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| Looking for suggestions... Fretman,Atoll does have phono stages for all of their pre/int amps:http://www.musicalsounds.us/cp/downloads/Atoll_Phonostages.pdfI like the fact that you can have them or not - your choice. Re: your other comments - yes, more speakers would be nic... | |
| C.J. PV-5 vs PV-10's 11's and 12's Are you looking for line stages or units with phono?In general I would agree with the comments above that, of the CJ units you listed, the PV-12A/AL is the one to get.If you are looking at phono and do not have to stick to tubes, the Motif line (M... | |
| Looking for suggestions... I recently picked up a new (dealer demo) Atoll IN-100 integrated amp for well under $1K (OK, under $800). I did not purchase the optional phono stage, but it is available for $300 or so and it sounded very good when I demo'd it.Great amp - build q... | |
| BEST RECORDING STUDIO In my firm's line of work, I am priviliged to get to see many great recoring studios, sound stages and sound mixing consoles. And I will tell you that they are all very, very different.For example, one of our customers has a renowned large recordi... | |
| 1K used monitor with wide/uniform dispersion ABlang,Spendors are fine speakers; while they are not my cup of tea I don't know anyone who would classify them as bright or fatiguing. Have you considered your room? Maybe it would benefit from some treatment. | |
| Lost that "Tube Magic". Can you help? Eyediver,You have received a lot of good information and advice here. I will agree with the folks who have pointed you to some of the older CJ gear - I have a Premier 11a and think that it sounds great in my small listening room. But it doesn't so... | |
| 2 preamp switcher. You want to look at the Manley Skipjack. Not cheap, but a very good unit IMHO.http://www.manleylabs.com/containerpages/skipjack.html | |
| How do you drive 12 Ohm speakers? Antonkk, do you read Russian or is there an english translation page? | |
| Audio Research LS-16 Mk2 vs LS-17 preamp IMHO the LS-16 is a very good (but not great) preamp. If you want great you might look at the LS-26 - it's a giant killer. | |
| Speaker Placement Problem Paulsax asked "aren't there some Dyn's with front porting?"Dunaudio used to sell a small, front-ported speaker called the Audience 42W. I use a pair of these in my office system w/ a classic Luxman integrated amp and I think that they sound great.... | |
| Making the best of mediocre speakers I had a similar experience with my wife years ago, in our living room. In short I could not make in-wall speakers work. They were OK for background music (or maybe HT), but it was impossible to get any kind or decent stereo imaging and soundstage ... | |
| Is there a better quality Firewire cable? Gents,I understand your reluctance to avoid a "bits are bits" discussion. And I appreciate the fact that some of you claim that you can hear a difference between digital cables. I can't. Given a cable that can make a good connection to the FireWir... | |
| Favourite Vinyl female and male vocals All great choices above, especially the great Miss Ella IMHO.Don't forget the incredibly talented Laura Nyro. Although she is best remembered as a composer she had an incredibly earthy yet sweet voice. | |
| Is there a better quality Firewire cable? Tbg,"...digital cables also matter"Please explain to me how a cable that is only passing 0s and 1s, and has error correction on the devices connected at both ends (in the case of FireWire), can possibly affect the end result? Jitter (timing issues... | |
| Zu Essence vs B&W I would advocate that you ask your dealer to let you borrow a pair of Von Schweikerts and try them out with your equipment and in your room. If you pay close attention to speaker placement I would be very surprised if they didn't sound awesome for... |