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| Advantages of beryllium? @willemj I hope it isn't dying. The resurgence of vinyl combined with cheaper bandwidth and data storage allow for higher quality digital recordings where mp3 was the norm. The baby boomers are going to impact every aspect of every market becaus... | |
| Most transparent power amp Benchmark AHB2 is the most transparent I've heard. It supposedly has the lowest SNR/noise floor available. | |
| Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K) @gpgr4blu the Persona has both a beryllium tweeter and mid. I would say accurate, detailed, revealing and at times forward. I wouldn't say hard and bright at all. They are well balanced. Perhaps you like a more laid back, "musical" sound? Lik... | |
| Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K) @vermeer I went through a similar exercise earlier this year. I spent a couple months listening to speakers at that price point. My end choice came down to 3 speakers, the Persona 3F, Sopra 2 and Legacy Focus SE. I took the Personas and Sopras ... | |
| My jazz collection told me to get a *real* system offer $2500 for this table-http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649352700-vpi-prime-turntable-w-3d-arm/ Jump on this. Great price for an amazing TT. I recently updated my two channel equipment with jazz as my primary focus. I bought the Prime... | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? @atmasphere and others, as I'm considering the MP-3 I'd like to ask both your objective and subjective opinions. What would you consider to be the key specs of both a preamp and phono stage? My simplistic understanding is low impedance, noise an... | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? @atmasphere do you work for Atma-Sphere or is it a naming coincidence? If so, what's your take on whether there are any sound quality benefits to an integrated phonostage, all things being equal? | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? @dragon_vibe did you have the phono stage in the Atma-Sphere?It sounds like there can be benefit from using a separate phono stage if that separate is superior to the onboard, and that is dependent on the specific preamp phono stage as well as the... | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? Take a look at Atma-Sphere MP-3. Thanks, I hadn't heard of Atma-Sphere before. Exactly what I'm looking for. | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? If your budget allows it, go for a external phono stage for maximum flexibility Do you think an external phono stage will diminish the sound quality by requiring additional interfaces and set of cables? | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? I was PM'd with a response I thought I'd share. One of the benefits would be to eliminate the interface type and cables associated with a separate phono stage. I see how this could reduce noise and interference. Another point was that some in... | |
| Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars If you're open to new the Paradigm Persona line is remarkable. Second and third on my list would be the Legacy Focus/Aeris and Vandersteen. | |
| Anyone Using Outboard Dac with Marantz AV7701 Shoeman, what did you end up doing? Are you using an external DAC with your 7701? |