bill_k
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| Kiseki = what to do? Sorry for the duplication, but it looks like Mofimadness beat me to the punch by a few seconds! | |
| Kiseki = what to do? If you're in the US there are basically two choices, either SoundSmith or Phono Cartridge Repair. Both are reported to provide excellent quality repairs, but SoundSmith generally has a much longer waiting list to get the service completed. | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Just to clarify my comment - I never stated that the USB connection was better than the others, only that the quality of the DS output varies when using the USB input depending upon the USB cable being used. | |
| Review: Thor Monoblocks by Merrill Audio With all due respect, I believe that your membership type should reflect that fact and not be "Private user". Your username should probably also reflect your company's name. | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Initially PS Audio's claim was that all DS inputs sounded the same. They later reported a significant sonic difference with the USB input depending upon the specific USB cable being used. There are not many DS units in the field yet to be able to ... | |
| Sticky SME series V arm lift... I'm not sure if this will work with the SME lift mechanism, but it usually works with Rega arms so I'd suggest giving it a try. When lowering the cueing lever instead of lowering it all the way and then waiting for the platform and arm to lower, l... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere I have two close friends that run various iterations of the Io phono stage, and both use them in combination with the Callisto line stage preamp. Obviously these are made to work together and I can attest to the amazingly high quality sound that t... | |
| DK Design VS.1 Reference mkII - unequal volume The DK is a hybrid design using a pair of small signal tubes in the preamp section. I would first suggest swapping the two tubes to see if the volume difference switches channels. If so, the problem is that you just need a new pair of tubes. If no... | |
| A DAC That Converts PCM To DSD 128 Such DACs are definitely in the minority, but DSD based DACs like those from Playback Designs, EMM Labs, Meitner, and the new PS Audio DirectStream also convert PCM to DSD. | |
| has anyone else experience this..... As usual Al is correct, although many sellers claim that they are selling NOS tubes which are actually used. | |
| Kl Audio LP200 ultrasonic record cleaner insights I'm curious to know what you use the Spin Clean for when you own the KL. Thanks in advance. | |
| What time do you wear? Just ordered a very nice new Alpina, which offers an exceptional value compared to similarly designed Swiss automatic divers. | |
| Help for a vinyl novice Simao - While the Blue Point is technically a MC cartridge, being a high output design it will work optimally into a MM phono stage as far as loading and gain is concerned. So while you could get a better quality phono stage, as long as you are us... | |
| Honey I Shrunk The Krells The weight reduction is due to their use of a newly developed sliding/adaptive output stage bias circuit which maintains Class A operation while operating at much higher efficiency. The new models also incorporate fans for cooling which further sa... | |
| Review: Martin Logan Summit X Speaker My sincere thanks to Hthaller for taking the time to provide such a thorough and detailed comparison of these speakers. I have been evaluating the tradeoffs between Magnepan and Martin Logan speakers and found this review extremely helpful. |