marakanetz

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Difference between SME 3009 VS. RB 300?
not too many people will be able to answer to you this question since it's pretty i believe rare to get one person that tried or heard both on the same table. rb300 is unadjustable minimalistically designed arm with rigid and straight armtube and ... 
Suggestion for Amp to 2 ohm loads?
pass x250. 
Do You Understand Music?
Rout9, How would you analyze Alfred Schnittke ups and downs in his music?I believe that he's one of the pioneers of avant-grade and musical abstractions. Isn't he great? 
Burn-in and Biasing
Dennis, feed the tubes with 300 when they're in triode mode and 275 when they're in penthode.don't do it too often. once in 400 hours will do. 
Bi Amping... worth it?
Whatta upgrade boom isn't it Dennis?First place VTL, than considering bi-amping...!I can only wish the best in your research.If you will ask speaker manufacturers they will certainly get "upset" since their buit-in crossover is the best match for ... 
Burn-in and Biasing
Gs5556, there is no reason to be affraid of shorts in VTL since it's very well engineered and protected equipment and easy as 1 2 3 to work with. Even if Denis will short an output with the tester pin the worst thing he will spend $2 for the fuse(... 
anybody know a true dual mono passive preamp?
McCormack Micro Line Drive,McCormack TLC 1,Placette can be configured to a dual mono if you speak directly to the manufacturer($$$!) 
Okay, now I think I've seen it all...
hmmm, nothing said about remote there... 
Best Phono stage for a .3 mv Ruby 2 ?
...so would T9 be a better match for Benz carts than more expencive phono-stages like Jeff Rowland, Plinius or Aesteghic IO?did anyone compare this case? 
Best Integrated Tube Amp for 2.5K or Less
the only word there is ENJOY... 
Burn-in and Biasing
There is nothing difficult in biasing and it can be done by elementary school graduate.Open the vtl page and surf through to find biasing instructions. A multimeter is a-must tool so you can get to the RadioShack and buy it.The logical issue: Why ... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
SENNHEISER ORPHEUS EAR SYSTEM heard on Headroom show in Philadelphia PA.I realized that once I get it i will need no speaker ever. 
Do You Understand Music?
...some day usually on weekend I go to the East Village and check(mandatory to check) a huge number of "underground" downtown musical stores; yes, searching for the bargains and rarities, recognizing them by the record labels, producers, credits, ... 
Audioweb/ What a bear
i too get notious surfing through audioweb. also they havn't enough machines for the server and thus so slow. 
What percent of your system cost is for cables?
my speakers: $2100 amps: $1200 preamp(passive diy) $250 tape deck $200 dac $250 transport $600 TT/arm/cart $2800 phono $1000_____________________________total for system $8400 cables:panamax AC conditioner $250VanDenHul DIY interconnects terminate...