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1: Digital Drive, RE: Have you noticed... (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2016-02-23, 05:51:56 (108.206.198.45)
I don't have an external DAC and use only the analog outputs. .......
2: Digital Drive, RE: Happy with your Apollo-R? (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2016-02-22, 07:22:29 (129.250.199.206)
I've had an Apollo-R for about a year. I purchased a demo unit. It replaced an old Arcam 7SE that had been in my system for 8 years. It was a definite upgrade over the Arcam, considerably more detaile .......
3: Amp/Preamp Asylum, AES Superamp with optional switch (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-05-14, 11:48:51 (65.89.19.196)
I have a Signature with the optional triode/UL switch. I think it's about 35W into ultralinear, 15W or so triode. Well below $3k. .......
4: Vinyl Asylum, RE: OK, I'm working on a want list...how about yours? (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-04-24, 13:24:37 (65.89.19.196)
Neko Case: Mercury Cyclone Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz Metric: Fantasies Emmylou Harris: All I Intended to Be Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (shamefully, I do not own it on LP) I'm sure I'll come across an .......
5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Check out the recent stereomojo.com shootout (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-04-16, 05:55:01 (65.89.19.196)
It may have been Feb or March, but they looked at several small amps that were either T-amps or similar. .......
6: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Manley Mahi (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-04-14, 10:54:12 (65.89.19.196)
They're a little less power (35W) than what you're looking for, but in the price range used. New I think they're still $2500/pair. They use 4 EL84s per monoblock. YMMV, but they're very nice sounding .......
7: Hi-Rez Highway, Just to note, I think it converts DSD to PCM (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-04-14, 06:51:23 (65.89.19.196)
..like its single-disc brother, the DV6001. Or at least I couldn't find anything that said it delivered the DSD stream to the outputs either in the Marantz web site or in the dac information sheet. If .......
8: General Asylum, RE: That makes your word worth shit (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-03-13, 05:52:01 (65.89.19.196)
So what exactly does Audiogon do to deserve 1% of the selling price? Does the ad take up any more space on their servers if it's for a $1k item vs a $100 item? Are the offer emails more difficult to s .......
9: Vinyl Asylum, Easy to get to from downtown (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-03-11, 08:39:49 (65.89.19.196)
I'll also add Groovin' High on Belmont (red line north to Belmont). Other ones already mentioned that you can take the train to are Reckless Records on Milwaukee (O'Hare blue line to Damen stop), Dus .......
10: Tweakers' Asylum, Balanced power (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-03-02, 11:48:46 (65.89.19.196)
..was the only one that made a difference in my system. I went from crappy power strip to Panamax power strip with filtering to a PS Audio UPC-200. I can't say I ever heard a difference with any of th .......
11: General Asylum, (10% fantastic, but 95% are enjoyable (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2009-02-06, 06:26:54 (65.89.19.196)
..in my collection of mostly rock and jazz. The 90% that aren't fantastic are still pretty good, not great. The 5% that are unlistenable are mostly because the performance is so bad, or I made the mis .......
12: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Second Deltronics (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2008-12-18, 06:42:19 (65.89.19.196)
I used their Woodridge location. Reasonable cost and fast turnaround, though this was for a more modern piece of tube gear. Audio Consultants in Evanston has repair facilities too, though I've never .......
13: Digital Drive, RE: Reliable CD Player Under $500 (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2008-10-11, 06:34:16 (64.53.187.64)
I can vouch for the Arcam 72's predecessor, the Arcam CD7se. I bought it as a demo in 1999 and it's still going strong. It hasn't skipped a beat in almost 10 years. I'm not sure if there were changes .......
14: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Describe the sound of tubes going south (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2008-10-05, 08:54:41 (64.53.187.64)
In my limited experience with my tube amps (about 3 years), that's what I hear when a preamp tube goes bad: fizzy, static-y top end. As for power tubes, I really didn't notice a problem with a bad KT8 .......
15: Vinyl Asylum, Manley Control Master Preamp (NT) (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2008-09-05, 08:20:12 (65.89.19.196)
NT .......
16: Vinyl Asylum, Then what type? (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-08-10, 12:24:13 (64.53.225.158)
I'll have to do some digging through on-line reviews and my stack of Stereophiles, but what would be a good starting place? I've read the Denon 103 is excellent for the price, but I thought I read the .......
