poprhetor
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| Rotel rc 995 Why do you want to upgrade? Do you use the phono section? | |
| Amp for lightspeed attenuator? = $1000 used Have you read the (really long) thread on the Lightspeed? Plenty of amps are recommended in there. The sense I get is that it will work with many, many amps, but George recommends an input impedance of no less than 48kohms and input sensitivity no... | |
| Phono preamp connected directly to amps? Doesn't the Anthem have volume control? If so, I'm not sure I understand why the Placette is in the chain.Can you audition any items? You certainly have more options if volume control isn't needed, but there are a few threads here where people lau... | |
| Passive and active biamp together It's certainly a can of worms, Cptaz. I'm currently actively biamping. Before removing the passives, I implemented both active and passive as you described. It really did not sound right, as Ivan indicated. Removing the passives and going fully ac... | |
| A Good Match? You have mentioned that you are on a budget, but I don't believe you've mentioned any numbers. Have you browsed the used section here? A modest sum goes so much further in the used market. Here in San Diego, someone is selling a classic Adcom comb... | |
| Can I "double-wire" speakers? "I agree with Unsound. Not only is it unlikely both amplifiers would have the same gain, but they will also have different characters and this will occur at the crossover point. Speaker manufacturers make every effort to develop a seamless crossov... | |
| remastered EMI pink floyd I have it, but I've only compared it to my cd. The cd sounds "enhanced" compared to the emi lp, exaggerated dynamics in particular. Since getting the lp, I haven't looked back. | |
| Preamp recommendation for Bryston 4B-NRB There's a vintage unit for sale here at Audiogon: Bob Carver Icon C-4000. It's known for it's control options. | |
| Another biamp thread. They're fourth order crossovers, and they are probably complicated. The marketing materials for the speakers included a few proud sentences about their computer designed crossovers. I suppose this may have been novel in the late 90's? Anyway, some... | |
| Great lost lps...the 80s....synth pop and others.. Nice one, Atmasphere. 4AD really had my heart for awhile. I have a friend who still buys most of what 4AD puts out on lp. I hope to one day hear some of it through your products. :) I was kicking myself for not mentioning Camouflage, but it was ju... | |
| Great lost lps...the 80s....synth pop and others.. Nice picks! Roxy Music deserves vaulted mention imho, although some might not call it "synth-pop," and none of it is "lost." ;) Also, anyone remember what Ministry sounded like back then? Picking it up just as the 80's closed, Elegant Machinery he... | |
| Likely culprit for harshness at higher volumes? re: Kind of Blue -- Yeah, it's the recording. I have it too. Same issue. My buddy has it in SACD. Next time he comes by, I'll remind him to bring it with him again so we can re-compare. | |
| How good is Emotiva 2 channel gear?? Nordic: I received a very quick response from the Sales Department. It was regarding the crossover section of the USP-1, incidentally. Identify yourself as a prospective buyer with follow-up questions to the available literature. I know it's a tec... | |
| Album which you have listened to most? Kbarkamian, going to my friend's house after school in junior high to play Frogger on the Commodore 64 while listening to "Ride the Lightning" quickly went from routine to tradition. The album is hardly ever mentioned, it seems, and "Fade to Black... | |
| Why do intelligent people deny audio differences? This method of testing has flummoxed me enough to conclude the same: the test just doesn't do it for me. Discerning differences hasn't been so difficult in my admittedly sparse critical listening experience. The question of which has been superior... |