rossb
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| "Best" mini-monitor? I have a similar sized room and similar musical preferences, and also have a 70 watt tube amp, an EAR 890. I have been through a lot of speakers over the years - Dynaudio C1s, Proac D2s, Tablette signatures and 1.8s, Sonus Fabers Cremonas, Spendor... | |
| Woo Audio - Best headphone amps ever? I had a Woo WA22 for a while. It was a good amp, but nothing special. I prefer the Headamp GS-X Mk II for solid state and the EAR HP4 for tubes (both of which I own). | |
| Would you use an Ortofon A90 on a Jelco tonearm? I have a Jelco 750D, amongst others. It's a good budget arm, but it is not good enough for an A90. I would definitely spend more on a better arm and get the Windfeld. | |
| Linn LP12......That good?? daveyf, let us assume for the sake of argument that you are right and that the only problem with my LP12 was that it was poorly set up. If that is true - and it's not, but leave that aside - it follows that a competent and experienced Linn technic... | |
| Linn LP12......That good?? daveyf, do you honestly think I would spend $20k on a turntable and not try to solve its problems? I spent 6 months with my dealer (a very experienced and highly regarded Linn technician) working on it. There was nothing wrong with the Radikal. Th... | |
| Linn LP12......That good?? I had an LP12 for about 20 years. It went through various upgrades: an Ekos I, Naim ARO, then back to an Ekos II, cirkus bearing, Naim Armageddon power supply. At the end I did the full Linn upgrade route - Keel, Ekos SE, Radikal ... and it sounde... | |
| Dynavector XX2 MKII? Your thoughts of it? He's a dealer and his wife is demanding that he sell a cartridge? Sounds fishy to me... 1000 hours is too much for a used cartridge, even assuming that this is an accurate estimate. I'd definitely prefer a Dynavector to the shrill sounding Rega Ap... | |
| What integrated can replace over -bright exposure 3010? I agree with the comments that the 3010 is not remotely bright. I own a 3010s2 pre/power, as well as a bunch of older Exposure gear, some EAR valve amps and others, and the Exposure amps are a little on the warm side - not bright at all. And neith... | |
| Best for recording records? I use an RME Babyface Pro. It is a German pro audio A/D converter, is reasonably priced and sounds excellent. I record at 32/96 and then downsample to 24/96 for "archival" purposes or 16/44 for most purposes. Recording at 192khz is in my opinion u... | |
| Kuzma Questions Thanks, Raul. I will give it a try and see what kind of results I get. | |
| Audia Flight FL phono vs Avid Pulsare I haven't heard either of the phono stages you mention, but own both the Whest Ref V Mk 4 and Naim Superline/Supercap, and either of these would fit your requirements.I have owned (and still own) many other phono stages over the years - including ... | |
| Kuzma Questions Thanks, I thought that might be the case. | |
| Lyra Delos Cartridge - Underrated? I've owned a number of Lyra cartridges, including the Delos and the Kleos. I'm not sure why I keep buying them because I really don't like them. I generally find the Lyras very fast, but lean and with a hot treble. The Delos and Kleos were no exce... | |
| from Harbeth 30.1 to SHL5+, an upgrade or lateral move? "Do you experience the same on your 30.1 pair? I am using Quad 99 and 909 for it. "I mainly listen to classical and jazz. I find the soundstage perfectly fine, but then soundstage is not something that concerns me too much. I also find the bass to... | |
| from Harbeth 30.1 to SHL5+, an upgrade or lateral move? I had SHL5s some years ago and didn't really like them - I found them rather soft and woolly sounding, particularly in the bass. I sold them and moved on to something else for a few years.More recently I came to hear the M30.1s and ended up buying... |