avanti1960
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| AT-ART9XI Cartridge - Reduced Compliance Just installed an ART9XI and had owned the ART9 previously.Running on a 9g arm with 64db and the sound is thoroughly enjoyable. Refinement, sound stage, transparency, dynamics and that treble ! Sounds better than a $1900 LOMC from a highly respe... | |
| .2mv vs .4mv out for LOMC into 60db gain phono stage? I have an ART9XA on order and will be using 64db of gain. Possibly the bare minimum I would run.I ran a .3 mv cartridge successfully with 60 db gain. The comparable calculation for .2mv is 63.5 db. | |
| What power amp or integrated amp are you using with your Harbeth speakers parasound a21+ with harbeth shl5+. finished. | |
| Integrated Tube Amp Demo rogue audio cronus magnum iii. refinement, transparency, sound stage and 100wpc driving energy and dynamics and ability to drive speakers that drop to 4ohms. yours will need this capability for full potential sound. | |
| Amplifier suggestions please parasound a21+. end of story. | |
| Preamp recommendation i love tube active preamps. they add life like dynamics, have a more refined sound with larger sound stage and offer the option to customize with tube changing.i have had the rogue audio rh5 headphone amp linestage and the sound is excellent, cry... | |
| The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D i have heard excellent class D amplification. stunning with the right music and recordings. for me it has one fatal flaw, an inability to handle compressed music and music with intentional distortion, e.g. arcade fire, sonic youth, flaming lips,... | |
| Cartridge (other than Rega) with Rega RP10 dynavector 17dx and 2mm tonearm spacer. done. | |
| Sutherland 20/20 v Manley Chinook The dual mono sutherland 20/20 is quite dynamic, super transparent and extended at both ends. The treble extension, filtering caps and transparent presentation make it special. absolutely zero noise at the highest of volumes. Add the optional o... | |
| Tube or SS not a fan of that mac 275 amp- at all. i had harbeth c7es3 for years using a rogue audio cronus magnum ii tube integrated amp, the new iii is even better. this is a magical amp speaker match as shared by many who have tried to beat it. seriously g... | |
| subwoofer for Harbeth P3ESR i have two rel t9i with bigger harbeths and they are the only subwoofers i have owned that leave the midrange crystal clear. two t7i should be perfect for the psesr. | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? the cone area will increase 29% per driver or 58% per speaker pair. all else being equal the larger drivers will be capable of more impactful and deeper bass. this is a significant plus. however a larger cone will lower the frequency at which ... | |
| How to judge a preamp's sound The idea that a preamp should not have a sound is over simplifying its role. Ideally it should not add or subtract from the tonal spectrum and balance of the source but this is not realistic. Preamps can be evaluated on their tonal presentation ... | |
| How to judge a preamp's sound you can hear tendencies in preamps that carry accross different power amplifiers much in the same way different phono preamps can sound distinctive despite different turntables, cartridges and amplifiers. synergy matching is very important to opt... | |
| Anyone Using Harbeths with Grilles off? trying grilles on one more time as i type.... |