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| B&W 803 Nautilus or Paradigm Studio 100 v.5? I would like to provide you with sound advice, no pun intended. The advice I offer you has helped me many times when building my system over the years. It is more about reviewing empirical data and making an informed buying decision. I believe you... | |
| Vienna Die Muzick flagship speakers Thank you for the clarification. I look forward to the second part of the review. The fact that these speakers have such a wide bandwidth in regards to frequency extension, makes these speakers even more appealing at this price point. Yes, frequen... | |
| Vienna Die Muzick flagship speakers Wow, that was a great read, and 91db efficient. I am a little confused about one of the the advertised specifications, 50KHZ frequency, since the review model is using a Murata Piezo-electric super-tweeter. The article states "Wolff explains that,... | |
| What Audio Show to Attend? The CES is not open to the public. So how goes a normal citizen gain access to a consumer electronics show geared for industry officils? What are the requirements for attending International CES?International CES is not open to the general public.... | |
| Hardwood floors in basement music room? In my experience, I was way more successful and had better results in terms of musical enjoyemnt laying tile over concrete . I was going to do a wood floor in my basement but changed my mind when a neighbor who had wooden floors over concrete in h... | |
| Phonostage Aesthetix Rhea or Octave Phono in that price range. Either one of these will satisfy the requirements to drive the Benz LPS. Ciao,Audioquest4life | |
| Shielded phono cables Thank you all for the feedback and suggestions. I did an experiment today to shield the cables. I used some pipe foam insulation that I had purchased to separate and shield some power cables in another configuration. Guess what? It worked perfectl... | |
| Ungrounded power cord: Will I die? I personnaly would not float ground for equipment designed to be grounded, especially very expensive equipment. Why take a chance? I may take a chance for a cheap CD player, receiver, or anything else you will not cry about later should it go up i... | |
| Do you buy Insurance for Stereo Equipment? We also use USAA homeowners insurance. We have our antiques and expensive items listed in a separate schedule with photos and receipts for each item. In the event of loss we will get the replacement value for those items. The rest of our household... | |
| Graham Phantom with Benz Lp-s Tracking problems If you are experiencing lateral drift when you drop the needle on the record, either to the left or right, check your antiskating. Ensure that you have mounted the LPS correctly. Though not a Phantom, I have mounted several LP's on SME V arms with... | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly "It looks like one of the breakthroughs on these Bob Carvers is bringing this performance profile to more more affordable levels and reasonable size. No small feat."It is about time that a tech savvy individual has been able to bring a product to ... | |
| Old Benz Micro vs. Benz Micro S Ditto the remarks regarding the new Benz LP S class, and the new S class overall. Do a search on this forum and you will find plenty of comments about the new Benz LPS and about the new S class in general. If you can get into a upgrade agreement w... | |
| Step Up Transformer 100v Not sure of these step up/down transformers will do it for you. I am using a 2000 watt transformer here in the US with my Swiss made coffee machine and it is awesome. I also plan on using a 1500 watt for myGerman built 230 volt audio equipment. ht... | |
| Benz Slr Gullwing vs Lp s I agree with Stringreen 100% regarding the LPS. I also went from the LP to the LPS and have been in musical bliss ever since. The bass on the LPS is very dynamic. The Micro Ridge stylus change alone may be one of the main factors adding to the imp... | |
| Benz Ruby ZH or Wood SM? Okay, I finally have had some time to listen after mounting the new Ruby Z. Having two identical tone arms helped to facilitate comparing the LPS and Ruby Z. Mounting the Ruby Z was pretty straightforward. All I had to do was check the alignment w... |