zd542
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| Help with cartridge output "The LSA has a MM phono stage, yet it handled the 2.5mV Sumiko MC just fine. The AT150 is a 4 mV MM, so what gives?"That's perfectly normal. In most cases, a HOMC can be treated as a MM when connecting it to a phono preamp. Along with Al's suggest... | |
| Which feet for VPI Scout What's wrong with the one VPI gives you? | |
| Digitally remastered vinyl record? Seriously? "01-07-15: AustinbobOf course you could just listen and decide which one you like best. I have a lot of vinyl, CDs, SACDs, DVDAs, and digital rips and hi res downloads."How? The only way to compare all of those formats is to go out and buy them. | |
| NAD M3 vs Musical Fidelity M6i "looking to upgrade my current nad c350 to a more "real" audiophile piece."The only way to do that is become a "real" audiophile. Generally speaking, as the level of equipment goes up, you need to have greater knowledge and experience in order to ... | |
| Digitally remastered vinyl record? Seriously? "Well, I might be to nit-picky but doesn't that defeat the purpose? We love vinyl because it's an analog source which has all the beauty and vibrance of analog recordings. If you run it through an A-D converter, remaster and then run it back throu... | |
| Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers "So, the questions are: is the move to tubes the best option and, if so, what might be some reasonably priced amps that could accomplish the goal."There's no guarantee that tubes will help. They can be bright just like SS. I would focus on getting... | |
| Tascam DA-3000 PCM 24/192 & DSD Recorder ? "01-06-15: JaybeMedieval is quite useful, I use it for splitting ISO CD image rips sometimes. However it is dependent on a cue file, and the Tascam does not create a cue file."You can also use it to create or redo cue files. It comes in handy if a... | |
| Rotel RMB-1575 and RSP-1572 versus Integra 40.6 re For in wall/ceiling speakers, it probably wouldn't be worth upgrading. If you have regular bookshelf/floorstanding speakers, then yes, it would be a nice upgrade. | |
| Gnesis V Owner Manual - Help That's a great speaker. I almost bought a pair myself. Try PS Audio for a manual. | |
| Tascam DA-3000 PCM 24/192 & DSD Recorder ? If anyone uses Windows, thy this free program. Medieval CUE Splitter. Its one of the best free programs ever. | |
| Best speaker Cable matching Wilson Audio Sasha Well Audiolabyrinth, what cables do you recommend? Have you ever heard of TARA cables? That's what I have on my Wilson's. | |
| Tascam DA-3000 PCM 24/192 & DSD Recorder ? I don't think it makes sense to convert to analog, and then back to digital. I'm pretty sure that you can rip your high rez discs directly to a hard drive without going to analog first. Go to computeraudiophile.com. You should be able to find out ... | |
| An interesting shift of perspective The reason why they don't know anything about high end audio is simple. They were never exposed to it. Very few people know high end audio even exists. And to be honest, its mostly the industries own fault that few people know quality audio. Unlik... | |
| Speaker shopping? "01-03-15: BigkidzThe brightness is coming from you system not the speakers."How do you know that? The OP hasn't listed his entire system. | |
| Speaker shopping? "01-02-15: YogiboyThere are some used Vandersteen 2c's listed here. I hadVandersteen years ago and I think they would fit the bill! Onething for sure is they are not bright!"I recommend the Model 2's as well, but if you are looking for a dull soun... |