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| MC cartridge with "big rich and life-like" I have owned many MC cartridges over the years, most recently a Van den Hul Grasshopper. A year ago I switched to a low output Grado Reference after learning it was a good match for my Well-Tempered Reference table and arm. This is the best sound ... | |
| Audio Research is looking to sell the company There is no shortage of excellent techs out there who can not only fix your Audio Research gear, but also offer modifications to improve them. If its the gear you like I wouldn't worry about it. Their amps and preamps are also very reliable and li... | |
| Aerial 10T Owners and Anyone that can help I cannot imagine why anyone would want to listen to Madonna at excrutiatingly loud volume, but to each his own. You are asking much more of your amps than they are able to deliver. The amps when clipping are producing a square wave, which the amps... | |
| Best preamp for Audio Research VT100mkI Most of the posts above seem to be firmly in the Audio Research camp, and while these are good preamps there are others you should consider that are in your price range. The LS2B was a good preamp in its day, but it has been easily surpassed. Unde... | |
| EAR preamp and phono products Over the years I've owned many solid state and tube phono preamps. Four or five years ago I bought the EAR 834P and feel it is easily one of the best around, especially for the money. I have no bias one way or another between solid state and tubes... | |
| Replacing TT with CD Kelly, which WTT are you refering to? I've been using a WT Reference with Reference arm for close to 10 years. Have owned Linn, VPI and earlier versions of the WT Classic and have found the Reference to be vastly superior to them all. While there ... | |
| Tubes for EAR 834L and 834P? I have tried NOS RCA and Sylvania 5751s I got as spares for a Joule Electra preamp in my 834P. Not enough gain. Have been happy with the EIs that it came with and have also had good sound from Teslas although they got a bit noisy after a few month... | |
| DIY CABLES Need Advice, Opinions, Supplier Info Jeffcott...go to 'more chat' at the botom of the chat page and then go to Cables. You will find my post 'Bob Crump DIY Power Cable Help' dated 02-22-02. | |
| Help: Classe CAV75 problem? I play electric bass guitar and in the world of guitar amps this is not unusual. I own an SWR bass amp, which is one of the best on the market and it makes a very loud thump when turned off. This should in no way damage your speakers. It is a real... | |
| 40 feet balanced between preamp and Levinson.... It is my understanding that the folks at Atmosphere are using runs of balanced Belden cable between their top end preamp and power amps. Would be worth a call to Atmosphere to find out what they have to say about it. I'm sure they are able to use ... | |
| CD - upgrade, replace used, buy new? Bowbow...actually I don't change equipment all that much, but I have been in this hobby for for over 23 years. I've been using Aerial 10t's for a little over 6 years. My Well-Tempered Reference table and arm are a good 10 years old. I used the sam... | |
| Need Advice on Downsizing :- I would sell the Nordost cables first as there are many good cables for a fraction of their cost. Same with the Cardas. I'm not familar with the speaker cable, but that may be a good item to sell as well. Your system does not appear to have much n... | |
| CD - upgrade, replace used, buy new? I have to disagree somewhat regarding some of the above comments on the PD-93. Yes, this is a beautifully made machine, but I find its sonics lacking in many regards. I bought 3 of these units brand new at quite a discount, sold one to my brother ... | |
| Balanced vs RCA preamp output I would tend to agree with Garfish. I have tried both and am very happy single ended. My Audible Illusions 3A and BEL 1001 MK3A's do not offer the option of balanced, but I have owned balance equipment in the past (Classe CA 300 and CP60) and trie... | |
| Convert Me There is plenty of good advice to consider above. The only thing I would add is you should consider getting a tube or high quality solid state pre amp with phono stage or an outboard phono stage. I would suggest something a little better than Sdca... |