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| New XRCD's get'em QUICK I'll say it again for those who are interested, the XRCD's are made with the JVC K2 mastering proccess and there is a line of K2 cd out there. Fantasy records is the company behind them, they're almost all jazz, though I recently picked up a live ... | |
| Beginners Pre-amp For around $2K used you could probably find a Herron VTSP-1a, I have one and love it. It's reliable, low maintenance, fantastic sounding, and the quietest tubed preamp I've ever owned. You could do a lot worse, and you would have to spend a lot mo... | |
| Best preamp match for Air Tight ATM-3s ? I agree with above, there's an Air Tight ATC-1 full-function preamp on here right now for $1900. I used to own the same pre and it was fantastic sounding, with an excellent mm phono-stage to boot. I would assume the synergy would be there given th... | |
| What SS Int Amp to match with Sonus Faber? There's a Sonus Faber Musica ss integrated for sale here right now (no connection). I would imagine that would be a perfect match, though I'm sure there are others. | |
| Speaker upgrade I would have to strongly disagree with Asonicyouth on JMlabs. I own a pair of Micro-Utopias and they are anything but boomy. They sound fantastic on vocals, so much so that if I ever have the budget I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade within the line, ... | |
| CD players with variable output/volume control Do a search, this is one of the single most popular subjects over the last 2-3 years, you'll find tons of info. | |
| Review: Integrated Engineering Solutions Rennaisance Preamplifier That's an awful lot of work you're doing, reviewing all these phono amps, good job! What issue of HiFi+ is that Hughes review? Also, are you close to deciding which phono stage you're going to live with? If you said so and I missed it my apolgies. | |
| Red Dog Tracks Rich,You should really check out "The Waifs, A Brief History", a new live album from one of my favorite groups. The sound is excellent, so if you enjoy great alt country style music with Aussie accents check it out. I've heard great things about t... | |
| Red Dog Tracks Hi,I don't know Chip Taylor or Carrie Rodriguez, but I did just pick up that Willie Nelson and I agree, it's really cool! | |
| Amp for Tannoy DMT 15 II Get a small wattage SET amp, check out the 2a3 monoblocks from Wright Sound, I forget the modedl number. If your speakers really are 98db, don't go with high powered ss, go with low powered tubes. You'll thank me later! | |
| FIY, one of best Bass Test Discs Victor Whooten, the amazing bass player for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, has a number of excellent solo albums featuring his bass gymnastics. For that matter most Flecktone albums are great bass testers for this very same reason, Victor Whooten.... | |
| what made you get into high end gear. Hey Marco, that reminded me that I need a new rack, thanks! | |
| What is the quietest preamp you've used? In terms of tubed preamps the quietest I've yet used, and to a large degree, is my current Herron VTSP1A/166. It is fantasticly quiet as well as great sounding. If you are up to considering tubes, I highly recommend it. It's completely single ende... | |
| what made you get into high end gear. Hey, that pic is gone! I guess AA took it down. Damn! | |
| Best sounding SACD disc? You're kidding right? Right here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&1072898289&openusid&zzDuanea&4&5#DuaneaYou have a long thread with about 20 responses asking the exact same question, with the same supposed system,... |