bpoletti
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| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? troll thread | |
| Priorities So many people think that just getting better equipment will solve all their listening problems. But I have to agree that fixing the room / room acoustics, even by only adding a small forest of properly placed artificial ficus trees, will create ... | |
| what are your cartridge set up go to I downloaded a template from Vinyl Engine that works pretty well. I have a Lyra Skala on the end of a Jelco TK-850L. The VTF get adjusted, then the cartridge is aligned against the template. Then I listen, set the VTA and start the process agai... | |
| Speaker upgrade @romney80Speakers only sound as good as their environment allows and based on the way the upstream electronics perform. The room is top on the list for problem correction.All the speakers you listed are very good, but exactly WHY are you interest... | |
| Speaker upgrade @arafiq Go away and play with your little stuffed animals. Let the adults have a meaningful discussion. | |
| Speaker upgrade Before you spend a lot of money on speakers, populate your room with a dozen or more artificial ficus trees behind and between your existing speakers. Wall-to-wall at least 7 feet high. Place the artificials on stands, if necessary to attain the n... | |
| Just ordered a vpi avenger The dealer is making between $4,000 and $5,000 on the sale. I would expect them to deliver it to me and set up the table. It’s not difficult to set up, but it is heavy. Why wrestle with it and possible damage the table? Let them earn their profit.... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? I use a pair of 18" drivers in a 14 x 27 x 8 1/2 ft room. No complaints. An extra inch would basically take the drivers up to 20" or 21". Not sure that would make much difference. | |
| Audio Research preamps EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS No sympathy. Who was it that bought an ARC preamp? Who was it that made their OWN DECISION to operate it that many hours a day?It's ALL personal decisions. | |
| Cartridge reliability I'm using a 20+ year old Lyra Cclavis D.C. The ONLY problem I ever had was a worn stylus. Not worn out, just worn. The stylus and cantilever were replaced a couple of years ago by Soundsmith. I'm still satisfied with the cartridge. I have a L... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? You can go solid state. Then you would be moving from constantly noisy tubes that can easily be replaced with quieter tubes or you can go with constantly noisy solid state devices that can't easily be replaced. | |
| Cartridge recommendations under $2500 I am a Lyra fan but not that familiar with the Kleos. I have not heard the AT ART7 or ART9, but they seem to get a lot of positive comments. The ART7 might have a little too low output to work well with that ARC phono stage. | |
| Will 12 inch subwoofer be enough for an 18x20 room (with 10 ft cielings) I've used 2 x 18" Eminence Kilomax drivers is 14 cu ft sealed cabinets in a room of similar volume. EQ'ed the subs and placed them in the corners behind the main speakers. Works OK. It all depends on the listening position in the room. The opt... | |
| Budget Tube Preamp ($2000) If you're lucky, you might find a used Herron VTSP-1a. | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K Used VTPH-2A. |