zaikesman
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| Right Angle Power Cord's Alright, let me try to unbury this thread with an update. I recently got my own 380S, and have been trying a few PC's. The first thing I did was to call all the local Levinson dealers to see what they recommended with a right-angle plug. The all t... | |
| Bryston 7B SST vs. Parasound Halo JC 1 shootout... Interesting thread, for all the pseudo-drama. My $.02, as someone who has no plans to audition the JC-1's much less purchase them, is that the design and manufacture concept is promising, and has apparently succeeded with the sonics, but I wonder ... | |
| BAT VK-20 vs BAT VK-40 vs ML 380S Well, it looks as if Lordgorian ain't comin' back, folks. Meanwhile, I got myself a 380S and am still auditioning it, but it seems quite good, no doubt the best preamp I've had, but you do pay for that. Still couldn't compare to the BAT's though, ... | |
| Where is noise coming from? Other than the cartridge or the connections as already mentioned, the problem could also lie in the phono section itself as you speculate. Like Sean says, you'll have to do isolation/substitution testing on each variable to nail it down - no one h... | |
| Monitor selection Duddley, Magnaplanars are not electrostatics, and cannot arc. You haven't got any experience with these speakers, do you? Please don't blame it on Pink... | |
| Genie in a bottle Are you absolutely positive that what you are hearing is really a residue, and not just groove wear on older records caused by some degree of mistracking when they were played often with vintage cartridges/arms many years ago? | |
| Cary sound? Lorne: Still offering the $2,000 for a Beatles reunion on SNL? Now that it doesn't have to be split quite so many ways, I think we might be persuaded...Luv, RingoP.S. - Who are these 'Carys' chaps? | |
| System Plateau--Help Me Take The Next Step Mezmo, you never do say anything at all about what exactly it is you now find lacking in your main rig. We're not mind-readers - how are we supposed to comment without specifics? But still, since it's headphones that have thinking, I would tend to... | |
| MSB Gold dac Question??? The MSB Gold contains an operational glitch which could be your problem. I've since sold mine, but when I had a Gold it used to sometimes either turn on, or when you switched the upsampling in, with the frequency reponse quite curtailed, very noti... | |
| CARDAS Golden Cross VS. CARDAS Cross INS. Jose, I own a bunch of Cross and can tell you that while it is a fine interconnect at its used price, it does not possess the type of sound you describe wanting. It actually highlights the brightness region very slightly, and is not the smoothest-... | |
| High value floorstanders around $1k used Regarding Thiels, you can now find 2.2's at your price point used. They are very natural and transparent, and provide excellent bass extension and detail for the cabinet size and cost. They will work alright placed close to the front wall (no rear... | |
| Advice for newbie on Tube gear Viridian has it right, and the SF components are well-regarded, so I think your decision to go for it will prove fruitful. If your previous SS digital source and preamp were on a par with the $700 SS amp you propose to buy, than I suspect that the... | |
| How much to spend on a cd changer as a transport For better or for worser, none of the mass-to-mid-fi players/changers that I tried hooked up to my DAC could ever hold a candle to the mid-high-end dedicated transport that I use now (even with a jitterbox in between). It's not enough to be a rule... | |
| CJ CAV 50 vs. VTL IT 85 vs. Rogue Tempest Rooze, I've always found them to offer the best prices, and they're good to work with, if shorter than some on specific advice (C-J itself is outrageously expensive for replacement tubes). If you do the retube, let me know what you think after bur... | |
| CJ CAV 50 vs. VTL IT 85 vs. Rogue Tempest Rooze, unless you listen fairly infrequently, it's time for you to consider a tube change, at least on the power tubes. It's hard to hear the slow degradation over time, but a fresh set will often be a shocker. Allow me to suggest Svetlanas, which... |