vladimir
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| Turntable under $1500 ..... Rega, clearaudio, or ? I would seek a used SOTA Sapphire or, if you want new, a Rega RP3. In both cases you will have an upgrade path as budget allows: SOTA factory upgrades or Rega TT PSU, upgrade belt, Groovetracer subplatter, platter, counterweight. | |
| Rega TT Owners - P3-P5-P7 Easy. Get the new RP3 with the TT-PSU. When convenient, get the upgrade belt, then the Groovetracer sub-platter, then the Groovetracer platter. The final table would be better that a P5, and at your pace, not at ours. | |
| Speaker stands for B&W 804s I owned B&W 804 and had the same problem. I would suggest to get Soundocity speaker outriggers. I think the company went bankrupt, but I'm sure you can get them on ebay or Audiogon. | |
| Ref 3 Impedence Mismatch HELP please A buffer changes the entire picture. If you want a ARC Reference preamp doing its thing, get an amplifier with an input impedance of 50kOhms or higher. | |
| Integrated Amps with a Headphone Input Anthem 225, $1,500. | |
| Pre for Pass XA60.5 I would also point you to the Purity Audio Design Reference (two steps below the Ultra GT). I haven't listened to it but I trust Martin G. DeWulf's ears. He is not prone to exhuberance, but he raved about it on the latest issue of Bound for Sound. | |
| Tannoy Kensington Se vs. Sonus Faber Cremona M I agree the SF would be more to your liking. Tannoys are great but they need tubes, even SETs. | |
| Paradigm Studio 10 as computer speakers? I agree with Mot. Go for either the Mirage OMD-5s or the Gallo A'Divas. | |
| High Current Class-D Amps for Maggies? Check the Digital Amplifier Company's Cherry Plus, stereo and brand new monos. Clement Perry (The Stereo Times) loves it and especially its bass power, which may be just what the 3.7 needs! | |
| Hansen King V2 / TAD M1 / YG Studio Reference . Another vote for TAD Reference 1s here. I listened to them at two RMAF shows and in both cases they were superb in my opinion. Not bright at all, in fact, a bit warm.This is why it is important to listen to different speakers, as we all don't hear... | |
| q3 magico The next issue (September) of Hi-Fi News & Record Review magazine will have an exclusive review of the Q3. | |
| Berkeley Alpha vs Weiss 202 vs Ayre QB9 vs ? You have to compare apples to apples, at least when possible. For example, make sure you have the Berkeley USB when comparing the Berkeley Alpha DAC against the Ayre QB9 (both using a USB connection), and so on and so forth. | |
| Eggleston Works Andra Crossover upgrade I read this post right after the one about the Stereophile review of the new B&W 800D. I owned several B&Ws but never liked the B&W Kevlar midrange because it sounded clear but unmusical. In my opinion the original Andra had the most n... | |
| Which speakers to get for a Very Large Room. Tannoy DC10s, 94dB efficiency, 50W of tube power is more than enough. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Raytheprinter, the Analysis Audio model is the Omega. I have listened to it several times and agree with your opinion. I dream of having their top model (Amphitryon), bypassing its external crossover with a Holm DSPre 1 or Prism/Spatial and biampi... |