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| Benz HO MC wood cartridge what type phono pre? If an MM phono stage has enough gain, an HO MC cart should work fine, but obviously you MM side doesn't have enough gain. I've been using a Benz HO Ace (2.5mv) cartridge for quite some time - using it with a Conrad Johnson EV-1, which has 49/50ish... | |
| Best Bang 4 the $ Intergrated Amp Primare. | |
| Kimber 4TC for M-L Electromotion ESL? The 4TC will work, but I would go with at least the the 8TC. I'm a TARA Labs fan myself. I have TARA Labs Master Gen2+ on my ML Aerius i's with Threshold amp and preamp, and am totally happy with them. If you decide to audition TARA Labs, from The... | |
| Does the Direction of Twisted Cable Matter? Rrog, My "BS" is based on hurricanes. | |
| Does the Direction of Twisted Cable Matter? Yes, if you live in the northern hemisphere, you'll get better results if your cable is twisted counter clock wise... If in Southern hemisphere - then a clock wise twist would be better. | |
| Good CD for testing bass response Bass 2000 - Mission 1. This CD even has a warning label, stating: Warning! Mega low bass may damage speakers, use with caution! This CD will definitely give your speakers a work out!If you want to hear some really great bass guitar - then Level 42... | |
| RIP-Bill Pitcock lV Saw them in Campbell, California, at the Bodega (rock and roll night club) back in 1982. John Cowsill (drums) and Susan Cowsill (tambourine and backing vocals)) from the 60's band, The Cowsills were playin' in the the Dwight Twilley Band at the ti... | |
| Pre/Power Amp pairing recommendation Yes, Rlwainwright, that would be overkill, especially for the "Haydn Grands"! | |
| Pre/Power Amp pairing recommendation I recently purchased a pair of Haydn Grands at a ridiculous price, too - with out the stands, though. I'm using a 60w/ch, Threshold T-100 class A power amp, with more than excellent results, especially in the bass department. Haydn Grands likes lo... | |
| Addiction to Brand Yes, definitely! I'm a fan of amps made by Nelson Pass, or any one who worked with him in the past, especially, Michael Bladelius. I also like Conrad Johnson, MBL, Basis, Benz Micro, Martin Logan, and Ariel speakers.... but all of it better be wir... | |
| Upgrading from Martin Logan SL3s Yeah, what's up with the all capitals?... makes my eyes all tired and hurt, then I lose interest. | |
| Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE Did you read the reviews on the JC3? It appears to be very nice. I think it's a dual mono design, but there's not enough options for input impedance. I think you would be limited to cartridge selection. Check out Primare's new phono stage, too. | |
| best class a amp for a grand? I'm pretty sure the Muse Model 160, is not class A. It's a great amp, though! | |
| Can you recommend some classical CD's for me? The box set of Beethoven: The String Quartets, played by the Emerson String Quartet. This stuff gets really intense! Anything played by Arturo Delmoni... he's a great violinist. The CD, Songs My Mother Taught Me - is highly recommended. Emanuel Ax... | |
| best class a amp for a grand? Forte's come up from time to time, and are under a grand - like the Forte Model 4, or 4a. Old Threshold's are a good choice, too, but they're not all pure class A. |