dmloring
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| Phono Amp recomendation thanks everyone. that vista looks interesting. i think i can demo the cambridge 640 at my local audio store, so i might do that. Trying to decide right now whether to spend my last $$ on the phone amp, or spend it on a herbie record mat that i've ... | |
| Phono Amp recomendation I wanted to grab the Bellari, but I heard from multiple audio stores that the amp will hum where I live. | |
| Preamp upgrade for NAD 320BEE Update. Well, I thought the cheapest first step was to try an old Adcom pre-amp that was lying around in my father's basement. Adcom GTP-500 pre-amp/tuner. Hooked it up to the NAD 320BEE integrated. The sound improvement is remarkable. The soundst... | |
| Preamp upgrade for NAD 320BEE I have upgraded the jumpers on the NAD320 actually. Robert Fritz at audioart cables made a pair for me from his acclaimed IC-3 interconnects. Did make a noticeable improvement in clarity (less "muddy" sounding overall).I generally prefer a warmer ... | |
| Preamp upgrade for NAD 320BEE That's interesting re the preamp. I have access to an old Adcom preamp/receiver I think from the early 90s. (My father used to own one, paired with an Adcom amp). Paired with the the NAD 320BEE, sounds like that might help, or at least worth a test. | |
| Preamp upgrade for NAD 320BEE What about going the other way? I read some reviews last night that the 320BEE actually has a good preamp, but that the sound is greatly improved by a more powerful amp. I'm assuming that just as I would plug a preamp into the NAD, I could have th... | |
| Preamp upgrade for NAD 320BEE Milpai,Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look into that. Rest of my system:CD player: Arcam CD73Speakers: Wharfedale Pacific Evo 8Cables: audioart (both speaker and interconnects)PS Audio power conditioner. | |
| $300 Budget - help Perhaps. Though last time I checked, asking questions in a forum was aimed at obtaining advice/answers, rather than receiving snide unintelligent remarks. I think I have the direction I need, thank you everyone (well mostly everyone) for your rema... | |
| $300 Budget - help Probably a silly question, but why does it matter if it's built like a tank? Good build quality is one thing, but it would sit on my audio stand and not move for 5 years. Anyway, it sounds like I have to find some audio stores and demo some equipm... | |
| $300 Budget - help Thanks all for the responses. I think we've beat the strip-club analogy to death, but I get the picture. Part of the reason I want to go vinyl is that my father has a nice collection of Bill Evans and Sinatra recordings. They survived a flooding, ... | |
| $300 Budget - help Any thoughts?:Project Debut IIIhttp://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1253747770&/Project-Debut-III-silverMusic hall MMF 2.1 lehttp://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1255477343&/Music-hall-mmf-2.1le-turntable | |
| $300 Budget - help Great, thanks -- I'll start searching and followup post when I find something interesting. | |
| KEF 103.2 - what to expect? Well, I don't know of any "black box" - at least my father doesn't have it. It's strange to me for speakers so large that the bass sounds so thin. I'm moving into a new home so I'll have to play around with placement. KEFs are front firing, so I i... | |
| KEF 103.2 - what to expect? Xiekitchen -- why doesn't that seem right? The sound is open, yet thin and sharp, without the warmth I am familiar with in my current main system. | |
| cheap/decent speaker cable and interconnect advice Thanks all - I'll head to my local audio store. Anti cables seem similar to the cables that I use in my main system, audioart cables, and similarly priced. Does anyone have an opinion on an audioquest sidewinder -- I can get one for cheap. |