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| Triangle Stratos 260 speaker cables interconnects It may seem a little self serving to answer one's own thread, but I've learned that the Triangle Stratos 260 speakers really only needed Jim Smith's "GET BETTER SOUND" to sound truly phenomenal at their price point.Once I had a friend assist with ... | |
| Room Treatment: Whatcha Got? OK OK Here it is!Clearly we're Dan-ed if we do and Dan-ed if we don't. I for one (not that it matters that I initiated this thread) am only against sitting on the fence, hence the above gratuitous remark --intended to offend no one, BTW.Let's get ... | |
| Technics SP 10 Mk II a --Reliable? Repairable? Every one of you has offered gems; thanks for advice and referrals.Jax2: we'd best get this unit to you before the price of postage goes up next month.Cheers,David | |
| Acoustic Revive RR-77 Ultra low pulse generator Rocc1007, et al.:One place to find a series of write ups for Acoustic Revive components is in the Random Noise columns of Stereo Times. Entertainingly written by Mike Silverton, columns are as follows (findable in the archives list): R(andom) N(oi... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? Cwlondon et al:RE: April 2 '09 post in this thread, mentioning JA Michell TTs: Wrong name! I meant WALKER TT, NOT Michell. I apologize.To explain --not to excuse-- I was tired, writing late into the night. I thought to have fact-checked, but not e... | |
| Top ten DD turntables of all time? I'm a little surprised not to see Albert Porter's efforts with the Technics SP 10 Mks II and III mentioned in this thread. If you are a purist, and want only to discuss unmodified vintage DD TTs, then read on only at your peril.Mr Porter has, in t... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables I would like to address the DD and vintage TT discussion. First --always first, to me-- is musicality. I don't care if it's new or yesteryear: if it sounds exquisite, involving, and *Musical* (think of the origin of the word: Muse...) it's for me;... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I drive English automobiles. My favorite is my [presently not very competitive] 1961 Sunbeam Alpine race car. But hey, a race car is a work in progress, just like an audio system.The Alpine has more driving character than virtually all [affordable... | |
| Best DIY tweak? Enid Lumley used to champion brass screws for mounting cartridges in tone arms before she left The Absolute Sound as a staff writer. Michael Green made some wonderful clamping stands that I encountered during my time in NYC. I built one using thic... | |
| Anyone use Acoustic Zen with Triangle speakers? I received my pair of A-Zen reference II interconnects today and installed to burn in.Immediate impression was based upon comparison with Cogan Hall ic's that had been the most neutral and revealing I had heard --until now.I was searching for some... |