audiojan
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| Speaker Suggestions/Opinions You are truly describing Audio Physic with what you’re looking for. For WELL below your spending limit you can get a pair of Audio Physic Virgo II (get the I’s or II’s, but nothing newer than that, just not as good). | |
| Turntable issue Mystery solved! By removing the bearing spindle assembly, you can access two set screws which allows you to adjust the spindle height. One of the set screws was missing, so more than likely, the vibrations during shipping lowered the spindle, caus... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? I'm a global product manager for a cutting tool company. Been in this business for well over 20 years.My audio interested started at young age where mom always played guitar, piano, organ and sang in a choir. Started to play guitar myself and even... | |
| Turntable issue I brought it to my local store and they are taking a look at it during the week. At first glance, it seems like the bearing spindle has been pushed down, which would account for the lack of clearance under stand platter, causing the drag.I'll post... | |
| Turntable issue @elliottbnewcombjr; I can't of course know for sure, but the seller did send me a video of the turntable playing and it seemed to work fine. The seller has been more than accommodating and I have no concern that he would take it back if it's not r... | |
| Turntable issue @millercarbon, it was shipped in the original box with all the original packing material. Platter was taken off. There was no visible damage to the box or compression of the packing material, it all looked reasonably good (in other words, as expec... | |
| Amp recommendations for Joseph Audio Perspectives2 I would look into Pass Labs class A amps (XA30.5 or even better XA60.5). They sound magical with Josephs | |
| Cat-proofing your speakers... The only solution I've found is to have a door on my dedicated audio room... I only bring in the cats I trust (and no more than 2 at a time...).Too much sensitive electronics for me to worry about. The cats does have full roam in the rest of the h... | |
| Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience With a smaller room Audio Physic Virgo III, for larger room Audio Physic Avanti II | |
| PS Audio BHK Signature vs Modwright LS100 preamp The BHK is truly stunning with the yoga tended Tungsram tubes | |
| Cardas clear beyond compared to Nordost Valhalla V2 I auditioned both and for me the Valhalla were clean, clear and utterly uninvolving... The Clear Beyond on the other hand just drew me into the music. Kind of like a pair of perfectly pressed dress paths vs your favorite well-worn jeans.with that ... | |
| New Aragon 8008 or Pass Labs XA25 ?? The XA25 is one of the best amps Pass has ever made, which says a lot...The Aragon 8008 isn’t bad, just nowhere near the quality of the Pass. | |
| Roon: is it just a pretty face for browsing music? No it's a bit more than a really nice interface... it does give you pretty much full control over your sound settings (incl. upsampling, filters, etc.). Even without any DSP active, Roon does sound better than for example Mconnect with my PS Audio... | |
| New Aragon 8008 or Pass Labs XA25 ?? They are very different amps... the XA25 is where I would go if I had to choose, especially with the high efficiency of the Lore. | |
| Best used integrated under $5k The sound you are describing sounds like you should look seriously into a tube integrated...PrimaLuna EVO400 integrated is very, very good and describes your needs to a tee. I would consider changing from EL34's to KT150 to give you more power and... |