miketee
Responses from miketee
| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? Every move in the phono stage link has made a big difference, positive and/negative. I’m currently using a Musical Surroundings Phonomena ii which I like a lot and is VERY flexible for just about any cart you throw at it. There’s a ii+ out now. | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? My first “real” stereo had a front end Sansui 5000 receiver, some years later (40+ years), through solid state integrated amps and separates, solid state amps/tube preamps, big amps and small amps, I finally stopped chasing audio perfection (does... | |
| Agon is now a retail outlet. I wish nothing but the best for Audiogon! It’s a fun and interesting resource, for the most part. I’ve bought and sold here and had great experiences. The day it adds no value to my audio interest will be the day I stop visiting the site. | |
| anyone know anything about primaluna gear...... I went through lots of solid state options before buying my Primaluna Dialogue Premium. Driving a pair of Spendor A6, not the most efficient loudspeakers but the combination is excellent. I do occasionally consider trying something like VAC or C... | |
| Should I upgrade my system while losing my hearing? A friend with severe hearing loss got some newer hi-tech digital hearing aids, bought a new Naim Supernait 2 and hasn’t looked back. Loves it. | |
| MAC Autoformers? Interesting discussion. I’ve always wanted a McIntosh. The big integrated with the 5-band EQ. The only thing ever stopping me was my pocketbook. | |
| What area or country do you live in ? Woodridge, Illinois just a bit west of Chicago. Current temperature is 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Listening to Trio Da Paz guitar through tube integrated so double toasty warm. | |
| Need help with preamp settings for Dynavector 10x5 Manley Chinook looks like 45dB gain (MM) and 47k ohms loading which works fine. I’m using 40dB gain and 50k ohm with my Phonomena ii. Been thinking about bumping the gain a bit where I think it might sound just a tad better. | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? I owned a wyred4sound DAC1LE femtoclock, well over $1k, sold it to play around with analog for a while, ultimately replaced it with an iFi DSD Black Label which far surpassed the W4S in SQ and flexibility. DACs are still changing rapidly and the... | |
| Buying my 1st new LP in 42 years..Suggestions? Kenny Burrell, Midnight or Paul Simon’s Hearts and Bones. BOTH. | |
| New Cartridge Suggestions +1 @dill You cannot go wrong with the HANA EL or EH. I’ve been playing around with several carts. HANA EL is a superstar at the price. | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I had not heard Benz went out of business (again?). I’m making my way, slowly, through a process of upgrading carts and am just not sure what my upper limit is. My methodology has been to try a moderately priced cart in the same brand before eve... |