mcbuddah
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| Single ended RCA preamp short list Thor Audio | |
| HYPEX,PASCAL OR ABLETEC jtsnead, have you considered upgrading your STPSE as an alternative to the AR preamp? I bought a used STP this summer for about $1200 to replace a classe pre that I paid more than 4k for new and was quite pleased with the match to my D-Sonic M2-60... | |
| VPI 10.5i counterweights ..umm.. weights My Grado Statement1 is only .6g heavier than your Lyra and is just nearly at the limit of the stock counterweight when using the abolutely necessary CounterIntuitive, so I can see your problem. If I had to do anything about it, I would avoid just ... | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump Why not blame the preamp? Why not blame the AC cords or the ICs to the phono stage? If the stock cap works for 80% of the VPI tables, I would look long and hard at other components' placement and emi/rf sensitivity as well. Some components do not ... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? Tan, good luck with your new amps. I have had my M2-600 pair for a year and a half and I have not yet finished digging all the best sound possible from my system since they replaced an aging pair of Atma-Spheres that died together when an errant p... | |
| currently own a vpi scout, looking to upgrade VPI tables are designed to be upgradeable all the way up the chain. Your Scout could be the basis for a really fine VPI table. Upgrades include power supply, platter, feet, bearing, and plinth. Most of the parts come up for sale on Agon and the ot... | |
| Care to recommend a preamp? jmarke, There are currently 2 CAT Signature Mk2 preamps offered here on agon for around $2700. One is silver, the other black. Both have the phono stage option. | |
| HYPEX,PASCAL OR ABLETEC I'm going to give my M2-600s (Abletec core) a new challenge early next week. I bought a W4S STP SE preamp for a very good price to replace my quarter-century old stock Classe DR-6. Since this is the only preamp I have had for 25 years, I don't hav... | |
| HYPEX,PASCAL OR ABLETEC Noble100, I have a pair of D-Sonic M2-600 amps that sound superb in my stereo system, but I think they actually produce up to 600 W into an 8ohm load and 1200 into a 4 ohm load. The extra oomph this whopping power provides gives rock-solid control... | |
| Anyone HEARD the Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE upgrades? Thanks for the info. I found a used STP-SE offered for $1200 and snatched it up. I should get it early next week. I may have jumped a bit too early though, as someone put up a CAT SL1 Signature Mk2 at 2700 asking and I wonder if that might have be... | |
| Anti-Cables speaker cable impressions: Nanotech's wires imported by Jaguar Audio (no association) have gotten enough good press in some respected review 'zines and are so cheap that I am going to order them for a trial the next tie I have a need due to system change. I am finally happy... | |
| Best cartridge for VPI Scoutmaster Signature I've been getting really nice tunes from the Grado Statement 1 on my SSM Reference. It's really low output makes it problematic for a lot of phono stages, but your SIM will be up it without need of an SUT. I run mine to a MC-only Thor phono preamp... | |
| D-Sonic vs Wyred vs .... Guido, you are right about using the phone, at least as far as D-Sonic goes. When I was still researching replacements for my blown atma-spheres in the class D world, he always answered the phone himself and seems pretty cocky about his products. ... | |
| Why so little discussion about Snell ? I'm still happy after all these years with my Type B pair, bought new when they first came out. They do so many things really well that I have no desire to screw up my system by trying any other speakers. They are really nice-sounding full-range s... | |
| Well Tempered Davey, you may be in luck. If you are willing to buy a used one from the USA, there is one offered in the Tonearms section right now for $250 (usd). It might be worth the shipping delay, after all, Mate, you're probably going to want to keep that ... |