bpoletti
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| Best sounding CD player I like an Onkyo C-7030. Kicks serious butt. Better than a lot of separate DACs. My opinion. YMMV. But it might be worth a test given its cost. | |
| Solid state to tube It's my opinion that small signal music seems better handled through tubes though there may be some tube noise in very small signals like LO moving coil cartridges amplification. It seems to be more of a toss up as the signal strength increases ... | |
| VPI HW-19 with Graham 1.5 arm Question/Suggestions Very similar to my early setup. I used an AT OC9/II ML with a Herron VTPH 1-mc and was very satisfied. The performance of the table was improved by swapping out the springs for AudioQuest Sorbothane pucks. The AQ pucks I used don’t seem to be ava... | |
| Experienced only: What have you done with room correction? I use the "artificial Ficus Tree" room correction technology. Depending on your room size, but 1 to 2 dozen 6' Artificial Ficus trees and scatter them around the room behind and besides the speakers, behind the speakers, behind the listening posi... | |
| Who has heard and can comment on any of these brands?? Audio Physic. Definitely produced good speakers. That was 20+ years ago. Can't speak to them now. | |
| Tube preamp options Find Herron Audio used equipment or pay too much. | |
| Cables to Add Brightness Why "add brightness?" How about just getting neutral components? | |
| Cables to settle brightness Don't worry about your power cables. But get rid of EVERY INCH of silver conductor in the signal path. | |
| Turntables "great reviews by Rega afficionados" is enough to make mew question it. I haven't heard a decent Rega table for anywhere near it's retail price. None. | |
| Turntables In my experience and in my opinion, Rega produces turntables that consistently rise to the level of mediocrity below their inflated retail and their selling price. That's JUST my opinion and my experience. Your opinion and experience may be dif... | |
| Bookshelf vs diffuser panel. Who wins? What wins? Artificial ficus trees win. Get a few 5' - 6' artificial ficus trees and use them as diffusers. Much more effective than bookshelves or wasting money or time on diffuser panels. I have over a dozen in my listening room and they are ... | |
| Phono Preamplifier Redux .. Damn This is Getting Expensive Stop worrying about an upgrade. Hold out for a used Herron VTPH-2A. There are no further upgrades available. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @rauliruegas Brevity is a blessing. The lack of brevity if a curse. Verbosity ensures ignoring the substance. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? ScanTech seems to make the best carts I’ve heard, Lyra at the top of my list. I’m currently using a Lyra Skala and have nothing I want. It is not the weak point of my system. That's what I've heard and not to discount what others have observed in... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... And on the classical side, Get all four volumes of Wagner's Ring Cycle which features numerous very competent female vocalists. Use the recordings of the Vienna Philharmonic under Solti. They were recorded by Decca in the early 1960's if memory ... |