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In Reply to: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! posted by John Marks on June 21, 2003 at 08:54:34:
Hi JohnThanks for the public invite. It is encouraging to see that you and JA have not been completely turned off by some of the abuse hurled at Stereophile which has been posted here. You have thicker skins than I could muster!!
Anyway, has anyone thought about seriously investigating some of the mods offered to audiophiles? Obviously some restrictions would have to be in place -
* mod parts offered by reputable & established companies
* mods which are not too difficult to access and are readily available
* mods which can be installed by a number of technicians around the globe if the audiophile feels incapable of doing itI have been a sceptic of mods for many years and I guess most audiophiles feel the same - if it improves the product then surely the manufacturer would have done it?
Well I have changed my tune since I had a lowly Marantz 4300 CD changer modified with an Audiocom superclock. I did this mod because there was no suitable high end changer available and, the mod exceeded my wildest expectations. The lowly Marantz can now reproduce music (through digital out) which is in the same league and my Medidian 800 version 3!!!
To me, a mod such as this on a Marantz, Sony or whatever, is a much better proposition than laying out several grand on a high end CDP, and is in line with the "more affordable" approach that many (not me) are complaining is missing from Stereophile.
John
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Topic - You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - John Marks 08:54:34 06/21/03 ( 139)
- Does John Marks Records still exist and sell the Bach Suites? (nt) - cs 17:52:46 06/23/03 ( 1)
- Please email me privately - John Marks 20:02:14 06/23/03 ( 0)
Ed Schilling's HornShoppe Horns... - Sonar_Vermin 15:40:16 06/23/03 ( 0)
I would just love to see... - M. Lawton 15:35:14 06/23/03 ( 0)
Why not try out AKG K-1000 earspeakers? - Herbal Vivid 14:22:29 06/23/03 ( 0)
BV Audio especially their preamp.* - Mali 12:16:13 06/23/03 ( 0)
Vonschweikert VR-1's or 2's. - Hifi Steve 11:00:58 06/23/03 ( 0)
How about a series on system setup - BobM 07:25:15 06/23/03 ( 0)
Bandor (nt) - RobertB53 05:44:16 06/23/03 ( 0)
Magnepan MMG, FT Audio LW-1 (nt) - vinylphile 20:33:21 06/22/03 ( 3)
- MMG's impress newcomers to HiF (nt) - cs 10:44:16 06/24/03 ( 0)
Excellent choices on both the MMG's and LW-1. (nt) - Jim R 06:39:18 06/23/03 ( 0)
I enthusiastically second the LW-1 nomination! - LarBo 20:53:06 06/22/03 ( 0)
Easy...Vandesteen 1C's - DAA 18:42:08 06/22/03 ( 5)
- Sorry, almost never did anything for me - John Marks 07:33:37 06/23/03 ( 4)
- Re: Sorry, almost never did anything for me - DAA 18:13:16 06/23/03 ( 0)
- I thought it was just me - jimmyjames 12:22:48 06/23/03 ( 0)
LOL! - Green Lantern 09:29:53 06/23/03 ( 1)
- Honestly, some but not huge - John Marks 11:05:54 06/23/03 ( 0)
Totem Dreamcatcher - bookshelf speaker... - Herbal Vivid 17:15:29 06/22/03 ( 0)
Odyssey + Used Gear - eungkim67 15:26:42 06/22/03 ( 2)
- I just recommended used EAD digital in the July issue... - John Marks 17:03:26 06/22/03 ( 1)
- Bravo!! (nt) - eungkim67 17:41:14 06/22/03 ( 0)
Magnepan's 1.6QR - Green Lantern 12:21:37 06/22/03 ( 2)
- Supposed to be less that $1000 per component - longtimequadowner 13:01:16 06/22/03 ( 1)
- oops- you're right; sorry - Green Lantern 13:46:43 06/22/03 ( 0)
JM Reynaud Mark 3's. nt - franjy 09:49:46 06/22/03 ( 1)
- I second the Reynaud Twins($849)!!! - darkmoebius 10:04:43 06/22/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - franjy 08:20:31 06/22/03 ( 0)
What about a under 1K reference system.. - taco 08:13:40 06/22/03 ( 6)
- occ-SIM-uh-run - John Marks 09:10:03 06/22/03 ( 5)
- Let's put it this way - Norm Strong 14:40:24 06/22/03 ( 3)
- If I get to pick the music, 80% confidence factor - John Marks 17:00:59 06/22/03 ( 2)
- Re: If I get to pick the music, 80% confidence factor - CELT 17:56:18 06/22/03 ( 1)
