chayro
Responses from chayro
| Need help!!! I would try a Herbies mat before doing anything. It made a very large difference when I had my MMF 5. It was horrible on my Linn, so it’s not a cure all, but it really works on the Music Hall. I am generally not a fan of tweaks, but this worked ve... | |
| Stand mount speakers to replace Magnepan 1.6’s I know you said stand mount, and I’m a stand mount fan as well, but I think you’re unnecessarily limiting your choices, as the smaller floor standers take up no more living space. I’m thinking of the Totem Hawks or Forests. Both great speaker and ... | |
| Going from MM to MC I would go with the Linn so you know you’ll have a cart well -matched to the arm. No, you certainly can match different brands and they may work fine, but if you stick with Linn it’s one less thing to think about. And you got the Linn 3-point moun... | |
| Better desktop DAC I would contact Apos Audio. They sell topping and a lot of other desktop dacs, so they might be helpful in narrowing your search. | |
| Power strip recommendations the HB Cable Design strips are very good. https://destinationhifi.com/collections/hb-cable-design | |
| Lab12 DAC1 Reference Problem So do you think the Lab12 sounds better than the Electrocompaniet? That’s a damn good player and I would think it’s pretty hard to beat. | |
| Do I upgrade my cartridge or my turntable First- if you just bought a preamp and phono stage, I would give them at minimum a month to break in before doing anything. Then, if you have a dealer, bring in the Linn for a checkup, probably get a new belt at least and probably a new stylus for... | |
| Grounding Box Q I wasn’t really talking about the sound. I just don’t understand how any currents can flow into the box without both a + and - wire attached. I wonder if you attached the ground wire of your turntable to a ground box instead of the phono preamp gr... | |
| Streamer to Denafrips Iris to Pontus need cable suggestions please I think it’s good to start with a decent pro cable from Worlds Best or similar. I just swapped a Worlds Best AES ($25) for a Wireworld silver coax ($500) and I’m not sure I hear a difference. But I recall your other post about cables and I said to... | |
| "Diminishing Returns" @kennymacc - today you are totally satisfied. Tomorrow maybe not. Opinions can change. Situations change. | |
| DACed and Confused here... You have some beautiful stuff and it will only show the deficiency in a cheap dac, IMO. If you’re just starting out, I would get a Denafrips Aries, which is universally praised, get used to streaming and then look for something else. The Aries has... | |
| Suggestions for Giant Killer rca coax digital cable under $500 used I use a Wireworld Starlight Gold, which I believe is silver and it sounds very nicely balanced. I know swapping cables can be fun, but if you’re looking for “giant killer” results, I think you should upgrade your dac. If you sell the Pontus and mo... | |
| cleaning gritty surface noise on LPs They may well be damaged beyond repair, but I would try washing them in the sink with some Dawn and free-flowing water. Sometimes the amount of rinsing you can get on the nitty gritty is not adequate to remove all the residue. No need to wet the l... | |
| Cost effective and Quality Backing Track Solutions I would call Sweetwater Music. They have all that stuff and people who know how to use it. | |
| help choosing a turn table Rega is definitely not the best turntable, but it is the best for a first because it is basically set and forget, which is what you want when you’re starting out. Later on you can move to other things if you like. But not now. IMO. |