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| Phono preamp for a Denon 103R cartridge. lewm, thank you. vthokie83, the Aric Super Phono is MM. I do like his pieces. But with an SUT I'm up around $3k, and I just don't have the space at the moment. | |
| Phono preamp for a Denon 103R cartridge. I appreciate the Sutherland recommendations. KC would allow switching among all cartridges, but the TZ is specific to low output MC. KCs seem readily available. Lounge seems to have op-amps, and I might prefer discrete. theflattire, I have an MP7... | |
| Phono preamp for a Denon 103R cartridge. Michael Fremer is a tough read for me. He's detailed about his combinations and has reviewed a good amount of gear. The inexpensive gear falls short of the mark of the hyper expensive gear, but it's closer than we think, seems to be a consistent t... | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie Of the three turntables in the initial post, two are modern art without a practical dustcover. I've tried that route, and have found that I prefer to have a dustcover from the factory as a part of the table itself. There are large plexiglass cove... | |
| My stereo Congratulations on a setup that you enjoy! It's great to get to a place where powering up the system and playing music gives the pleasure, without any nagging daydream of "what if " I made a change over here... On the other hand, I'm a happy tour... | |
| Rel T/7x sub sound improvement but… The specs on the 805 D4 state a frequency response that might be -3 dB at 42, possibly dropping further on the way to 34. What you get in-room will probably vary a bit, depending upon room factors such as size or dampening with rugs and furniture.... | |
| critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve? Advice on what’s next? stringreen suggested “just enjoy.” That’s the right answer for this question almost every time. If you’re pretty interested in an upgrade that will add to the enjoyment with the greatest bang for the buck, that’s where the ... | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room With respect to your initial list, I've had the pleasure of listening to pairs of Dynaudio C1 Platinum, Heritage Specials, and the older non-20i version of the Contour 20. I think any of these might be great candidates, but some seat time might b... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? CUSTOMER: I came here for a good argument. MR. BARNARD: No you didn’t. You came here for an argument. CUSTOMER: Well an argument’s not the same as contradiction. MR. BARNARD: Can be ___________ If we can move back to the original questions about... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? Is the finish acceptable? Not just the condition of the used pair, but the wood veneer or the paint choice by the original owner. Is it something you would choose for yourself? I'd be up for cherry in a used Treo CT for example, but I would pass o... | |
| Used tube preamp $2-3K I'm still pretty new to a CJ 17LS2 for a couple of months. Prior to that I had been using an Aric Audio Unlimited II in the main system. I have kept the Aric, as he no longer has it on offer, and because I like both the preamp and its tube collect... | |
| Threshold Stasis S/150 I'm curious about the the sound of the historical amps as they age. I enjoyed access to Woodbridge Stereo in NJ in the 1980s. They carried the Thresholds, among other goodness. I now have a possible bead on an S/500 II, in the process of a refurbi... | |
| Stuff You Tried To Love I've tried a number of things that have been well reviewed, or seemed to have found favor among different forum residents, across several forums. They've all had strengths and weaknesses. Superphon Revelation II pre McCormack DNA 0.5 Deluxe amp ... | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine Buy them both! That's the spirit. Comparing them at home is the best answer. It will be great to read your findings. | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine Of the two, I’d pick the Van Alstine, in case I was too long winded. I might check out this one from a list of possibles: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650054480-music-reference-rm-5-mkiii-stereo-tube-preamp-with-phono/ There's also an... |