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| Speaker noises Sounds like a ground loop to me. | |
| Amplifier power versus maximum speaker input power Markpao, Your problem with the amount of travel on your volume control is related to the gain of your amp, not its power. The importance of accounting for the amount of gain in systems is sadly often overlooked (damping factor is another aspect of... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles My biggies: Dave Holland "Emerald Tears" (incredible solo bass)Gateway- first two albumsAnd an unusual Kieth Jarrett is Spheres, where he performs on an organ (not a Hammond B3, think cathedral type organ). | |
| Top 5 Hamburgers Oh hell yes, I am getting a burger at Kumas Kitchen tonight. Check the review in the most recent Tone Audio magagzine (free online PDF). And for those of you in the LA area, check out the burger at Father's Office. Wow. | |
| Tube Integrateds...why not a preout for subs..... I believe that the Grant Fidelity tube integrated has pre outs, but I hear you in general. I'd also suggest speaker level inputs, particularly RELs. This is their recommended connection and RELs integrate very nicely via their Speakon to speaker o... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S ---is it overkill for my system? Stringreen, Can you tell us why? HOMCs are often considered less than ideal, if you have a quality phono stage for LOMC carts. What's your logic? | |
| rega P5 with dynavector 10x5..which phono? Big fan of the P75. Worked great with MM carts before I moved to a LOMC that could use the PE mode. And there may be Dyna synergy. Haven't tried the GCPH, but in my system preferred P75 to Vincent PHO-8 and Quicksilver tubed phono pre. | |
| DAC for Exposure 2010s+Harbeth compact 7 Tons of great DAC options out there. Of which the EE Minimax is certainly one. Can you give us an idea of your ideal budget, and an idea of any features you would like, or characteristics of music that you are most drawn to? | |
| Where should I go next? Where are my weak links? Ivan, You may also want to mark your calendar for AKFest which is near Detroit (forget which suburb). IIRC it is in April and will feature a number of different dealers and manufacturers. I would also suggest potentially trying out different power... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S ---is it overkill for my system? Hi Will, The P75 might be lower noise with a lower impedance cart such as the 20XL or the XX-2. The 17D3 or other Karat carts have higher impedance and aren't as great a match with the P75. Might be worth auditioning with an XX-2 or XV-1S. But yea... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S ---is it overkill for my system? While procewise a step down from your current phono stage, maybe you should audition. Dyna P75. You get synergy with Dyna carts, and the ability to run in PE mode, which works especially well with thelow impedance Dyna carts like the XX-2 or 20X2L. | |
| Jasmine vs Musical Surroundings Nova Phono Pre-Amp Dynavector P75 is another you might want to add to that list. But both those you mention in your post seem to be highly thought of, for sure. | |
| Best Jazz pianist Thelonius Monk & Keith Jarrett are at the top of my list. Surprised McCoy Tyner hasn't been mentioned yet, but he is another great one. | |
| Speaker stand height Having trouble locating unscented clay kitty litter. Anyone able to point me to a cheap source for it? | |
| Solid State Phono Pre-amp Recommendations Well, the Dyna P75 would be great with your Dyna carts, especially since your current one and the XX2 are low impedance. Love my SoundSmith rebuilt XX2 with the P75, which can be run in Phono Enhancer mode with it. Well worth trying out. |