karl_desch
Responses from karl_desch
| Pass Labs Point 8 Series info I think the whole-supply/demand simple economic analysis does not really apply here. This is a luxury market where other factors drive pricing. This probably applies more to the XA 200.8 than the XA30.8. | |
| PASS XA.5 Series Amen brother. Great amps. | |
| Thinking I need a Sub... I look forward to reading if the OP is able to successfully integrate the sub into his system/room and get a better sound. Its obviously possible to do. I just suspect its going to take a fair amount of tweaking, which some audiophiles enjoy. But ... | |
| Thinking I need a Sub... There are good and bad to both solutions. The larger speakers will allow a more full frequency response that may satisfy your needs. This depends on your room, your system and your preferred lessening level. The dual sub option would more likely m... | |
| Stylus Rake Angle Although the setting the arm at the horizontal position by eye works for most arm/cartridge combos, isn't the advantage of using the microscope to set SRA come down to being able to set a good ballbark VTA for those cartridges that have more unusu... | |
| Has anyone tried a "leather" turntable mat? I recently aquired a mooomat because I love the design. It looks great and lets be honest here, mats offer a very subtle change to the the sound of a TT. So try one if you like the look. It will sound fine. | |
| Next step? Hey Roscoeii,I've spent a little over a week with the Anvil. It is a fantastic turntable. Very straight forward and incredibly heavy without taking too much space. I started a thread on Vinylengine if you would like to see pictures. The demo unit ... | |
| Next step? Hi Roscoeiii,I'll be getting an in home demo of an Anvil "Alloy Convertible" turntable on Tuesday. I guess that is one perk of living in Ann Arbor, near Anvil Turntable HQ.I'll post what I'm hearing with that nice and heavy rig. | |
| Next step? Jperry, Sounds like a good plan. | |
| Next step? Thanks Jjrenman, Mechans and Manitunc for your responses. I was leaning toward a LOMC cartridge, like a Dyna 20x2L or a AT-OC9ml/iii but wanted to make sure I wasn't wasting time in the context of my somewhat ancient turntable. The logic being if ... | |
| Next step? Ok. Let me simplify. Given my current setup, would I get more bang for the buck with a $2500 investment in a new cartridge or a new turntable/tonearm? | |
| I wanna rock -- with monitors on stands The Legacy audio Studio HD is 93db efficient. | |
| O.C.D. Speaker placement Having your speakers equal distances from the back and side walls may not be the best acoustically. I would try the golden ratio. Read the quick primer on speaker placement at the cardas website under "insights".Also, no need for periods between O... | |
| Preamp to pair with X250.5 Have you considered the PASS XP-10?-Karl | |
| Squeezebox+DAC or Linn DS @ Prpixel. I was using a Wellbourne linear ps for the Duet receiver. @ Mateored. I am familiar with the Linn forums and agree that they are quite useful. My main complaint about the Linn DS is the delay in recognizing the UPnP server and connectin... |