celtic66
Responses from celtic66
| Record Clamp for Thorens TT Whatever happend to the plastic German made spider thing costing $30? It worked great. | |
| Best speakers for a small room? 10'X14' The Maggies won't work. Period. Try the Coincident Triumph UHS. $1200 and you're in. I've owned many pairs of speakers to include several highend British brands and I've fallen in love with Coincident. Unknown giant killer. | |
| Speaker Mods? Would tend to agree with Milo. Leave the drivers alone. Look inside the cabinet for opportunities to upgrade. If electrolytics are used, replace with polypropylenes of equal value, improve wire internally and stuff corners with cord weather stripp... | |
| Is my dealer lying to me? Gunbunny, To quote the marketing people at Dodge, "The rules have changed." Spending lots was the rule. Now, some budget pieces have really caused havoc in the realm of big ticket items. I just picked up a pair of Axiom M3 Ti speakers for a second... | |
| Upgrading my NAD C340. One of the Antique Sound Labs in this price range would be excellent. | |
| New format players the future? Yes and no. I believe SACD will die. Not enough software support and that has always been the key. Remember prerecorded DAT, Elcassette and Philips DCC? That's an incomplete list. | |
| Should Speakers come first in a gradual upgrade? The Swampwalker response is the correct response. When improvement occurs with source then it follows throughout the system. Better source will enable the speakers to image better, improve attack and even provide a more solid bottom end. I like th... | |
| Trying to keep parents out of Circut-City Agree with the Creek and would even endorse the B&Ws if I didn't know about the Axiom M3 Ti. Outrageous 2 way which I promise will outperform the 303s. OEM manufacturer for many, they decided to go it themselves also. Website is axiomaudio.com... | |
| Rega Planet---Upgrade time--Which way to go? Don't give up on the Planet. It is solid and can be upgraded simply. New powercord, some Ensemble cones and good stuff will happen. Love the deck and the Proac 2.5s. Can't love the Krell but it is quick. | |
| Aretha, favorite recordings? "From Jazz to Soul" is a 2 CD compilation with fairly consistent results. No audiophile recordings here, but world class music. | |
| Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Antique Sound Labs is very much for real. They keep costs down by manufacturing in China. The cool thing is how upgradable the pieces are. You start off with decent but cheap Chinese tubes and generic powercord. A little bit of investment and you ... | |
| What pre-amp would you choose I would add to the Rogue and Sonic Frontiers suggestions the VTL 2.5. Livelier than ARC. | |
| Upgrading power cord.. proven upgrade? or crap? Jinmtvt, Seems like just more smoke and mirrors sent directly from the same marketing Gods who brought you $19.95 instant paint scratch remover for your car. I'm a world class cynic when it comes to high end audio, but these really work. Placed so... | |
| Shouldn't this be intuitive? I own the CDR 880 single tray and it's great. Probably the responses focusing in on which blanks to purchase are correct. I use the Sony, Imation, Maxell and occasionally Fuji with very good results. They are correct, Memorex can't suck enough. | |
| Jumper Cable Recommendation There is yet another option not covered. I've owned several pieces with the pre/out, power/in option and the very best result sonically is internally soldering. Downside is resale value may be hurt when you explain what you've done and why. Good l... |