bobbydd
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| Best turntable for the buck Another to consider is a Dr Feickert Volare with Origin Live arm, $4K without cartridge. It is smaller than a SOTA and requires an isolated platform. It is dead quiet in operation (more quiet than the SOTA). I've owned 2 SOTA's over the last 35... | |
| Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2? Nyev, My A5's are positioned 9 feet into a 29 foot long room, also 16 feet wide and with 10 foot ceilings. Break in was not a major factor, sound was good from the off, though improved some with use. Every room has a different sound, so sometim... | |
| Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2? Have the A5 driven by ARC Reference preamp and Pass class A mono's. Had multiple sets of Wilson's prior. The A5 is a very good speaker for the money (still expensive). In my room, careful positioning leads to amazingly large stage and ample but... | |
| Looking for a new (preowned OK) line stage under $5K: suggestions? OK after the suggestions and some research, narrowed my options to the following: New: Backert Labs Rhumba 1.3 EAR 868 Cary SLP98 Used: Audio Research Reference 2 or 3 VAC Renaissance Conrad Johnson ET5 I kinda prefer new as the used unit... | |
| Zavfino Fusion versus Cardas Clear/Refection: anyone compare? Yes I recognize the price difference. So far I've not been able to.reliably determine why some cables cost much more. I'm interested in Cardas due to Jeff Joseph. I have some experience with Zavfino, quite positive so far ... | |
| Magico A5 Burn-In Experiences? | |
| Has anyone compared Rogue RP-7 to Cary SLP05 and / or Audio Research Ref 5se? This thread has piqued my curiosity. So for those "in the know", how does the SLP05 measure up with, say, an ARC Reference line stage, say the Ref 3 or Ref 5 SE, or even the older Ref 2 mk II? Lots of ARC Reference preamps available on the used ... | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphene Placement & Break-In? I have Pulsar 2 Graphene's in a medium sized room. I have them positioned about 5 feet from the front wall. They do not have too much bass in my installation. I would say they sound like they measure in the Stereophile review: very even respons... | |
| New arm for TW Acustic Raven one Consider an Audiomods Series 6. I currently use a 10.5" version on a Feickert Volare with great results. It costs about $1700 direct from manufacturer in GB and IMO a great value at that price. Jeff Spall is very responsive via email and will g... | |
| Looking for a new (preowned OK) line stage under $5K: suggestions? Thanks for all the suggestions! A big problem with this system is that the listening area features A LOT of glass, a design feature to showcase wonderful mountain views that cannot be compromised. Additionally, ceiling height in the listening ar... | |
| Reed 5T Opinions Don't know specifically about the Reed 5T, but I can say from experience that I'm getting great results with a Reed 3P, in conjunction with an Ortofon Windfeld Ti cartridge. Tracking is fantastic, very clean sound. Plus, it's beautiful to the ey... | |
| Wadax Reference Dac and Reference Server--arrived in my room. This thread is interesting as I've been wondering how far to go with digital? At a much lower level than Mike, my Hi Fi Rose 150 sounds very good but not at the level of my TT rig, which admittedly costs 4 times more. Mike, you answered the ques... | |
| Technics SL-1500C or SL-1210GR It's a slippery slope. For my second system, I originally was planning for a $2500 or so front end. Turned out to be closer to $6K with my Feickert Volare, Audiomods 6, Hana ML set up. Love it! Technics 1200G plays in a different league than ... | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? Someone asked for some basics from Jim Smith: First, determine the optimum listening position in the room by determining where bass response is best (most even, not at a null). Instrumentation can help here. Next, relative to the listening spot... | |
| From Benz to? Third vote for a Winfield Ti. After a Benz Ruby then a Ruby Z, I simply cannot believe how good the Ortofon is: beautiful tonality, extremely clean sound with amazing tracking. Very low output though, high gain phono required. Good luck! |