17: Vinyl Asylum, Turntable setup - poor sound on last 1/4 of record (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-08-09, 05:39:01 (65.90.36.214)
I'm still very (very) new with turntables, so help is appreciated. I've noticed that the quality of the sound from my MMF-2.1 starts to degrade as you get through 3/4 of a side. The closer it gets to .......
18: Vinyl Asylum, Ok, I'm hooked (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-07-13, 16:07:00 (64.53.226.117)
After years of consideration, I cautiously stepped into the vinyl world about a month ago with a very modest $200 outlay for a Music Hall MMF-2.1. I can't say I expected too much from it, figuring I'd .......
19: Vinyl Asylum, Up and running now, thanks for the help! nt (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-06-22, 17:40:18 (64.53.226.117)
nt .......
20: Vinyl Asylum, Re: You didn't get the tracking force set correctly. (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-06-22, 09:01:48 (65.90.36.214)
Ok, so that's what I'm not doing right. The instructions are a bit confusing, and I was not turning the ENTIRE counterweight when setting the tracking force. I thought something I was doing was a litt .......
21: Vinyl Asylum, Re: I'm not familiar with that particular table... (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-06-22, 06:42:51 (65.90.36.214)
My mechanics is a bit rusty, but I don't think the length with make a difference unless the weight is running into the metal hook that holds the line (which it does not, I checked). Since the force ex .......
22: Vinyl Asylum, Setting up Music Hall MMF 2.1 (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-06-22, 05:26:34 (65.90.36.214)
So, I finally took the plunge and picked up a turntable, the Music Hall MMF 2.1. I'm having a pretty tough time getting it set up properly, so advice is appreciated. After following the instructions i .......
23: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Hum from Superamp AE-25 Signature (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-05-22, 10:54:21 (65.90.36.214)
I'm trying to troubleshoot a hum from my newly acquired Superamp. It's a noticable hum from the Triangle Celius speakers at 2' or so (hiss in the tweeters is louder than expected, too, but it's not no .......
24: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Super T-Amp (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-05-22, 10:37:38 (65.90.36.214)
A second for the Super T-Amp. For $150 new, it's hard to go wrong. I've listened to one for about 3 months now (and just to note, it took 1.5 months before it seemed to sound really good), and it's im .......
25: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Manley Stingray in Triode or UL (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-05-08, 05:49:43 (65.90.36.214)
My preference is UL with the Stingray. I auditioned it not too long ago, and put a good 30 hours on the unit over 4 days. With the Triangle Celius and Arcam cd player I used, I only noticed a loss of .......
26: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Sonic Impact - first impressions (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-03-21, 11:19:22 (65.90.36.214)
I've been playing around with the Sonic Impact Super T-Amp for about 5 days now. I'm going to guess I have ~72 hours of burn-in time logged so far. I have fairly efficient speakers - Triangle Celius 2 .......
27: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Ayre V3 - upgrades and bass (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-03-15, 19:12:50 (64.53.226.117)
I'll follow up my own post here regarding the bass of the Ayre V3. It appears that it's the mating of the NAD and the Ayre. I borrowed a Bryston BP25 preamp from the same dealer, and everything cleane .......
28: Inmate Systems, martydamnit's Closeout/Demo Special (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-03-12, 21:09:58 (64.53.226.117)
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29: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Ayre V3 - upgrades and bass (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-03-12, 09:49:53 (64.53.226.117)
I'm auditioning a used Ayre V3 from a local dealer in my continuing quest to replace my NAD T750 receiver. I have two questions I hope someone might be able answer: 1. I'm trying to find a description .......
30: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Buying used - strategies? (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-03-10, 13:19:09 (65.90.36.214)
Thanks for the search tip on Audiogon, I've never clicked on the "advanced" options until today. It's great to be able to search via zip code. I've found Audio Consultants in Evanston to be the dealer .......
31: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Integrity in a fellow inmate! Nice to see! Good Job! (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-03-10, 11:43:20 (65.90.36.214)
I'm finding my stack of old Stereophiles to come in quite handy, especially those 3+ years old. At the time, I skimmed over alot of the more expensive gear since it was priced outside my range. Now, i .......
32: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Buying used - strategies? (0.00)
Posted by martydamnit on 2006-03-09, 14:40:04 (65.90.36.214)
I'm in the market to replace my older NAD receiver - a T750. I've listened to some new gear (Bryston 3B SST/B25, Manley Mahis/Shrimp, Manley Stingray, Naim 112x/150x, Creek 5350SE) and have plans to l .......
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