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| Major upgrade from Rega Apollo: Which one? I owned an Apollo and was looking for the same thing you are. I bought a Sim Audio 260D. It meets all of my expectations and is clearly better than the CD player I had before the Apollo, a Meridian 508.24 (this was a $4000 machine in itsday). The ... | |
| Grado Reference RA-1 Battery Alternative The RA-1 is a simple op amp based amp that uses very inexpensive components. It's a CMOY amp, and if you look at eBay and on the net, you will see it's quite inexpensive. That said, it can be a very good amp. So if you want basically the same amp,... | |
| Interconnect with great dynamics and bass slam , After trying many cables over the years I found and really enjoyed Solo Crystal IC's. I used those throughout my entire system. After a few years I got "the itch" and sold them all and started using something else. Well, now I am once again runnin... | |
| Pass Aleph P versions I LOVE my Aleph Ono. it is very flexible for loading and offers variable gain. It is vey dynamic and pretty quiet too. Between the Ono and the Aleph P, the Ono was the superstar.My first piece of Pass gear was the Ono. Though Pass they told me of ... | |
| Pass Aleph P versions I once owned a late version Aleph P. It certainly was good but it was somewhat lacking in dynamics. Maybe that's the same comment as above about the bass. Ultimately I only kept it maybe a year and then sold it. I found the gain controls of limite... | |
| Best $4 I ever spent on audio I seem to recall reading that the DAC1 HDR uses 4562's throughout its analog stage!Whatever the case may be, what works is what works, and in the Canamp, the 4562 is very nice, nicer than the 5532. The use of the 5532 in the Canamp makes sense, th... | |
| best speakers to match with the rogue Chronus magn I have a Tempest II Magnum. Running Revel F30's - I can't go rediculous lay loud but within its limits (which for me is no real limit at all) this is a good match. seeing how others like their Rogues with a variety of speakers seems you have a lot... | |
| Conrad Johnson MV60se amp paired with Bryston This is a good set up. I once owned a MV60se and an LS172 Pre. Ultimately I found the combination, while very smooth, ultimately boring. I sold both, but probably would have been very happy with a solid state Pre. For me tubes are great, but in mo... | |
| LINN MAJIK LP12 PACKAGE Can't talk about the Majik, but in my experience, having started off with a Basik power supply and then upgraded to a Lingo 2, the difference was quite considerable. Before the Lingo, I didn't think there really was much of a difference between my... | |
| Linn LP12 vs. VPI Classic 1 and 3 it's been a vey long while since I heard a VPI. Unfortunately it was a poor demo so the VPI was off my list. I wound up with a Linn LP 12, with an Ekos II arm, Arkiv B cartridge and Lingo power supply. This past summer I thought my LP 12 really wa... | |
| Beware of 'Ghost Switching' I used to own a 17ls2- occasionally it would do what yours does. I had a similar issue with a Meridian cd spinner | |
| Took my Levinson amp in for repair "Not really but lawyers are not usually very honest now"Gee, in one sentence frangment you've managed to 1) paint with a very broad brush; 2) insult, without provocation a segement of the population as a whole and certainly a segement of Audiogon ... | |
| got the HW-19, now need advise on cartridge The Grado may hum (probably will?) on the HW-19 table. I would recommend the Ortofon. I've bought a used cartridge (pricey MC for 1/2 price new) which has turned out to be a great buy but with a used cartridge its definitely buyer beware | |
| Meridian 508.24 Service I owned a 508.24 but sold it years ago. When I first got it I was thrilled with its sound quality but cd has vastly improved. I found a Rega Apollo has superior pace as the 508.24 is indeed boring by modern standards. I now used a Sim Moon which i... | |
| NAD 304 - Best SS amp ever? No experience with a 304 but I do have experience with another NAD amp. Years back I owned a very costly 2oo+ wpc amp which developed a fault. I sent it to madrigal for repair and while it was being repaired I put in an NAD amp into the system wit... |