raymonda

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Analog Front End Next Upgrade
I I think you made a wise choice. Next, when it is time to replace your stylus, send it into Soundsmith and have Peter upgrade it with a level 2 tip and a sapphire cantilever. I did this with an ACE L and was floored by the improvement. It came ve... 
Whats playing on your system today?
11 tracks of wackcircus moneymucho Dan...........never thought this this day would come......wasn't ready......sad! 
What are you listening to right now?
Steely Dan "Everthing must go" 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Steely Dan "Every Thing Must Go" 
Best rig for "live" music (bootlegs)
Nothing different in selecting a rig for audience recordings than for any well recorded music be it studio or live. Get the most accurate playback system your wallet can afford and which your ears can discern.If the recordings are not the best try... 
What are you listening to right now?
David Bowie Station to Station 
Klipsch love them or hate them.
I owned and modded a pair of Heresy's. It took a lot of doing to get them close to right. But played late at night, through tubes, at low volume and the sound was really engaging. And, although folks often discuss how loud they go with a few watts... 
Running analog through a DAC? (KEF LS50 Wireless)
Scott,Are you ready for what your question is about to unleash? Here comes the masses!!!!!!!!Quick answer is, yes! Conversion from one source to another will always have an impact on the signal. In some cases it can be large and in others it might... 
Acoustic Signature customer service
Maybe it was designed to develop one but by eliminating it gave me rock steady speed. With it there it would go up and down slightly and I could hear it, especially on piano. 
Inherited 21 piece of vintage McIntosh and need help building a system
You are a very lucky man. You have some nice tube pieces and the MC60 and 240 are prized amps. Keep them. 
Bad experience with Red Dragon Audio
I would agree that you should be more patient. I bought products that take over a month to receive. 
The best monitor under 1500
Where there is a will there is a Ray.Actually I would put my Celestiion SL 600 in my RV. 
cost of speakers in relation to the rest of the system
Get get the best sounding speakers that you can afford that best match your system sound signature. Stop worrying about price ratios. If it means that your speakers cost 500 or 50,000 it doesn't matter as long as they do best what you need them to... 
The best monitor under 1500
I own own a pair of JM Labs Micro Utopias and at 1500 used puts you in heaven.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Bob Marley Rastaman Vibration