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| What's so bad about Sovtek 6922s? No air, lacking fine detail, very rugged. | |
| Eurolab Premier TT and Phonomax Phono Stage??? I think they are very good items. If you like the Eurolab TT, then you should also look at the Teres Audio TT. It is a similar product with a few enhancements, and was designed to be a step up from the Eurolab. I have one, and it is great, and pri... | |
| Jeff Beck Blow by Blow I would recommend getting a Japanese import pressing of the original album. I have done extended listening tests to various types of "audiophile" pressings, and in all cases, I preferred the "regular speed" over the "half speed". The only "audioph... | |
| "EAR VS Cables" Ttrhp, much depends on the cables you auditioned, and the equipment used. Yes, it is entirely possible that the cables you listened to were not different enough from Home Depot wire for you to hear it. Not all expensive cables are great. I was ver... | |
| Is there any way I can bench test speakers? Get a test record/CD with a frequency sweep, and play each speaker at various volumes and see if they break-up, buzz, crack, or do anything that sounds bad. If they don't then do it in front of your buyer so that he is satisfied of their soundness... | |
| Rectifying bridge. While I am not an expert in this field, I don't know of any advantage to such a modification, unless you plan on increasing the rail voltages for some reason. Perhaps someone else can help you that knows more about it than I do. Generally, a diode... | |
| Modifying to 220V operation. How to make sure? Marakanetz, I am not familiar with your VTL, but in general, the transformer is the only issue you have to deal with. All rectification/regulation and everything else takes place after the secondary winding of the power transformer. The 110 to 220... | |
| Pure Monstrosity re: Monster tm cables At the risk of entering a political area, one reason why the society at large has become so mercenary, is because that is what they have been taught to do from the time they first opened their eyes. The media blitz of materialism, which is foisted... | |
| Linn Linto vs Audio Research PH3 I can't comment on the comparison, but I can tell you that many tube phono stages lack the necessary gain for low output moving coil cartridges. I encountered this also, and I opted for a quality phono step-up transformer to boost the gain between... | |
| Upgrading 1500 Pre to 3000 pre.What Benifits? Auditioning is very important. Hook it up to YOUR system. The dealer should have in-home demo, or allow you to take it home with you(may require you to leave a deposit). Synergy plays a large part in high-end purchases. Also, not all $3k preamps a... | |
| Modwright Swans M1 Sounds interesting. I use the Bybees on my speakers, and I found them very good additions. Doesn't "knock you over", but everything just sounds a little more "right". I didn't lose any air or soundstage, as some detractors have said. They only pro... | |
| Older vs newer with comapinies like CAT & AI?? Without letting the cat out of the bag, so to speak, there will be a new Bruce Moore preamp coming out next year, that will be affordable and have some exciting design features. This is sort of inside info, so I can't talk alot about it right now,... | |
| What about the ultimate home theater???? I think I'd be real happy with your HT system, Charles. | |
| Audio Quiz Hey, if I had known it was spelled "Primare" I would have answered Italy instead of France. Can I have my test back? :-) | |
| Review: Korneff 45i Tube preamp If you want true SET/ High efficiency nirvana, you simply must get a pair of Lowthers. I got the EX3 model and built a simple set of Voigt Pipe enclosures. I am using a Berning 1 watt MicroZOTL to drive them. Let me just say that they are very ver... |