with a Van den Hul Grasshopper (.6mV) and currently use a Grado Reference (1mV) on my Well Tempered Reference. These are re... |