willieaspen
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| Need advice on pre/pro - Rotel1098/Outlaw990/??? Hi Tim,This is one of those cosmic questions about finding the Swiss Army knife of pre-pros. I have tried the Outlaw 950 & 990, the Rotel 1068, HK AVR-745 (receiver), EAD Ovation-8, Pioneer 1014 (receiver), and Onkyo 885.The EAD is easuily the... | |
| Nakamichi CA 7A or Tube Conrad Johnson HV 6? My initial impulse would be to go with the PV6, just because I've always liked to mate tube pres with SS amps. However, be aware that the PV6 has quite a bit of gain (28.5 db line and 38 phono). Depending on how sensitive your speakers are, this m... | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? Personally, I've never used a transformer-based MC stage ("passive"). Basically, you can design an "active" phono stage to provide the requisite gain. But, as you add gain, you also add noise. In the case of a low output MC, you might not be able ... | |
| question about vintage dd tables The Pioneer PL-570 is the big brother. Beware, there is a cheaper, plastic Pioneer PL-570, so make sure you see a pic before you leap.It looks nice, but I have no real idea on sonics. Not sure on the differences between the 530 and 570.For a few b... | |
| looking for an amp/cables for kappa 600 speakers I also own 600s and it will definitely benefit from better amplification.I've run them with Anthem MCA-5, Quicksilver 8417, PS Audio HCA-2, B&K Ref 4430, and Classe 15. Classe 15 is my favorite with the HCA-2 a close second.Preamps have includ... |