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| Review: Tempo Electric / Arthur Loesch 1.1 Control Preamp Tube preamp I read your Tempo Electric review with a great deal of pleasure. While not as gifted as you in the ability to build your own electronic gear, I have made some forays in that direction, which leads me to my point in this response.I was lucky enough... | |
| Help B&W DM604 S1 floor + Sansui AU-999 receiver? It seems my dyslexia was kicking in in my previous post. The 604's are six years newer, with larger and better drivers, and are considerably heavier that the 640's.So, even better for you than my mistakenly-named DM 640's.Good luck, and enjoy,Dan | |
| Help B&W DM604 S1 floor + Sansui AU-999 receiver? I didn't have the exact combo in question, but I had B&W DM 620's, powered by a 60 watt Parasound HCA 600 amp and seperate P/HP 850 Parasound preamp.That combination worked quite well for me (twenty years ago), and I imagine the Sansui/B&W... | |
| Whats my weak link? B limo,I second Al's headphone suggestion. A few year's back, I decided to build a system I could retire with. I had (and still do) a pair of Sennheiser HD 600 cans, and Musical Fidelity X-2 can amp.The cans were sounding much better that the syst... | |
| Is there a perfect speaker? I'm at the point where I don't really need, nor want to, change things. Why mess with a good thing? That said, as most of us know, keeping the ugrade monkey on our backs at bay, can be difficult, if not impossible.So, to keep things interesting, h... | |
| Vienna Acoustics Kiss vs. Dynaudio Contour S3.4 For what its worth, I upgraded from a pair of Dynaudio Contour 5.4s to a pair of custom built 12" Tannoys, and haven't looked back. They sound great with SS or tube amps, I've driven them with from 10Wpc to 300Wpc, and they fill a large listening ... | |
| Is it all in my head? After nine years of constant use, I had to replace my old Marantz DV 8300, a first-generatiion uni-player from them. It had extensive upgrades, and it was used in conjunction with a Genesis Digital Time Lens, and Musical Fidelity A3 24 DAC. Both o... | |
| To Preamp Or Not To Preamp Vac 30/30 MkII Upgrading your amp is something you will be well rewarded for. I sent my VAC PA 35.35 in to Kevin & Co. It's like I bought a new, much more expensive VAC.I have been using for years, a Sonic Euphoria passive line stage. Tremendous quality of s... | |
| Tannoy Westminister VS dc10 Instrument Grande V Just get the Westminsters or Kingdom Royals. I can't imagine your not being happy with them. | |
| Upscale RCA Jacks - McIntosh Same reason they put a $100 transport mechanism in $5000+ players-it's a corporate thing.My MVP 871 has a transport out of a Denon 2930 DVD player. I think more should be expected from McIntosh, but the bean counters hold sway on those type of dec... | |
| Where Can I Have a Box Made for Speaker? Try Wyatt Woodworking in Pennsylvania. They built custom enclosures for a speaker project for me, they know their business.Best of luck,Dan | |
| Dazed & Confused. Your thoughts please... Check out the Odessey Khartigo, great amp at a great price. | |
| Anyone experienced with the Dynavector 507 MKII I haven't had the pleasure to use or hear the DV 507 MKII, I have an older version, a DV 501.I installed it on a project Garrard 401. These tonearms are very similar, the newer arm having some refinements not on the older versions.I don't feel the... | |
| A few basic tube questions In my experience, I find a broader choice of high quality NOS (new old stock) from the likes of Vintage Tube Services, Brent Jesse, Upscale, etc. I've found NOS tubes gerally sound better, and should last longer, but they are more expensive. Try a... | |
| A few basic tube questions Another source of knowledge are reputable tube sellers. First, and to my mind, most knowledgeable, is Andy Bowman at Vintage Tube Services. Second, Brent Jesse, third, Upscale Audio.Any one of these can provide you with information about which tub... |