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| Dynavector Karat 17D Ruby The original Karat Ruby is starting to show its age but the current Karat 17D2 can be characterized as being faster, more dynamic, more neutral and more transparent than the Benz Glider.The Benz is a great value with a somewhat ill defined but ful... | |
| Dustcovers.. on or off... dismissal(i sure wish an edit feature were available)ken | |
| Dustcovers.. on or off... Off.Not only does the dustcover create a collector for airbourne vibrations, it also adds energy storing mass to a sensitive system,creates a resonant chamber with its own panel resonance characteristics which obscures and smears information.The d... | |
| The winters lessons. My,My,Jadem......you've been a very busy boy:^)For my information ,if you'll pardon my asking-Do you think that you'd have heard the benefits of the BMI cords and P300 as easily or as clearly if you hadn't used the shelf and footers?Did you auditi... | |
| absolute best component you ever owned Roksan Xerxes X turntable.IMO,there is no better source component made.Ken | |
| Survey-What is your most used source? turntable maybe 85% cdp 10% tuner makes up the restBest,Ken | |
| Need TT setup Help You didn't mention what tonearm you are using with your table but FYI,Michell sells a VTA adjusting collar mechanism for the Rega arms that allows raising of the arm.OL,Basis and Express Machining also have similar devices.I have no idea which is ... | |
| Shunyata Hydra or PS-600 PS audio ???? AG, I had my turntable, phono stage and preamp outboard power supply units plugged into the PS Audio.No amps.It should be noted that I place heavy value on speed,note shaping and transients.Best,Kenbtw-I believe that Bill Cowen from Soundstage has... | |
| LP12 cartridge choice First, unless your Sondek is sitting on a very heavy piece of furniture rather than a dedicated support(preferably of low mass/high rigidity as per Linn recommendations) you should ditch the Trampolin and return to the stock base.The improvement t... | |
| Shunyata Hydra or PS-600 PS audio ???? The PS Audio still constricts dynamics and makes the presentation somewhat sluggish whereas the Hydra does not appear to based on my observations(albeit limited).Best,Ken | |
| How to improve my old Systemdek? In terms of performance ,your Systemdeck falls in the range just slightly above the Rega Planar3 and below that of the P25, both tables retail for well over the $500 mark.In its day, the Systemdeck competed against the Linn Axis and Manticore Mant... | |
| Need Help with System Hi Dan,As I see it, the weakest link in your vinyl playback is currently the Bluepoint Spl.I'd be looking into a more refined,better balanced and expressive unit like the Dynavector 10x4II first. | |
| Extension Cord The Wiremold is a very good basic power strip and JPS has a very high quality unit as well. | |
| Linn Komri The Komri in the stage of development as shown at CES should have been a static display | |
| Top Ten Interconnects of all time... BUT.... integrated amps with pre out/main in jacks respond and benefit to IC's in EXACTLY the same way as separates do.IME, if you've an integrated with pre-main jacks, you should use the feature since components using bridging straps will be more... |