jasonbourne52
Responses from jasonbourne52
| SUT Opinions Yes, it will work - but will suffer from high noise level and limited dynamic range! This I learned from experience! Get a good SUT! I have five, including a Mike Sanders (Quicksilver) to use with my various LOMC'S. | |
| And yet, another speaker query That was some good stuff you were smoking! | |
| My review of recent "Obscure Albums" post so far. Part 1 My advice is: don't expect a career as a music reviewer! | |
| Musical Concepts modification of B&K pre and amp? If your B&K preamp/amp still sound fine and work trouble-free leave them alone! The Musical Concepts mods are a side ways move at best! | |
| Matching SUT for Benz Micro MC Gold Bellari MT-502 ($499) and a good half-meter IC. I have one and am very happy with the SQ! Made in the USA, too! | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? All active stages add noise to the signal. SUTs have NO noise! The music signal is heard against a blacker background - more details are perceptible! | |
| Which VTF Scale are you using? I have one of the cheap Ch*nese ones. Unfortunately it stopped working. So back to using my faithful Shure balance scale! I will not buy another electronic scale! | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? You can buy and try a Bellari MT-502 SUT ($499) and an AQ Silver Extreme IC ($90 from HCM). I use this combination! I prefer it over a high-gain phono stage. | |
| Class AB Amp great at transient response, timing & low volume needed up to 5K Perreaux 2150B - 340wpc/8ohms, 680wpc/4ohms, 920wpc/2ohms. Class A/B. Typically available for under $1K. I have one! Sound quality competitive with any five-figure amps! | |
| What aspects of a tube amp/preamp contribute to "holographic" effect on soundstage? 99% of soundstage is recording dependent! Recordings, analog or digital, vary widely in the spatial aspect one can hear! | |
| Nem preamp Electrocompaniet or Mark Levinson? I'd go for the Levinson 38S preamp. Keep the 27.5 amp! I like and believe the older Levinson amps (made before the company changed ownership) are better in SQ and build. | |
| What makes speaker's sound big? I have a pair of Ohm Walsh Sound Cylinders. They have an 8" driver crossed over at a high frequency to an upward-firing dome tweeter. They are capable of room-filling sound and 3-D imaging - from any listening spot! Bass quality is deep and full, ... | |
| B&W 801D trouble I don't think it is the crossover. You may have damaged the midranges along with the tweeters! What amp were you using? B&W's are pretty robust so you must have been really cranking them! | |
| Phono amplification bang for the buck If you want a tube preamp with a phono stage the best bang-for-the-buck is an ARC SP6! I have one - paid less than $1K for it! Add a good SUT like a Bellari ($350 - I have one) and you'll have LP playback competitive with upper four-figure gear! | |
| Speaker Upgrade Recommendation for Current Analog System - under $10,000 Budget The Tekton Moab's ($4500 including shipping) would be even better than the DI's! There are a lot of enthusiastic posts about them here in the Speakers category. If I had more room (and fewer speakers!) I'd probably buy a pair! |