chayro
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| Seeking to upgrade from Weiss Dac 204 Check out the reviews on the Audio Note 2.1x Signature. Just be aware- coax and AES inputs only. No USB. | |
| What A Drag It Is Getting Old Just to jump back in- for me, that’s why I think it’s important to have an objective measure of your mental and physical health, because it’s hard to assess yourself. I retired from full-time law practice in 2021, but after a year, I took a part-t... | |
| Basis Audio - Exhorbitant servicing evaluation cost Another Basis owner. I had my 2001 for well over 10 years and I sent the platter, motor, bearing and belt to check the speed calibration, for which they charged me $180, which I thought very reasonable. I also had the bearing checked and serviced,... | |
| Low powered integrated recommendation Very little mention of Heed on this Forum, but the Elixer and obelisk are both excellent. Small footprints, very good sound. The Elixir has a headphone jack as well. The Audio Note OTO sounds very good, but it is quite large and heavy, runs fair... | |
| Fritz carbon 7SE MK 2, Upgrade Admitted Fritz fan here. I think, with the music you prefer, you risk having a too “in your face” presentation with many other speakers. Fritz designs his speakers with a more musical and polite (in a positive way) presentation that sounds very no... | |
| Decent backup cartridge The Goldring 1042 is very good IMO. | |
| Nuprime CD Transport. Any experience? @grumpy710 Are the new Sony discs hybrid SACDs? Some CD-only players won’t read some of them. My EAR Acute player had a hybrid disc it wouldn’t read and I solved it by copying it to a blank CD. Happens sometimes. | |
| Buying used from Canada Just FYI- just received my order from Stack in England from FedEx and there were no additional charges. Whether I will get a notice in the mail I don’t know, but there were no extras on delivery. | |
| Speaker choice @yogiboy but don’t forget to figure in for good stands. IMO, they make a big difference with Harbeth. I prefer open-frame metal, but that’s me | |
| Speaker choice I’ve owned several Harbeth speakers and if you like the midrange magic of the P3s, I would consider the Harbeth SHL5s. They sound bigger and fuller than the P3s, without sacrificing the mids. I don’t think they will give you the “in the concert h... | |
| Buying used from Canada I just ordered something from Stack in England. The first time they used Royal Mail and there were no extra charges. This time they used FedEx. I will let you know if there are any additional fees when I get the shipment. The first shipment was ab... | |
| Best way to spend my money Some turntables are very sensitive to the platform they sit on. I would experiment with that before doing anything else. You probably have some different footers sitting around. Try them and see if the sound is more to your liking. When I had my L... | |
| AudioAero Capitole Mk2 Signature Sound in NY was an AA dealer and the owner did the repairs I believe. You might try contacting them. | |
| Magntar player freezing and stopping Did you try a “System Reset”? I had an old Sony player that needed one every now and then. Sometimes they don’t put the procedure in the manuals, but I did see it on the web. | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile I was always into stereo since I was a little kid and heard my uncle’s JBL Paragon/Mac system. I went through a Crazy Eddy phase with Cerwin Vega, ESS, Marantz, etc. But then I started reading The Audio Critic and learned about DCM Time Windows,... |