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| Good under 200watt stereo amp for under $800 I have an Aragon 4004 MKII in my system and it sounds fabulous!! I purchased it for $700 and it has served me very well for close to 9 months so far. | |
| Best set-up for up to 9k retail? I'll second the defense of TWL. I have learned more from Tom on this board than from anyone, anywhere. And although I have not personally heard the Teres TT, I would put money on his opinion in most circumstances.As for his posts, if you don't lik... | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. For me it was a pair of Talon Khorus speakers. I'm not sure if it was because they were not properly set up, but they sounded awful!! No midrange at all. Highs seemed OK as I recall, and bass was OK, but vocals were horrible!! Very flat. I walked ... | |
| Best value speakers available Innersound Eros MKII or the new MKIII gets my vote. The brand new MKIII list at 8,000 I believe, and MKIIs can be had here on the 'Gon for under 4 at times. These are hybrid electrostats that sound fantastic. They give you all the benefits of the ... | |
| Phono Stage for passive preamp control I'm not sure about units priced over 1K, but I purchased an Ear 834P and I'm very happy with it. It has close to 70dB of gain, and since it is a tube unit, it is very tweakable. There are many tweaking suggestions on this site and others. Some are... | |
| Denon/Shelter with SME 309 and Ear 834P Thanks all.Is Romy always that positive??? | |
| Coincident Total Eclipses or Inner Sound Eros Mark I haven't heard the Victory, but I am an Eros MKII owner and for the price, I would think they would be tough to beat.I would have to agree with Plato above, in that you need to be careful with the amp selection for panels. You can't just push wat... | |
| Denon/Shelter with SME 309 and Ear 834P Thanks Tom. My linestage has 16dB of gain. What are the consequences of the impedence mismatch? From what I've read, I can change the loading on the 834 100 ohms if necessary. | |
| Question about Sufficient Gain for LO MC Tom,How is the correct gain calculated? Do you simply add the gain from the line stage to the phono stage for the total? What does the input sensitivity of the amp have to do with the calculation? | |
| To "Step up", or not? Twl and Rmueller01: Thanks for the input. Rmueller01 -- I am interested to hear what results you obtain from your existing system. Please let me know either by posting here or offline.Tom -- If my phono preamp has 53dB gain max, and my preamp has ... | |
| To "Step up", or not? Ultrakaz,Would it be worth it, IYO, to purchase a new phono preamp that has enough gain to begin with to get the benefits of the LO MCs? | |
| TT suggestions -- please Thanks to all have responded. You have really been a big help.Tom, regarding the Teres. Do you use an isolation device since you are over a crawl space? What type of rack are you using? Sonically, is the Sota similar to the Teres?A | |
| TT suggestions -- please Tom -- I forgot to ask you what the differences are between the 103 and 103R? Where can you purchase these? I've seen them listed on A'gon, but they sell very quickly, and I've read that it is not the best decision to purchase a used cartridge any... | |
| TT suggestions -- please Tom -- Thanks as always for your comprehensive replies. You are a wealth of knowledge, and I know that you are highly respected on this board for sharing that knowledge. One more question; How do you keep dust of the Teres?Nrchy -- thanks for the ... | |
| TT suggestions -- please That's good to know Tom. My room is over a crawl space also and I don't have any problems with my HW19 right now. Is there any truth to the Linns and the Nottinghams being warmer, and that I should consider that with my Innersound's? Are there any... |