billstevenson
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| Cartridge - sweet spot on the cost/sound curve? Everyone has their preferences. As mulveling points out aluminum cantilevers can sound very good. Personally, I tend to prefer them over other exotics such as boron or beryllium. This is a personal taste thing, there is no right or wrong, just ... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. I own a pair of Lifestyle 901s, these are basically series VI speakers with the amp and equalizer built into the base of one of the speakers. They are very rare piano black and mine are in minty condition bought new in 1999. They sound very good... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? This is a wonderful discussion. I love all the ideas and perspectives. Like many of you, I have a lot of cartridges. $50, $500, $3000, $5000, and $10,000 ones. My favorite ones are an Ortofon 2M SE Mono (the mono version of the Black), and a So... | |
| Turntable Upgrade As the owner of both VPI and Technics TTs perhaps I can lend some perspective. Right up front you can't make a bad decision here, you are considering great turntables. I have a VPI HW40 sitting next to an SL1200GAE. Generally the former is set ... | |
| Do you agree with John Atkinson (and me)? It is certainly true of me at this stage in my life, but I would not be quick to judge younger audiophiles. Especially in the current environment where streaming is so prevalent. Truth be told I am not sure in my younger days that it was true fo... | |
| Seeking a Power Conditioner +2 for pay no attention to ASR. As far as power conditioning is concerned there is a controversy sparked by misunderstanding. It is only needed in locales where the power supply is not tightly regulated or in areas served by old infrastructure o... | |
| Sound room humidity It probably varies to some extent with climate. 56% is my number in South Florida. This is semi-tropical. 40% would not be practical here. The air is thick here in more ways than one. Consider the musings of our President and Mr. DeSantis. ;-) | |
| Sound room humidity Yes, I maintain 56% 24/7 year round even when we are away. | |
| SUT suggestions for Audio Note System If there is a boffin in this thread methinks his name is dover. I stand by my recommendations. | |
| Anyone hear of I use Audio Sensibility Statement Silver interconnects both RCA and XLR as appropriate, Statement speaker cables, and Statement power cords. This for all components on two systems. I first learned about this company and owner Steven Huang over a... | |
| Altec Advice for Small Listening Room First of all you should try to listen carefully to both the Altecs and Klipschorns because in that small room you are going to be very close to whichever one you choose. They may both be horns, but they are quite different. It has been years sin... | |
| McIntosh C28 preamp and MC 2505 power amp landed in my lap I worked at McIntosh dealers when these were current models back in the 1970s. They were great gear then, especially the 2505. The C28 was meh. When new the 2505 retailed for $449.00 and the C28 for $499l.00 That is neither here nor there now... | |
| SUT suggestions for Audio Note System I suggest you use a 10:1 SUT. Bob's is very good has a warm sound. Ysilon is terrific. I have a Consolidated Silver also terrific. They all sound different. | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? Everyone is full of advice on how to spend your money. Forget that advice. Start with an assessment of what you currently have. What do you like about it? What are the positive things about it that you want to retain in your new system? What ... | |
| Are upgraded power cables for subwoofers worth it? My experience might help your decision. My main system is pretty high end and incorporates a pair os REL SX 212 subs. When I bought these 4 years ago, I followed REL's advice and used their power cables. At that time there were other priorities... |