zd542
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| Replacement for Monitor Audio RX6 Your current speakers are pretty good. Maybe consider getting a nice active preamp instead."Looking to spend no more than $2500 used. Are the speakers the weakest link or does the power amp need changing?"The weakest link will be determined by you... | |
| What amp sounds most like Krell mcx monoblocks? You'll never find anything that sounds exactly like it but the first thing that comes to mind is Bryston. Also, the high end Parasound amps. | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 "08-10-14: SmoffattCan you borrow a digital source (CD player) and play the same recording to see if you can identify the same distortion as with your analog source. If no apparent distortion, the problem may be with your tonearm/cartridge alignme... | |
| Gain Issues for Passive's? Why not get a DAC with a volume control? | |
| Tweak or Tin Foil Hat? Do you hear the noise coming from the amp itself or is it coming from the speakers? | |
| moving on from Emotiva UMC-200 pre/processor "Your over-confident approach to this topic is misplaced in my opinion. You can't listen to all equipment in all combinations. You don't know objectively that all equipment has a noticeable effect on the "sound" of source reproduction. Your (appar... | |
| Speaker grills I cut holes in the grills where the drivers are. Then I can just leave them on. | |
| Best Option To Liquidate CD Collection "Amazon apparently has a plan to warehouse the discs and ship for you. Anyone tried that?"Amazon fees are very expensive. Unless you have CD's that sell for a lot of money, you'll just be giving them away. I would not be so fast to sell them anywa... | |
| How big a change would this upgrade make? The only way to tell would be to have access to all 6 components and the rest of your system. Otherwise, you're just guessing. How do you know the Ref 75 is a better match than the XA30.5 for your speakers? | |
| moving on from Emotiva UMC-200 pre/processor "08-08-14: HazyjZd543 says "But the argument here isn't passive vs active, its the Placette vs Forte Model 2. Each component has its own sound, regardless of design"I'm going to play devil's advocate here to see what the responses might be, as I f... | |
| Jolida JD102CRC "I really would like to try tubes. I seem to be getting general feedback here that I'm interpreting as "No. Don't". I'm not sure why, but maybe it's just because I'm at the low end of the price range and I need to be somewhere around $1500 before ... | |
| Scanspeak revilator tweeter removal ?? "I hoped I could get in through the woofer and then push out the tweeter."I wouldn't fool with the woofer. They probably isolate it so even if you get it out, you may have no access. The tweeter is just stuck on from being in place for so long. I ... | |
| Eichman RCA's - what makes them so good? Thanks for the info. The only question I still have is how many conductors do you need to make the Naim/din style cable? Is it 4 like the dealer told me, or is it 2-3 like a regular cable? | |
| Jolida JD102CRC "08-07-14: GreatwhitebatOh, and one more question:Can I use the NAD Phono stage through the pre out into the aux in as a temporary phono stage until I purchase something else like a Pro-Ject Phono Box?"Yes, but don't expect it to sound very good."... | |
| Eichman RCA's - what makes them so good? Williewonka,I used to have the same amp. Back in one of your early posts, you said that you converted a pair of rca IC's to din. I was told you couldn't do that by the dealer because the din cables that Naim uses has more conductors. I believe he ... |