- THAT I can agree to in a heartbeat - John Marks 18:40:46 06/22/03 ( 0)
- Thanks for your insight - Metralla 09:55:42 06/22/03 ( 0)
Outlaw 950 pre/pro, Gallo A'Diva...cheers to the new Audio Cheapskate - jimmyjames 04:34:03 06/22/03 ( 1)
- 5" driver like superzero (great speaker too!!!) in a ball - could be great? - longtimequadowner 13:39:24 06/23/03 ( 0)
FT Audio LW-1 ($500), Bent Audio TX-102s($993), - darkmoebius 02:59:48 06/22/03 ( 1)
- Thanks; already covered the Swifts! - John Marks 06:45:54 06/22/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - esc9999 22:28:01 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Energy Connoisseur C-1 - soundboy 01:20:36 06/22/03 ( 0)
Regaining credibility. How about covering some "classic" used gear? - edta 22:28:00 06/21/03 ( 10)
- Re: Regaining credibility. How about covering some "classic" used gear? - mauimusicman 04:42:33 06/24/03 ( 0)
No credibility gap here. - John Marks 06:39:06 06/22/03 ( 8)
- Yes, you can't make $ on classic gear can you? - edta 19:10:06 06/22/03 ( 7)
- Precisely: I do care about audiophiles - John Marks 07:39:28 06/23/03 ( 2)
- I've tried to read your columns. Artful dodger? - edta 20:29:42 06/23/03 ( 1)
- That's OK! - John Marks 21:05:04 06/23/03 ( 0)
- A well stated, cogent argument... - longtimequadowner 20:47:46 06/22/03 ( 2)
- Re: A well stated, cogent argument... - mauimusicman 04:45:21 06/24/03 ( 0)
- Stereophile lost its soul when it accepted advertising - edta 20:23:13 06/23/03 ( 0)
BTW, 12K profit fixing up a 69 Camaro - edta 19:23:23 06/22/03 ( 0)
Ortofon Super OM series cartridges. (nt) - carbonman 20:42:17 06/21/03 ( 0)
The Tannoy Mercury series, especially the mX-2. nt - David Mester 20:12:09 06/21/03 ( 0)
Samson Servo 260 Amplifier... - Todd Krieger 20:06:09 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - dsc 19:58:39 06/21/03 ( 1)
- I replaced Paradigm MiniMonitor v.2s with Twin Mk IIIs - Metralla 20:36:34 06/21/03 ( 0)
Von Schweikert VR-1 monitors, Scott Nixon's DAC, and... - romandoc 19:45:35 06/21/03 ( 0)
I would have loved to have seen GR Research - Paradox One! (nt) - JKelly 18:32:15 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - Corndog71 18:20:10 06/21/03 ( 0)
Ahhhhh, my passion! - chuck55 18:12:14 06/21/03 ( 0)
Way to go, John! - Stephen 17:41:40 06/21/03 ( 0)
Art DI/O (modded) and Behringer's new EQ - jk@home 17:32:05 06/21/03 ( 1)
- In general - inexpensive modded gear - BobM 07:29:29 06/23/03 ( 0)
Coincident cables, Shelter Cartridges <nt> - maconw 16:44:46 06/21/03 ( 0)
Nomination - Greg Cz 16:30:23 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Second Nomination - Greg Cz 16:40:17 06/21/03 ( 0)
Have ASL Wave's been mentioned? nt - Tromatic 16:01:24 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm! nt - Don Bunce 13:51:03 06/22/03 ( 0)
Something for Stereophile to investigate - John C. - Aussie 06/21/03 15:55:22 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - jvm 15:54:10 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - "Dick C" 14:44:28 06/21/03 ( 0)
"tubes" what are these "tubes" of which you speak? . . . - Pjay 14:04:29 06/21/03 ( 1)
- I second ACI! - Gregg 14:08:28 06/21/03 ( 0)
How about Musical Fidelity? :-) - racerguy 14:04:09 06/21/03 ( 0)
i'll probably catch some flack,but.. - mark111 13:53:50 06/21/03 ( 0)
Yeah,a DIY and Mod Section would be nice!nt - NEAR SOTA 12:43:23 06/21/03 ( 0)
Klipsch Reference Series bookshelf speakers... - desmond krimp 12:20:01 06/21/03 ( 0)
Dear John - RGA 12:18:00 06/21/03 ( 2)
- Re: Dear John - Robert Deutsch 20:18:54 06/21/03 ( 0)
<Sob> OK, I will try some cheap tubes. - John Marks 12:59:27 06/21/03 ( 0)
How about a passive pre or three? - dvb 11:32:36 06/21/03 ( 2)
- second that - Replevin 19:18:12 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Third that.!!! NT - franjy 09:52:07 06/22/03 ( 0)
Mapleshade Golden Helix speaker wires? ($85/pr) - marc g. 11:18:20 06/21/03 ( 0)
More - Srajan Ebaen (R) 11:12:17 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Re: I'll second Jolida and Axiom - Todd A 08:44:11 06/22/03 ( 0)
