marakanetz
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| Best amp/pre-amp for Vienna Acoustics Haydn ? Congrats, for your nice speakers! How about used Bryston and Rogue 66 used (just about 2k) or you can use the same Adcom GFP 750 with Bryston. As to Bryston you won't have to worry about built quality!My amp/preamp setup is arround $1300 used: VTL... | |
| Turntable/arm short list suggestions, please. If you are going for used one, you would want to go for Basis 1400/Basis RB300(not like regular Rega arm!). Most-definitely you will need to change the phono. Monolithic phono is much better performer except the gain range(only 54dB max). Moreover... | |
| TACT digital corrections preamps? Thanks for the input! I'll definitely audition this preamp and decide.The decision I need to take stays between Kora Eclipse and Tact RS2.2.My ears will decide. | |
| "Baking" vibrapods smell issue. Thanks for nice recipies! I'll definitely taste it!! | |
| do you need to tweak a tape deck??? Sugar, in this case I let my ears decide since this deck reproduces whatever recorded at once. Meaning I've already defined for each type and brand(I use) which bias point I need to choose. | |
| Personal speaker evolution First I had my EARS(free by God)Than I had one-box tube radiola(record-player, tuner, amp and speakers)Than I had S50 monitors(made in Russia and designed in Germany) don't know price in dollars.Than I had S90 monitors(also made in Russia and desi... | |
| Cable confusion? I'll dare to rephrase Skooks: Use a CD of a music You love the most to all your auditions. | |
| Cable confusion? A lower gauge(thicker wire) means lower per/length resistance but larger per/length capacitance. A capacitance load for large amps(>60W/ch) usualy will not create any problem. For poweramps >150W/ch I would recommend a minimum of 12AWGA high... | |
| Racks vs. furniture w/pods, points, aurios, etc? You can realy get even with buying cheap or non-audio racks but you will loose necessary isolation. I possess a standesign quatro rack and it's considered to be a basic meaning that there is no isolation what-so-ever. I cut extra mdf shelves and p... | |
| Salsa and high energy latin jazz album suggestions Arturo Sandoval's albums all arround.Bueno-Vista Social Club(produced by Ry Cooder) There are also a bunch of solo albums of its members singing an old and hot cuban songs. | |
| Danceable jazz recordings, any recommendations? MANHATTAN TRANSFER ALL THE WAY FROM...TO... WON'T REGRET!!! | |
| MC cartridge with "big rich and life-like" Save bucks not buying GyroDeck but buying Gyro SE instead. If you're realy serious you can get Lyra Helikon SL and some 70dB MC phonostage(Heron VTPH?). | |
| need help - Cd players First you have a possibility to audition few of listed if you call upscale audio or audioadvisor for 30 days. Among your list I would vote for AH! and you can buy it from upscale and audition for 30 days. There is a digital volume control which yo... | |
| Bob Dylan, Keith Richards & Tom Waits: A cappella Just don't tell TWaits has worst voice. To me it's much better than Sinatra's... | |
| Can an FM Tuner be "hot-rodded" long distance??? Herman made a very precise and short explaination. Horizon for FM signal is the bottom line. |