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| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! doesn't the boulder need to break in?...sounds like you are passing a judgement already. it's brand new and you have played it at a low volume level. my gear sounded way different at lift-off.all your questions should be answered over the course ... | |
| Using tube amp with electrostatic speakers. i have always used krell ss amps to drive m-logans....and a nice tube preamp such as audible illusions and ARC.....very sweet combo imho | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! robd2....yeah you have some quality stuff for sure. that was a cool test. balanced is the way to go if possible. all my stuff is balanced now. it took a while $$$$....i will leave it to you to find the next demo lp/cd.....definite analog origingoo... | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! Yes thank you I will try it by ear... | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! robd2.....thanks for the tip! Gonna order it.How did your shootout turn out? Your pieces are well matched for “battle” . My guess is >>>results are similar to mine? | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! Schubert....hmmmmm....not sure I agree with you.....the meridian is a spectacular CD player and I was shocked that any other method of music reproduction would equal it let alone surpass itOnce again...not here to wreak havocMy observations were ... | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! MadavidO yeah you are probably right .I did not do the full “Michael Fremer” yet..loli felt comfortable enough to do the basic setup with the protractor and digital tracking force gaugeI do not have the microscope for the 92 degree angle yet.and I... | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! Hi robd2....I played dire straits ,brothers in arms A/B comparison | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! tablejockey... i did a quick search on the Fosgate..that is reeeally sweet looking piece......the VPI Classic?..niiiiiiice... i actually had my eye on that. i wasthisclose to buying VPI...i called them directly a few times and they are very cordia... | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! tablejockey i actually borrowed a pro-ject rpm 3 TT for 3 days .. modest cart and TT... barely gave it a listen,but i heard the potential...and i found out about a special offer from my dealer for the TT and cart combo that i have.---it was hard ... | |
| Pro-ject 12 xtension TT vs Meridian 808.2 CD player..and the winner is! tablejockey...i would love to eventually have a tubed phono stage...any recommendation?schubert....my brain might tell me never to listen to cd again...what is your guess? what is your preference?the beauty is that it's not really about a "winner"... | |
| Audible Illusions M--Are you using built-in phono or external phono preamp? sorry, but what is CDP? | |
| Audible Illusions M--Are you using built-in phono or external phono preamp? thanks for the feedback rayonda! | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! whitecamaross,What a fantastic thread. So much info to chew on!Have you listened to an Audible Illussion preamp? I haven't tried many preamps but this is a stellar unit. If so, how would you compare it to the ARC REF6?thanks mike | |
| Audible Illusions M--Are you using built-in phono or external phono preamp? Hi guys thanks.. all are new.......the preamp ,TT with cartridge are brand new. This is my 1st TT experience so I do not have a comparison. I did not audition. I will double check all connections I guess. What is throwing me off is the preamp so... |