stanwal
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| Separates vs. Integrated That is good in theory but not many companies make good amps AND good speakers. GamuT does and Naim also,although their speakers are somewhat idiosyncratic, but the list isn't too long and tends to be at the top of the market or the bottom of it. ... | |
| Attaching speaker wire directly to crossover? That is undoubtably the best approach but a little hair shirt even for an audio nut like me. A good intermediate step is to look at the quality of the posts, internal wiring and connectors being used and replace them if necessary. I have been upgr... | |
| Separates vs. Integrated In general integrateds are built to a higher standard than receivers, which are aimed at a different market. I have both an integrated and several separates, ones from good companies can equal the performance of seperates in their price range. The... | |
| DAC Advice needed. Little Pinkie, from Scotland, runs just under $200. My wife got me one for Christmas.[after considerable hinting] He makes upgraded PSs for some other MF products, headphone amp etc. Appears to be made well and I think it is a worthwhile upgrade t... | |
| Amp suggestions needed Yes, don't. I was one of the original Krell dealers, never used them with the Apogees, different time frame. Good for its time but obsolete now and costs a fortune to repair. A friend who does my repair work has been given at least one older Krell... | |
| Amp suggestions needed I have the Duetta Sigs., it is the impedance more than the power you have to worry about. My Tandberg 3026a and Meridian 605s are both rated at 150 watts but the Meridian would drive them and the Tandberg would not. I don't think bridged is a good... | |
| Wharfedale The 9.1 Diamond is rated by HIFICRITIC as a best buy and given a very good review. They don't take ads and have some of the best and most experienced reviewers so the 9.1s look like a good choice. They were the cheapest speaker by far that they re... | |
| DAC Advice needed. Yes , it will make a big difference. Get the Musical Fidelity V-DAC, one of the biggest bargains in audio. $299 from Audio Advisor and you get return privileges. Get a decent cable, it makes a difference. Blue Jeans have a reasonable one that is o... | |
| Linn LP12 ..still a good table?? I just bought on with the same arm last summer. It is still a good table, the new ones fully equipped are still competitive with everything short of the megadollar ones. The older ones will outperform most contemporary tables but we each have our ... | |
| 4 ohm load vs 8 ohm load? What is prefered? If they are equal in effencey then there be no difference at the same level, the 4 ohm would have a little more power available and play a couple of DB louder. Neither is preferred in itself. A transistor amp will try to double its output when the... | |
| VPI JMW 9" base/ bearing with 10.5" armtube This is a question best answered by VPI but assuming that they are physically compatible there would be no reason why you couldn't do it. VPI often makes running changes in their products so the best course would be to enquire about the specific b... | |
| I need your advice on system for a non-audiophile A good start would be to look at something like the Audio Advisor or J&R site. Buying used would be the better deal by far but it took me 30 years to get a friend of mine to try this so I doubt if it an an option. Units that are being disconti... | |
| AR highend equipment by Cello My bad, although I began in audio so long ago that my first speaker [mono] was an AR 2, now I think of AR as being Audio Research and not Acoustic Research. | |
| Swapping Tonearms on a VPI Aries- anyone? Rauliruegas, one of his tables has 3 arms and the other 4 arms. I always thought he should name the latter one "forewarned", because as we all know, "forewarned is forearmed". Just kidding Raul. | |
| AR highend equipment by Cello Cello was Mark Levinson's brand after he left ML, I don't remember them being connected with AR but a lot of products that are announced or even appear at shows that are never actually marketed. |