jdolgin
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| My Venture into Hifi with Vandersteen Model 1 Stick with the Vandersteen Model 1 & the Mac Monos.A number of years ago I drove a pair of 1B's with a Quicksilver GLA stereo amp (35-40 wpc). It was glorious.The pairing made real music. Set up the Model 1's properly,use speaker wire like the... | |
| questions for TW Acustic Raven One owner Scar,My take on the sound of the Raven One is a bit different.The caracterization of the sound as dark & thick is too superficial a description. This table presents vocal and instrumental music as fully fleshed out. The full and complete harmo... | |
| Phono preamp selection I have 2 suggestions. I've used both in my system with great results.Ray Samuels Audio F-117 Nighthawk is a battery powered phono stage that's wonderful for about $775. Getting the phono stage off the grid is valuable. The silence allows phenomena... | |
| Phono preamp for Dynavector XX2mkII Rblnr,My system is similar to yours. Audio research Ref 3, Audio research VM220 Mono's, Wilson Audio Sophias.My table is the TW Acustic Raven One and I use the Dynavector XX2MkII.My phono pre is the Modwright SWP 9.0 se. It's a terrific piece. Dyn... | |
| TW Raven One owners- will this be it ? Mid40s:I can share my experience with you. I upgraded from a VPI scoutmaster with the 9SIG arm with valhalla wire to the Raven One with Graham Phantom arm andDynavector XX2Mk2 Cart. I can assure you that it is a HUGE upgrade. Its' improvements cov... | |
| What's the best approach to add Headphone Amp? The specifics of going direct from the CD7 is that the balanced interconnects would be in place, connected to the preamp that is not powered up AT THE SAME TIME AS THE rca interconnects were running from the single ended output into the active hea... | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic HiFiGary,I upgraded from a VPI Scoutmaster with 9Sig arm to a TW Acustic Raven One with a Graham Phantom.Yes it's a major upgrade that offers BOTH the HiFi goodies and more importantly, the musically significant upgrades as well. Check out Wayne G... | |
| TW Acustic Raven One owners I've had my Raven one for about 1 year.I use the Graham phantom arm and Dynavector XX2MkII.I could not be happier. A perfect match that makes real music. I can't imagine a better match.....weeellll, maybe a cartridge upgrade when the XX2 is "done"... | |
| Speakers to match Parasound JC-2/A21 in small room Vandersteen Model 2ceSigII, Vonschweikert VR4jr, Martin Logan Vista,ProAc Response 2.5 | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Dan,Thanks for your explanation. I appreciate your response. I also want to share how your phono stage has increased my musical enjoyment. A masterful design.Jim | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Colopilot:Can you explain the differences between the standard dual differential ballanced circuit and the implimentation Danchose for the LS 36.5? Do other designers use the same approach?Thanks,Jim | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Rpf:Thanks for your inputWhere is the 36.5 listed? | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Copilot:Thanks for your thorough and thoughtful analysis.My analog front end is a TW Acustic Raven One Table, a Graham Phanton arm and a Dynavector XX2MkII cartridge. The phono pre is a Modwright SWP 9 withNOS Mullard 5AR4 in the power supply and ... | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Rydenfan,Yes I'm aware. I've recently added the Modwright SWP 9 phono stage to my system. I replaced the power supply tube and the 6N1p's to obtain a tad more tube midrange with stunning results. Thanks for your response. | |
| Would a Dynavector XX2 MkII be good upgrade? Madfloyd:The Dyna XX2MkII is a wonderful cartridge.I'm using it on my Graham Phantom mounted on a Raven One. My previous table was the Scoutmaster signature. Dynas are great matches for the VPI arms, but set up is tricky.I ran ZYX and Koetsu carts... |