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Responses from wspohn
| $8k for speakers - new or used Try listening to some Wilson Watt Puppies - they might do the trick for you. They can be had used in that price range. | |
| Small speaker advice Some of the small Totems I have listened too did a very good job - try and audition some Dreamcatchers if you can. | |
| Speakers that disappear In my experience the best speakers at disappearing tend to be planar - the original Quads were quite good and ones that I still own, primarily because of this particular attribute, are Martin Logan CLS. | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable What was there about the SME V that you weren't satisfied with? I run that arm on my primary (VPI TNT V) and secondary (Sota Cosmos) systems and have been very happy with them. Thought of trying a Graham at one point but decided that the differe... | |
| What did you add to your 2 channel system to do HT? I use a completely separate system for video - Marantz AV 7702 Mk2, Rowland 5, Mission Cyrus 782, Vandersteen VSM-1 (x4), Hsu VTF-15H Mk 2 (x2) and a 110" screen and Queen Bee projector. | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room I've had the chance to listen to a couple of models of the Totem bookshelf speakers. Results were very good, though not sure what you price range is. They might be a fit for you. | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps I use a pair of bridged Classe DR3 VHC monos in one of my systems and feel that they still hold up very well to current amps. I'd be inclined to stick with them if I were you - any improvement might be infinitesimal but at a far from infinitesima... | |
| VPI Industries---Love the Company as Much as their Turntables I am still using a TNT V in my main system, and I always found VPI responsive to queries. | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Here you go: https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/quad-303-amp-33-preamp/ | |
| Tube or solid state phono stage? Not sure you can generalize - I use two solid state phono stages and one tube based one and all sound quite good. The best is a solid state classic - the John Curl Vendetta which is the best I have heard although we ran it against a last model Her... | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC I have played about with stand alone DACs since I bought my first Arcam Black Box way back when. I have found that sound quality is not necessarily directly related to price, so auditioning is important. I am currently using a Moon DAC in one sy... | |
| Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal? I fitted commercial casters to my 400 lb + per speakers to position them and after marking the floor with tape, I left the casters on in case I ever wanted to change position. I never have and I doubt that being on casters rather than spikes affe... | |
| You can't afford a Lambo Veneno, so get this.. Wouldn't want the table, but I wouldn't mind the record - used to own a V12 Lambo. | |
| Phono Stage in inputs for 2 tonearms Classe DR-7, but good luck finding one! | |
| Your Ultimate Phono Preamp: Which One Would You Choose? The Herron VTPH-2A is an excellent unit - we did an A/B against the Vendetta SCP2-D in my main system and it was pretty much a tie. Now discontinued, but a lot easier to find than another John Curl Vendetta. I also use a Conrad Johnson Premier 1... |