dhcod
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| Better sounding after 1 hour I leave solid state parts of my system on 24/7 and I can hear a difference if unplugged for a bit to swap something out and then replugged. It really takes a full day to get everything sounding good again, especially toroid transformer gear. That'... | |
| Interconnect cable, $150 max For headphone setup I'm using Purist Audio Design Vestas. Bottom of the line from a super high end company. I've used their more expensive cables and I haven't been disappointed with the Vesta in my new smaller space. | |
| Best value in speaker cables?? Avondale Audio Black Link. Awesome cables from the UK for NAIM but I use them with Joule Amps and Audience ClairAudient speakers and they sound at least as good as the Nordost Frey I had in this system before. I use a 12ft run and I think there's ... | |
| DV 20X-L: Sutherland, Dynavector P75 or Heed.... I went P75 with my DV20xl and it's an awesome unit. It's also a nice match for a Denon DL103 if you want to try something else. I've heard a lot of lower cost phono pres and the P75 is my favorite. | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? The only one I know of that's not $40k is the old Melos SHA Gold. There's one on listed here now if it hasn't been sold. I've had an LDR for years. Wouldn't swap it for anything. I'd change amps first. Also, you may want to check with Uriah Dailey... | |
| New cart for under 1K I have a P75 and used to have a 20x2. Replaced it with a Denon DL103 and nuded the cartridge (or you can buy from Soundsmith already nuded or Zu in an aluminum housing... all good). If you put the P75 in special mode, it's pretty awesome with a DL... | |
| Gyrodec vs Well Tempered Amadeus By the way, I've owned both a Gyro SE and a Simplex and I prefer the Simplex. It's just so much simpler to setup (no cartridge alignment necessary and azimuth adjusting on the fly!) and I think sonically, at least to my ears, I prefer the WT. I wa... | |
| phono stage with two inputs Herron VTPH2 is well liked. You can find one used in your price range occasionally. | |
| Gyrodec vs Well Tempered Amadeus Call Peter at Venice Audio. He's awesome and always has one set up. I bought a WT Simplex and other stuff from him. 310 437 0515www.veniceaudio.com | |
| Best Preamp with Phono $2300 Max? Hmmm. Not sure how to respond to that! When we moved she was actually the one to encourage me to spend more money on the new system than I had on the old and when I complain about the sound, she's the one that says "Feel free to buy something to m... | |
| Lyra Delos I think your paper issue is of great concern. I would definitely contact Jonathan Carr at Lyra. He's one of the champions of customer service and will for sure be attentive to your issue. | |
| Best Preamp with Phono $2300 Max? Thanks for the suggestions. Not possible to keep the P75.... it doesn't tuck away that well because of my setup arrangement. | |
| Best Preamp with Phono $2300 Max? The $2300 limit is a used price.... | |
| Power Cord up to $100? Cords got here Tuesday. They are a handful to get into position but they do look nice and because of the short length everything looks so much more organized. How do they sound? Same as my other cables. Maybe they'll burn in and be better. Not rea... | |
| Power Cord up to $100? I went ahead and ordered the Pangea. Besides being recommended by many, they are short which is helpful since my amps a very near the outlet. I'm not missing anything per se but the cords I'm using are mismatched with each other and I just figured... |