whknopp0713
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| Which Linn pre-amp I haven't heard the Wakonda, but I've had an LK1 for about 13 years, and I am still happy with it. I upgraded it in '91 with the outboard power supply (the Dirak), and it hasn't missed a beat. Same for my LK2, upgraded to 280. It's also been on fo... | |
| Speakers for Sim Audio i-5080 ? I heard the Sim I-5 driving ProAc Response 1.5 (MIT cables) and thought it was exceptionally good. Sim also likes Totem and Gershman, judging by their own demo's. I think Sim gear (which I own, too) is better with richer, warmer speakers that real... | |
| Equipment Stand placement? My experience is exactly consistent with Megasam's and Cornfedboy's. Another principle is to move your rack away from the wall. Bass tends to stack up along walls and will energize the rack and components placed there. The performance of my turnta... | |
| Good speaker match for Sim Audio W5 The best combination of transparency, good bass and disappearing I've ever heard was the Totem Mani 2. It is Isobarik, so it really draws a lot of current and makes stupendous bass for its small size. And it completely disappears. But it's a tough... | |
| Bookshelf speakers for Linn Classik? Check out the Alon Petite. I use them in my kitchen with a Linn Majik and Linn K20 biwire. Coherent, smooth, fabulous silk tweeter, zero fatigue. | |
| Trying to eliminate hard upper midrange Wow, your system should not have this problem. With an SF front end, gobs of power treatments and PSB's, it would seem to me more susceptible to sounding lush and ripe than hard and brittle. Upper mids is probably the 7B's weakest area, but the on... | |
| Simaudio I-5 vs Plinius 8200 I also run Cardas copper cables on my Sim gear (not the I-5). Since Sim is very transparent and quick, silver tends to be too much of the same strengths. Never heard Plinius. Warmer speakers and cables are better for Sim. ProAc is a great choice, ... | |
| vibrapods or cones? I second Bob's point. For electronics, including cdp's, try cones under the component and isolation under the cones. The cones will "drain" vibration from the transformers or moving parts in the components and the isolation (vibrapods, pneumatic p... | |
| best cd's to impress your friends with.. Mighty Sam McClain, Give it up to Love, from Audioquest. Great music AND great sound. | |
| Linn CD Player Tweaks My Karik III seems little affected by the tweaks I've tried. It was immune to power cords from Shunyata and JPS, so I went back to stock. I eventually removed the Airmass isolation platform I used for a few months, after I tried Audio Points brass... | |
| 2nd system at Lake home...advice? Buy a Linn Classik, upgrade the speaker cables to K20, and audition as many speakers as you can. Simple and really good. Among the very cheap speakers, NHT Super Zeros and Super Ones are my favorites. The Audio Refinement CD and integrated amp are... | |
| old zz top recordings Get a vinyl rig! Problem solved! Everything will sound better, not just ZZ Top. Stevie Ray, Robert Cray, Albert King, all of 'em. The Rega Planar 3 with the RB 300 and a Grado or Blue Point cartridge, for example, is cheap, and killer. There are o... | |
| Meridian 508.24 vs. Proceed CDP I have not heard them head to head, but I heard the Meridian in a store with Sim electronics and Aerial 10t's and Kimber cables. The Proceed I own, but it's a couple years old. My system at home is also Sim/Aerial, with Tice and Cardas cables. Eve... | |
| Amp for Aerial speakers? I also endorse Classe, but be sure to get 300 series or more. Smaller Classe's seem to lack headroom. Another suggestion is Sim, who now make a 5 channel amp based on the classic Celeste. Tons of fast current. I run a Sim 150 into 10t's in a fairl... | |
| Cardas Caps Worthwhile? Postes: Let us know your preamp make and model. I heard somewhere that the caps are likely to be inaudible on balanced units but might help single-ended ones. |