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| Conrad JOHNSON Phono Preamps Hi Jeff,This is way off topic, but briefly my system as it relates to C-J is GAT2, TEA1iii, ART150, all of these powered by a PS Audio P20 power conditioner. To your question of noise, the TEA1 is quiet competitive with the best solid state, the... | |
| Conrad JOHNSON Phono Preamps C-J makes wonderful stuff including/especially phono preamps. I currently own their top TEA1series3, but before that had a TEA2, and before that a ET3 and before that...well you get the idea. Nobody ever got hurt buying C-J. They are competitiv... | |
| Miyajima Zero Mono on Technics 1200G I have seriously considered buying a Miyajima Zero Mono for my 1200GAE (functional equivalent to the G). Soundsmith makes a set of mounting hardware that you can buy from Music Direct (among others) that would allow adding weight to the headshell... | |
| Art Dudley passed away. Rest in Peace Chakster,Thank you for sharing this news. I have always enjoyed reading Art Dudley articles. Curiously enough, most of the time his views and mine differed. That was OK, though. He was a philosopher really and he will be missed.Bill | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... In my experience the Modafferi modded MR78 and the last Sequerra are about equal and as good as tuners get. Or put another way they and some of the others mentioned exceed the best broadcasts available that I can find. Years ago we could listen ... | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... I loved FM and for years had a succession of great tuners and antennas. How things change. My current tuners are a McIntosh MR78, modified by it's designer Richard Modaferri, which is greater than the program material available here in South Flo... | |
| At what price point do I run into diminishing returns on an MC Cartridge? I am reminded of Mikey Fremer's blind test of 8 cartridges a few years ago which you can still find on Analog Planet. He set up sound samples for us to listen to of cartridges ranging in price from just a few hundred dollars for a few MM to over ... | |
| Maximizing VPI Prime Performance Here is a list of the mods I have made to my Prime: Eagle & Roadrunner - Very worthwhile if you can find them2nd arm - it’s a mono/stereo thingDual pivot mod for both arms3 belts - audible differenceCounterIntuitive - facilitates setupStillpoi... | |
| Testing the Yamamoto HS-4 Carbon Fiber headshell. "I'm disturbed Noromance.....that you have experienced this with the Yamamoto HS-4 Carbon Fiber headshell...."@halcro With two of these expensive things and having the same result as noromance, if you think you're disturbed, you ought to take my ... | |
| Testing the Yamamoto HS-4 Carbon Fiber headshell. I had a very similar experience. My turntable is a Technics SL1200GAE, headshells compared are the one sold by LP Gear as the Zupreme (which I believe is the Jelco headshell) and the Yamamoto HS-4S carbon fiber. You have done a much better job t... | |
| Soundsmith - Hyperion vs lyra ETNA I went with Hyperion over Atlas because it was equally detailed, more musical and a lot more practical in terms of warranty, service etc. The Atlas is an awesome cartridge, but on my system it was a bit too high strung. My system: cj: ART150 (r... | |
| What do you think of your Soundsmith Cartridge I like my Hyperion a lot, better than my Ortofon Per Winfeld or Cadenza Black. All are very good mind you. SoundSmith is ubiquitous at trade shows and the companies that demonstrate at them have a lot of time, effort and money invested to be the... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** Boxer12-" billstevenson, I sound like you have a wonderful analog set up. Just wondering what $2K digital set up you have that equals or betters it?"I apologize for missing your question earlier. There is a lot of good stuff in this thread. Any... | |
| Soundsmith Progression: MIMC Star > Sussurro Mk II I agree with you that it would be so nice to be able to hear and compare these things. Soundsmith is active at the audio shows. Perhaps that would afford the best chance for an audition, although I find it difficult to evaluate anything when eve... | |
| Soundsmith Progression: MIMC Star > Sussurro Mk II The mounting of the cantilever is essentially identical to a metal one. I examined the construction and paid particular attention to how the stylus is mounted to the cantilever using a Wild-Heerbrugg microscope. Everything looks good. Can't com... |