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| Solid core phono interconnect - Recommend Please "Having said that, which particular AQ IC would you recommend ?"Any of the copper IC's with the dbs system should work very well. There aren't huge differences between the newest models and some of the older ones, so if you are willing to go used,... | |
| Audio Research VT 100 MKIII Mine sounded OK, but it did blow up. | |
| Prima Luna Premium Pre or Conrad Johnson ET3 SE Upscaleaudio,You're full of crap. Buying Prima Luna means having to deal with your ego, and the arrogance with which you wield it. I wouldn't subject an enemy to that. But don't take my word for it."I know....I'm biased...say what you want. I spea... | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? Well, not only that, but stores that sell TV's don't always tune them all the same. The TV's that the store would prefer to sell are usually set up the best, while the other ones may not get the same attention. You would be surprised at how many s... | |
| Solid core phono interconnect - Recommend Please Naim products benefit greatly from using one of their external power supplies. Before I spend $1000 on a cable, I would put the money towards a PS. It should make a much bigger difference than the IC. For a cable, you can pick up a good used Audio... | |
| NAS/DAC/Sreamer/Ripper All in one You can just buy a PC case that looks like a typical receiver. | |
| Solid core phono interconnect - Recommend Please Can you list the rest of your system? | |
| What Pre/Pro do you recommend? "Zd542....Out of curiosity..which 2 channel pre-amps are you referring to?"I'm not. That's a choice you have to make. Its too important to mess up. | |
| Is my preamp useless? "03-20-15: MattmillerThat BAT preamp isn't adding anything in terms of beautiful tone or accurate highs. And at low volumes FORGET IT. I would get a AYRE preamp if you want to go Soild State."The one thing I think we're forgetting here, is that th... | |
| Audio Research D-115 half tube install question "03-20-15: EbmReal dumb move."I love reading your long, technical posts. Where do you find the time? Anyway, we have to give the OP some credit, because he didn't make the dumb move just yet. | |
| What Pre/Pro do you recommend? "03-20-15: KrelldogZd542....Music is way more important. Especially optimizing the sound for my TT. Although I do want at least 5.1 abilities for movies and concerts."Looking at the other components in your system, I think there's a better option ... | |
| What Pre/Pro do you recommend? How important is music vs ht? | |
| VPI Scout 1.1 Cartridge Recommendation I have the DV20 on my Scout, but its the low output version. I tried both high and low versions and feel the low output is much better. If your Mac doesn't support low output carts, you may have to get a SUT or a different phono pre. The DV P-75 i... | |
| Mono Blocks for B&W 801 s3 There's a lot of choices, but they all sound different. I had the same speakers and the 802 s3's and found the high frequencies to be very harsh. Do you have that problem? | |
| Sound Advice: 'Cost no object' on audio gear? I agree with your last post, but you did say this."Specs are the only metrics one has to decide what to try when it comes to picking an amp for speakers or siource or preamp to use with an amp. You make a sound recommendation by matching specs."To... |