br3098
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| Need Tonearm help for a Thorens TD124 Mark II Steve, great post! I would only add a few observations:1- I'm not a fan of the chassis mounted "paddle" armboard. I have purchased and made several, from different materials, and I have found that a plinth or outboard pillar-mounted arm always s... | |
| If I were to replace my VPI Airies1 with a 4k or so budget? There are lots of great TTs out there but the VPI Aires 1 is very special. IMO it has the best platter/spindle system ever devised. My problem was always with the JMW tonearm and I wish that I had tried a different arm before I sold my Aires. I... | |
| Seeking input on Larsen speakers sfmorris, you might enjoy the Larsens playing Nine Inch Nails. But most heavy rockers are looking for high SPLs, which the Larsens do not generate. But neither does a live performance.Are you old enough to remember the famous Maxell as with the ... | |
| Analog room correction for vinyl The Mini DSP DDRC-24 unit includes Dirac software and works with analog and digital sources. Seems a pretty good deal to me at $399 https://www.minidsp.com/products/dirac-series/ddrc-24 | |
| Seeking input on Larsen speakers sfmorris, I was a dealer for Larsen speakers for several years and had two pair in my home. Like all omnidirectional speakers they have a different presentation than direct, forward facing drivers. If you are a fan of live, unamplified music the... | |
| Best realistic omni type speaker option? Tim, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I'm considering which SS power amp or mono blocks. Too bad I sold all my GamuT demo gear. I'll bet the Di150 LE integrated amp would sound great. | |
| Best realistic omni type speaker option? Yeah, the little Pear Audio amp sounds surprisingly good but there is not as much bass as I know the Obelisks can make. I'm thinking about using a tube pre to drive a pair of SS monoblocks via balanced XLR. Radu Tarta has offered to convert the ... | |
| Best realistic omni type speaker option? I have commented about this topic on other threads before. All the omnidirectional speakers you listed have their advantages and weaknesses, like any other speaker. One you should add to your list is Larsen, made in Sweden. They are a modern ve... | |
| The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase I used to love smoking pot and listening to music. With the mean green that is so present now I dont really enjoy much of anything when I am high. We need to go back to the browns, golds and reds of yesteryear. If it aint grow outside it isnt wort... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! Luckily @br3098, the Aries 1 motor collar is removable. And just about any 9 or 10" arm can be used in place of the JMW 10You are missing my point. That deck is long gone.lewm - not | |
| The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase All above true.After 61 years on this earth and being a toy guy, my postulate is wanting is *almost* always better than having. I have found this to be true for audio gear, cameras, boats, airplanes, motorcycles and women.YMMV | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! >> VPI's new (turntable model of the month) (some other adjective) turntable is a STUNNER! That's what is said about every new VPI model. What are they up to now, 100 models since the 1980s? How can every model be "new and improved"?I us... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Bob Dylan at the Santa Barbara Bowl last weekend. He sounded great and very spry for 78 years old. | |
| Mag Lev Turntable. Your Thoughts? Cool concept, stupid product. Why? Two reasons:1- By using a magnetic "bearing", the platter is not held completely captive as if by using a hard bearing. The platter slips and slides around. They have done a fair job of isolating the platter ... | |
| SUT's -Looking for one with some meat on the bones I agree with chakster. An SUT is not going to overcome the sound of your speakers. No other components in your system will directly affect the sound as much as your speakers. If you don't like 'em, change 'em. |