Naim Nait 5 - longtimequadowner 11:04:49 06/21/03 ( 12)
- Re: Naim Nait 5 - John Atkinson 11:40:35 06/21/03 ( 6)
- What happened to Monitor Audio speaker review you mentioned? (nt) - chuck55 17:47:45 06/21/03 ( 2)
- Re: What happened to Monitor Audio speaker review you mentioned? (nt) - John Atkinson 19:37:58 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Thanks (nt) - chuck55 20:09:28 06/23/03 ( 0)
- Cool. I bet he's enjoying the audition. (nt) - Langdell 17:36:08 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Just wait... - John Atkinson 04:26:39 06/22/03 ( 0)
Good enough for me! <nt> - longtimequadowner 11:52:56 06/21/03 ( 0)
Thanks <nt> - John Marks 11:26:24 06/21/03 ( 3)
- Sony CE775 SACD Player $250, leaves $750 for speakers - longtimequadowner 11:52:01 06/21/03 ( 2)
- Longshot for $750 speakers - Ohm Microwalsh? - longtimequadowner 13:54:16 06/21/03 ( 0)
- Re: Sony CE775 SACD Player $250, leaves $750 for speakers - longtimequadowner 13:52:09 06/21/03 ( 0)
Nait 5: $750 preamp, $750 amp - under $1,000 each!!! - longtimequadowner 11:08:43 06/21/03 ( 0)
an $800 speaker/integrated combo - Srajan Ebaen (R) 11:02:45 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - caa 10:47:14 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Thanks, but here's "Why Not" (as a general rule): - John Marks 11:21:58 06/21/03 ( 0)
What about some of these? - Dr. Audio-Unbolded 10:37:53 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Some are already under consideration - John Marks 10:44:19 06/21/03 ( 0)
If appropos... - Rob Thomas 10:25:37 06/21/03 ( 0)
Fostex Full Range drivers - Scott Woebcke 10:23:11 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - RDRkeywest 10:16:12 06/21/03 ( 0)
Goldring 1042 cartridge. $150 from England & superb. <nt> - glennw 10:06:36 06/21/03 ( 0)
How about kits or do it your self?? - Robert Hamel 10:03:15 06/21/03 ( 2)
- Have to ponder that. - John Marks 10:15:34 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Re: Your Daughter will be happy if you do... - Matts 15:50:36 06/21/03 ( 0)
I humbly nominate... - Rob Thomas 09:56:49 06/21/03 ( 9)
- Thanks. - John Marks 10:10:50 06/21/03 ( 8)
- Re: Thanks. - RBP 10:44:16 06/21/03 ( 2)
- THANK YOU for proving a point many at AA can't seem to get! - John Marks 10:49:35 06/21/03 ( 1)
- ;) nt - RBP 11:25:37 06/21/03 ( 0)
- Not to be ultra-picky, but: - John Marks 10:32:23 06/21/03 ( 1)
- True... - Rob Thomas 11:49:22 06/21/03 ( 0)
$ allocation and obscure contact info... - Rob Thomas 10:18:17 06/21/03 ( 2)
- from Green Mountain- somewhere below the radar - RoyJ 03:49:43 06/22/03 ( 1)
- Mr. Johnson, my hat is off to you. A company of true quality and integrity. (nt) - Rob Thomas 21:56:22 06/22/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - J Harris 09:40:39 06/21/03 ( 0)
Cable shoot-out - dpy 09:33:59 06/21/03 ( 0)
Cool, I have a few... - Jimmy C. 09:33:17 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - bturk667 09:27:16 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - vpolineni 09:26:48 06/21/03 ( 0)
Re: You can nominate low-priced gear for coverage in my column in Stereophile! - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 09:16:33 06/21/03 ( 6)
- Let's hear about Sugden! (nt) - Gregg 11:14:15 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Ken Kessler Review of Sugden A21a. - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 14:04:56 06/21/03 ( 0)
Ay, there's the rub... - John Marks 09:37:48 06/21/03 ( 3)
- Re: Ay, there's the rub... - RGA 12:38:38 06/21/03 ( 2)
- Re: Ay, there's the rub... - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:09:36 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Re: Ay, there's the rub... - RGA 19:11:54 06/21/03 ( 0)
howbout realy affordably priced SACDPs? - hifitommy 09:14:34 06/21/03 ( 0)
The Gallo Due' from Anthony Gallo Acoustics - Dave Pogue 09:13:53 06/21/03 ( 0)
Here's some ideas ... - Mike K 09:11:25 06/21/03 ( 1)
- Sorry, except for the MMG, NOT specific enough - John Marks 09:25:40 06/21/03 ( 0)
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