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| Tube preamp and McCormack DNA-500 Marakentz's suggestion of the Manley Shrimp seems to be a solid recommendation. It has the specs to drive the 10Kohm input impedance of the DNA-500 without bass roll-off (because of its 50kohm output impedance), and it has two sets of outputs.Also... | |
| What isolation feet to use?? After having used Rollerblocks, Aurios (standard and Pro), Boston TuneBlocs, Sistrum platforms and Neuance shelves (one of which I still use), the product that produced clear results by reducing noise and clearing the background of grunge was Gran... | |
| Adjusting Anti skate on a Music Hall MMF-7 When I owned my MMF-7, I tried the anti-skate at all the positions while tracking the HiFi News Test LP. Changing the position made no difference in how the arm tracked.I emailed Roy Hall to ask him his advice, and he said to put the anti skate in... | |
| High End Universal Players ??? Esoteric players have transports built to last. The machines sound excellent, and Esoteric provides exceptionally good customer service. | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? 08-12-09: AtmasphereSteve Tibbetts: Safe Journey (ECM import) Safe Journey is Steve's most accessible work. The recording is demonstration quality- I always have this one with me at shows, and people **always** ask what it is.Shameless plug. I hav... | |
| Baby Steps back to Tubes. $3500 will buy a used Moscode 401HR hybrid amp. In my system, the Moscode drove Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE very, very well. The VR4 Gen III HSE speakers had a pretty diverse impedance curve dipping down to about 3.5 ohms. Therefore, I would th... | |
| Why manufactures don´t burn in their amps and ... this hobby is so subjective that when you have 2 audiophiles in a room, you will get three opinions.Mrtennis (Threads | Answers)LOL!Never heard that one. | |
| audio horizons-Unhappy & Why As Sherod says, you should hear it in your system and let your ears decide. We all have different systems, rooms, ears and preferences.However, since you have actively requested opinions from those who have heard one, I'll provide mine. I audition... | |
| 30 ft rca run too long for a phono to preamp? Sounds like you're going in the right direction.The Galibier metal inserts are simply 1" aluminum angle strips purchased at any hardware store, cut to size, and screwed into the underside of the top shelf. Filling the sandbox is a several step pro... | |
| Vintage speakers from the 70's and 80's A good friend owns ADS tower loudspeakers that he purchased sometime in the late 80s. He was a very discerning audio purchaser. The ADS speakers sound phenomenal. I remember attending a party at his home about seven or eight years ago. We were sit... | |
| How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system Blindjim,I'll answer your questions here, and then I'm signing off because our dialogue is veering off topic, IMO.So, here goes.First, my suggestion was to home audition an amp that doubles down power to hear if it makes any difference to the OP i... | |
| How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system When lifting my speakers up, are there some general rules to follow? Do I use wood covered in carpet, concrete, how high do I lift them ect?Gregfisk (Answers)You'll receive a lot of good suggestions and techniques to try.I have used 1" threaded, b... | |
| cooling my Krell monoblocks While I'm at it I can ask the D'Agostinos where the word "Krell" came from. That too would be interesting.Puerto (Answers)Others have reported that the name came from the Star Trek character, Krell, because the owner is a Star Trek fan.Let us know... | |
| How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system Al,I suggest that you do not exclude the possibility that anything he says of a technical nature may be flat-out wrong.Best,-- AlAlmarg (Answers)On the other hand, we can also not exclude the possibility that he is right. In the acknowledgments se... | |
| Reissue recordings with added tracks Jaybo hit the bullseye. |