rauliruegas

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Upgrade order suggestion preamp vs speakers
Dear Rlkern_dallas: I think that you have other one alternative: +++++ " The goal was for a bigger soundstage/more detail ... " +++++You can get those goals and a " little " more if you add a pair of self powered subwoofers and integrate with your... 
Which interconnect from tonearm?
Dear Cmk: I try several phono cables ( more than 15 differents brands. ) and today the ones that I prefer for its neutrality are: Analysis Plus and Harmonic Technologies, both are very good performers and compete with a fair price against many oth... 
Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160
Dear Gandme: I understand that the REL sub's were designed specific for bass reinforcement ( that is only one of the targets in sub's ) and that they can't integrated in " real stereo way ".What this mean: that with a REL sub you have to run the m... 
Adding a second turntable
Dear Bvak: Why not a second tonearm instead a second TT? can your TT handle two tonearms?A/B switchbox?, you can do it but you will degrade the quality of the signal and of course the quality sound reproduction.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160
Dear Gandme: I agree totally with Frankg. The XA-160 could match with any speaker out there.Now, if you are looking for a full range speaker that's mean that you are not satisfied with what you have, right?. How could you know if a full range spea... 
Levinson 20.5 monos - Time for a Refurb?
Dear Ed: +++++ " are rated to have 10 more watts, they are discernably more powerful. " +++++No, it is not more powerful what happen is that the Lamm ones have a high input sensitivity against the 20.5: 0.76 vs 1.41.+++++ " The Lamms sound differe... 
Need a list of TT with arms and motors seperate
Dear Justubes: A very good alternative could be Acoustic Signature, especially the Mambo model.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Levinson 20.5 monos - Time for a Refurb?
Dear Ed: I agree with Herman you have to wait a little more time.I can't see any technical or design advantage between the Lamm and the 20.5, as a fact the 20.5 has some advantages over the Lamm.I own 20.5 and 20.6 that I modifyed and compare with... 
mission 775s w/774 arm...a forgotten jewel?
Dear Jaybo: I don't have any experience with the TT and a little with the tonearm, for what I can remember on this low mass tonearm it is a good tonearm but designed for low weight/high compliance cartridges, I think that there are a few models of... 
Vinyl reviews website
Dear Richard: Congratulations!!! I'm already in.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Carts that sound like a Koetsu
Dear Doug: From a few months to now my XV-1 is in one of my GST-801. I don't know but every cartridge that I run through the GST-801 simple shines.Doug, it is in borderline of high mass but nothing like " very high mass ". Well the KRSP has no Koe... 
Carts that sound like a Koetsu
Dear Doug: If I can remember you don't try the KRSP ( I'm not sure, too, that was the KRSP but the KRS ) in your own system. There are some sujects about the right set-up for a Koetsu RSP:it is a low output cartridge: 0.2mv, this means that there ... 
I've found the cd player for analog lovers
Dear Mak: I have to insiste ( in good shape ).Like you say your thread is not the usual CDvsLP, your thread ( if you are serious about music ) is different and important for almost all the people in this Analog Forum: +++++ " I've found the cd pl... 
phono stage break in?
Dear Rolloff: +++++ " phono stage break in? " +++++This is the title of your thread.We have to ask what parts in a phono stage ( btw: electronic devices ) needs break-in: Fets, transistors, resistors, diodes, capacitors, switchs, connectors, trans... 
I've found the cd player for analog lovers
Dear Warrenh: I think around 5.5KRegards and enjoy the music.Raul.