As usual Al comes up with the goods!
Thank you, exactly what i asked for and gives me better understanding.
Thank you, exactly what i asked for and gives me better understanding.
Increasing gain for your vinyl front end when pre-amp doesn't quite have enough juice
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@bstatmeister Please, please, please (a little James Brown here) don’t put those Vandersteen Model 2C’s out to pasture! There may be a speaker recone kit made specifically for those babies. To save money you could buy the kits and do it yourself or have a speaker tech do it for you. Go ahead and take the speaker covers off and you’ll know right away if the cones are ripped, dented or decomposing in anyway. This way is far less expensive than buying new speakers and if you did decide to put them out to pasture you could at least sell them as they have been rebuilt, and not just sitting in your old hi-fi tech closet that we all have. Hope this helps. |
So after a bit of testing with the different gain settings on the Mani 48db is the best and can give me what I need at the highest volume levels when called for. I did try the 59db setting, but after trying a few records that are highly dynamic, such as Dire Straights Love over Gold, there was noticable distortion. Initially, I missed the 48db setting and went from 42db to 59db, so I'm glad you guys reminded of it. I think I'm good here at this point. I have a lot to think about regarding next pair of speakers. I might buy 2 pairs: a horn set for rocking out and the Magnapan LRS for when I want some finesse sound depending on my mood. Any one have a good recommendation for a horn speaker for around $600 that is great bang for the buck? Thanks again folks! |