bill_k
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| Stylus cleaner Liquid cleaners have the potential to loosen some adhesives that are used to mount the stylus to the cantilever, and can also travel up the cantilever and possibly affect some internal components like damping material. The Onzow Zerodust avoids th... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Melbguy1 - I'd be curious to know whether you've had the chance to audition the recently introduced Berkeley Reference DAC, and how it compares to the Vitus. It's priced at $16K but is supposed to be a new standard which excels at PCM decoding. Th... | |
| Stylus cleaner Ortofon specifically advises against using any liquid stylus cleaners with their cartridges, although I'm not sure how it may affect any warranty claims. They recommend the Onzow Zerodust as the safest and most effective stylus cleaner. | |
| Apollo-r or Saturn-r After hearing both I agree with Akg_ca's post above. The Saturn-R is a clear step up in sound quality from the Apollo-R even if its DAC functionality is not of interest. | |
| Which tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice? Jperry, now there's the most reasonable suggestion yet! | |
| NY Audio Show September 26th to September 28th Several manufacturers are not being represented at this show due to its inconsiderate scheduling. The show begins during the observance of the Jewish high holiday Rosh Hashanah. | |
| Which tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice? Additional links and images of the SAEC arm can be seen by clicking here. | |
| Which tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice? The SAEC 407/23 was made in 1980 and you can find details on it here for reference near the middle of the page. Used samples can usually be found on ebay. | |
| Audio Additives vs Acoustic Sounds Digital Scale Doug, thanks for the helpful tips for the best accuracy! | |
| Audio Additives vs Acoustic Sounds Digital Scale Actusreus - thanks for the tip regarding the weighing platform. After some research I found that this Proscale LC50 is the one used by Clearaudio in their $250 stylus gauge fitted with a plastic weighing platform. You can use the plastic cover tha... | |
| Audio Additives vs Acoustic Sounds Digital Scale Doug, would you mind elaborating a bit on how to fabricate a DIY weighing step made of non-magnetic material. Any hints on suitable material and method for bending it would be helpful and very much appreciated. TIA! | |
| Sony HAP-Z1ES or NAD M51? To be fair, you can't really compare these two products "purely as a DAC". The Sony has no digital inputs, so you are always using it as a complete product providing file storage, playback, and DAC functionality and cannot use these functions inde... | |
| Krell Duo 300 compared to Evo 302e or 402e? Peak amplifier output current does not have to be less than the current of the circuit powering the amp. This is because power is equal to voltage times current, and since the line voltage (i.e. 120V or 240V) is in most cases higher than the ampli... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Audiolabyrinth - Matt stated in a previous post that he hoped to have some further updates today (Wednesday) depending upon his availability and work load. In the mean time he hoped to be spending some less stressful time just listening to and enj... | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? Tubes108 - I sincerely apologize for my previous post supporting Ralph based upon his reputation and credibility. I shouldn't have gotten involved and discounted your experience with the amps in question. I'd like to know how the Tandberg repair s... |