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| 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... | |
| Benz Ruby ZH or Wood SM? I just picked up my Ruby Z today. I will attempt to mount it today or tomorrow. I will post initial impressions immediately. It will be nice to compare the Benz LPS against the Ruby Z. Both arms will be SME V's and the phono stage will be the Aest... | |
| SME V aftermarket cable? I too use the Silver Breeze with silver WBT Nextgen connectors. It made the already nice sounding SME cable (pure hybrid MCD501 cable) sound bland in comparison.Not sure what your price range is, but this is one top contender for sub 1k phono cables. | |
| Skating force at 45rpm Not sure how that would affect the antiskating to much. I use very little antiskating on am SME V arm with the Benz LP-S. No problems using either speed on my setup. Ciao,Audioquest4life | |
| Steve Jobs we will miss you Your right about having thick skin nowadays. It seems you need it everywhere, be it at work, sometimes at home (for those who are owned by their spouses), and of course places like this, where it is very easy to speak your mind freely and opposing... | |
| Steve Jobs we will miss you @Inna, "We are not supposed to deliver a eulogy"So you are the eulogy control manager for this forum and therefore everyone has to listen to you? Who put you in control what people say of others? No wonder people read these forums in disgust and a... | |
| Steve Jobs we will miss you No wonder people are leaving these forums. I propose to put some comments in the Anderson Cooper "Ridiculous" column. How does a eulogy turn into a love hate battle of digital versus analog or a business man's ethics? If people feel strongly about... | |
| Benz Ruby ZH or Wood SM? Hi Guys, We are all waiting anxiously for this new Ruby Z. Personally, I am hoping that there will not be much of a different in sound between the two cartrdiges, because that means the Ruby Z, at a lower price is just as good as the LPS. I have n... | |
| Benz Ruby ZH or Wood SM? Hi No_regrets, Thank you for the reply. The Ruby Z is less than a thousand dollars than the LPS, but looking at the specifications, everything else is the same, so, I am wondering if the wood on the LPS is really worth that much more of a differen... | |
| Benz Ruby ZH or Wood SM? Do you know when you will receive the Ruby Z? I just ordered mine yesterday? This will be my second high end Benz MC in my system. I already own the LPS, but needed a good contender for my second tonearm. Have you heard the new Ruby Z yet? |