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| SUT shootout Jcote,I'm in Thousand Oaks. Have the Audiogonians restored the private email function yet? If not, just send me your email and phone as a question for one of my listings and I will contact you. | |
| the perfect tonearm Any tonearm can only be considered "best" is it meets your needs; be that compatibility with your preferred cartridge or deck, method of mounting, or price.For the cartridges and decks I prefer, I would have to say that the new Ortofon TA-110 ($1,... | |
| SUT shootout Tobes,If you are (or will be) in Southern California, give me a shout. We can compare the two SUTs, as well as any others I might have lying around. Bring your HM-7 unit and it will be a real party! | |
| SUT shootout Tobes,When we did the direct comparison between the Choir Audio SUT-H (HM-3) vs. Bob's Cinemag Blue unit, I had the SUT-H set at 7-40 Ohms (+26dB). Bob's Cinemag 3440AH SUT was set to 1:16 (+24dB). But as I recall, we tried both units both ways, a... | |
| Multi Arm Table You have three options:1- buy a new deck that can accommodate multiple arms. $$$2- build or rebuild a deck that can accommodate multiple tonearms. Start with a Thorens TD-124 or Garrard 301 and... $$-$$$3- buy a vintage deck that can accommodate m... | |
| SUT shootout I would like to append my response form 2010:I met Bob Sattin from Bob's Devices at the T.H.E. Show in Newport last year (2011). Bob is a very pleasant guy, during our discussion expressed genuine surprise that I preferred the Hashimoto-based SUT ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Sonographe sa400 or McCormack DNA-1 Having owned both, I would strongly suggest that you get a DNA-1. I agree with Soix, Steve's upgrades take a very good amp and turn it into a great unit. You will want to take a little care with preamp matching. | |
| Sutherland PH3D I have used the PH3D with the Dyna DV-20X on my old Aries TT. It sounded quite good as I recall. The Sutherland phono stages provide an absolutely jet black, quiet background. Excellent build quality as well. Highly recommended | |
| Sota+SME IV=Ugh !!! You system seems like it is already pretty warm and lush sounding. Adding warmth through the cartridge is not going to do anything to tame reflections and room node issues.If you really want to add warmth, an Ortofon Classic SPU Royal N or SPU N E... | |
| the best ''Best of'' Thread This one (at risk of spawning an endless loop) | |
| Anything like an Altec Model 19 I agree with Audiokinesis and Learsfool - the Model 14 is probably going to sound the most similar to the Model 19, although there are still big differences.Consider your room. The 19s are huge. Unless you have a really large space the 14s might b... | |
| Fed up with people making noise at classical shows This thread is funny and tragic at the same time. I believe that our society is more rude in general than, let's say, just one generation ago. For myself, I find that as I get older background noise is more bothersome. When I was twenty is was eas... | |
| Best DAC under 2k US ? You will need to either 1) make some basic choices (see below), or 2) trust your ears.Choices - How are you going to connect to the DAC: USB, S/PDIF or optical? Do you prefer upsampling/oversampling, or NOS/native rate? Do want to drive headphones... | |
| Tube amp beginner Can you tell us more about the rest of your system: your speakers, your room and what type of music you typically listen to? | |
| What makes a speaker too big for a given room? My wife can tell you if a speaker is too big for a given room in a split second, withour even listening to them. I don't know how she does it - it's a gift. |