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| phono pre suggestions Now that we have the obligatory. "Liberty Audio, I make them" comment out of the way (a feature of every "What phono stage?" thread these days), I will plug the Avid Pulsus, which is the best phono pre I have heard in my system. I preferred it to ... | |
| Moving coil cartridge The OP seems to be responding positively to the bass of the 20X2 (not sure if it is high or low output). My understanding is that the 20X2 and XX2 have better bass than the 17D3, so if bass is important, the 17D3 may not be the best choice. This i... | |
| Sick and tired of hum-please read Know anyone else nearby with efficient speakers? If so, try the amp out there to see if you have the same problem. | |
| Harbeth P3ESR vs Fritz Rev 5 vs DeVore Gibbon 3XL And if you are thinking BBC monitor tradition, I'd check out the KEF LS50s. Some reviews seem to suggest that they better the Harbeth P3ESR. Check out reviews by Stereophile and Steve Guttenberg (his speaker of the year). I have a pair on the way.... | |
| Need a system for Chamber music--ideas? KEF LS50s are getting a lot of good press lately. I have a pair on the way and can report back. But a KEF with the UniQ driver could be work looking into. | |
| Harbeth P3ESR vs Fritz Rev 5 vs DeVore Gibbon 3XL +1 on the AXPONA suggestion. And perhaps you could hit other Hifi sellers in Chicago, like Decibel who sells Harbeth. | |
| Moving coil cartridge Yes, what is your phono stage? If it can accommodate a LOMC cart then I would go with a LOMC over a HOMC. | |
| One more time: autoformers? Well, as far as I know, OTLs are the only amp design that increases power into higher impedance. Though many amps may struggle when impedance dips too low (not sure if autoformers help this or not). Amps certainly can push power into 40 or 60 ohms... | |
| I heard BAT was sold Music Direct ruined MFSL? How do you figure? Have you heard some of the excellent MoFi releases that have been coming out lately? (Music from Big Pink and the Basement Tapes come to mind) Unless there is some aspect of MFSL I don't know about, I t... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS I am surprised that Nelson Pass' FirstWatt amps haven't been mentioned yet. SS amps designed and often built by a master, and intended for sensitive speakers. 6moons has reviewed most of them if you want an idea of the different models' flavors an... | |
| Seeking DAC $300 Gungnir will reclock a digital signal, so I wouldn't worry as much about the SPDIF from your computer. | |
| Seeking DAC $300 There are excellent sub $300 DAC options at the moment. The new $99 Schiit USB DAC is one option, or the HRT Streamer DACs are solid in that price range. BitFrost and Dragonfly suggestions above are also solid. Used, you could get a USB only Tranq... | |
| Newbie building modest system ...what amp? +1 to Unsound's comment. | |
| Gear vs. Music investment. What's your ratio? Todd, Spotify is not CD quality. 320 Kbps at the most if you have a Premium subscription at set it to 320 in the settings menu. That said, it does offer an amazing amount of music at your fingertips. I use it to explore music and help me decide wh... | |
| Von Schweikert VR 22 Team212,Have you heard the VR-22s? If so I would like to hear your impressions. |