williewonka
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| Upgrades for Rega P3. Worth it? Wc65mustang - exactly what do you find so unbelievable?...Do you believe....1. Rega aren't worth upgrading, or2. they're perfect as is.If #1 - then you appear to misinformed, since there are many companies offering some great upgrade products that... | |
| Upgrades for Rega P3. Worth it? Nickomoff - If you are using a weight or clamp to secure the album then any slight deformity in the mat (like felt) would probably be eliminated, but the mat may still effect the overall sound.With the upgrades I have purchased, I found that elimi... | |
| Upgrades for Rega P3. Worth it? I tweaked the heck out of my old rega planar II, to the point it's not recognizable anymore.Sure, it performs very well, but I could have spent less on a new turntable.It was a learning experience and all the tweeks provided better sound, but I co... | |
| Power cord recommendation for DAC My Furutech's never cease to amaze me - they keep up with all of my other latest upgrades :-) | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? McLaren MP4 - wife drives a Lamborghini GallardoHow come?I don't spend much on hi-fi :-) Actually - a 2003 CR-V and my wife drives a 2012 Jetta TDI - but when we win the lottery...I did once own a 1962 MG Midget (ragtop) that had side windows that... | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? The lid of my Rega Planar II turntable - 32 years and counting.Upgraded everything else on that TT, including the plinth.Oh - I still have the original power switch alsoIt's served me well :-)Happy listening | |
| Accessing music files REMOTE - lets you control iTunes from iPhones or iPod TouchHere some info from the developer of Retune identifying Windows software that is iTunes-like...>>> MediaMonkey with the MonkeyTunes http://www.mediamonkey.com/http://melloware.com... | |
| What brand did you leave Rega for? Never really "left" rega, but did embark on a series of upgrade including...Started life as a rega planar II 30 years ago, then upgraded as follows- rb250 arm-SRM/TECH Deluxe Acrylic Platter- Cardas monolithic rewire kit - Michell Technoweight - I... | |
| DAC for entry level system I have the Cambridge Audio dacmagic and haven't heard anything that trumps it except the naim DAC, but I did a serious upgrade to the power supply.Dacmagic 2 also doubles as a headphone amp and up samples to 24/384Another good one is the schiit bi... | |
| Accessing music files A couple of options are...If you can connect your computer to the DAC, then you can get iTunes for windows an control it with your iPhoneIf you cannot connect the computer to the DAC, then you could get an apple TV and use that to stream from your... | |
| Help buying a phono preamp I have the 640p with an upgraded power supply (something you can do over time) and it competes with units many times its price.Even with the standard power supply it is a very good performer.The 651p should be a better choice since the components ... | |
| Peachtree DAC-it power supply upgrade? Probably the easiest solution is to try to get a computer power supplyThe spec on the DAC-it say 1amp - look for at least a 2amp supply - good to have more headroomIf you really wanted to crazy you could get one of these chassis mount units and bu... | |
| Difference in quality in products made in China? Because of the huge manufacturing "ability" in China, there are many products that are designed in the west but built in China. Some western companies take quality control seriously and others do not.It's exactly the same with Chinese companies.Pr... | |
| Digital vs Interconnect Cables - Difference? Back in the early digital days the biggest difference between digital and analogue cable used to be the quality of the copper used, together with the design consideration regarding impedence etc... as identified in the previous posts.The quality o... | |
| Difference in quality in products made in China? My purchase was a 50 watt integrated amp - looked fantastic ,stainless steel chassis, cast aluminum tube cages, remote source switching/volume and it sounded pretty good, but under the covers...The transformer was not built to 120v spec so the hea... |