egrady
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| Upgrade LP12 or buy new VPI? I went from a fully decked out LP12, except the cartridge which was a Benz Ruby 2, to a Basis 2500/Graham 2.2/Ruby and am absolutely delighted. The new front end sounds better, is near bullet proof in terms of reliability and is very user friendly... | |
| Best Bargain on Wilsons: Which Model or Version? I suggest the WP 5/5.1. For around $5000 they are very hard to beat. But, while the speaker is a bargin beware of the collateral costs involved. They like space and a room with minimal reflections. They are very demanding of the upstream electroni... | |
| Is SACD a dead format? The bottom line is the vast majority of people don't really care enough about sound quality to embrace something like SACD. Think about it. Where do most people listen to music? In their cars! SACD is superior to conventional CD, but I suspect les... | |
| Eliminating static electricity from albums?? I've been cleaning my records for many years with my VPI 16.5 and Torumat Fluid. I don't know why, but the Torumat Fluid pretty much eliminates static electricity. After cleaning, the record gets a new rice paper sleeve. This technique removed the... | |
| CAT SL MKIII vs ARC SP 11 or 10 These comments are interesting. Years ago some felt the SP 10 was more musically involving than the SP 11, as the SP 11 moved toward more accuracy. Especially in the phono stage, the SP 11 wasn't as bloomy or euphoric. Some of the comments here no... | |
| Anyone tried running PS Audio P-300 with no fan ? After checking with PS Audio, I disconnected the blasted thing as it simply made to much noise. While it ran pretty hot it operated without a hitch. | |
| CAT SL MKIII vs ARC SP 11 or 10 I had an SP 11mk2 and a VT100mk2. I replaced the SP11 with a CAT Ultimate. The CAT has a few quirks, the power supply hard wired to the control unit and a volume control lacking in flexibility, but it's sound was a step up. The bass is fuller and ... | |
| Classical music recordings upgrade The London LP box set is fairly common, just make sure you get british pressings. The sound is very good. | |
| Why is the trend to make separate phono stage Dcaudio,I was in the same position as you are about two years ago. I went with a CAT Ultimate which is one of the very few choices left. If you want a pre amp with a phono stage I don't believe it gets any better than the CAT. The CAT has three dr... | |
| Please rate WATT/Puppy 7 Classicjazz raises some good points. His comments caused me to think of this. I went from ESL 63's to Wilson 5.1's. The Quads made almost everything sound good. The Wilsons made everything sound different. The better recordings got better, the poo... | |
| Please rate WATT/Puppy 7 The Watt/Puppy is one of the most controversial products in audio. I own the 5.1's. They are a pain. The room and upstream equipment better be right. But, if everything is just so, they are something to hear. It took me years to get them to their ... | |
| Classic Records / Procol Harum Over the years I've bought a large number of their titles. My defect rate was small until they went to the new vinyl formula. I believe it's called Quiex. Anyway, I purchased a few of the 200 gram releases using this new vinyl. I liked the sound, ... | |
| HT Speakers - Thiel or PMC? Ken,I'm using CS1.6's in front with an SCS3 center channel. If your system is strictly for HT this combo will work great for you. The 1.6's will be a better match for your receiver, than the 2.4's, as they are more efficient and a bit more forgivi... | |
| what amp would maximize wilson sophias Michael,While I'm more familar with the WP, after reading what Duke wrote it appears the Sophia may be a similar challange to the power amp. Don't get to caught up in watts, current is the real issue. I use a ML 335 and it doubles it power at 4 oh... | |
| Best speaker match for Levinson system Navantis,What was it about the 802's your looking to improve on? If you went with Wilson or Avalon products, which is what I'd do with your components, you's more than likely be looking at considerable room treatment to max their performance. Thes... |