chayro
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| Avid Diva II SP or keep my Linn The Ittok is a damn good arm, IMO. If it's bottom you're looking for, I would consider experimenting with the shelves. I have never seen a turntable more affected by what it sits on. Mine was mounted on a wall shelf and we started with a plywoo... | |
| Avid Diva II SP or keep my Linn If the money is not that big a deal, I would box up the Linn and try the Avid. I loved my Linn, but when I went to the Basis, I realized the Linn imparted sort of a boxy coloration to the sound - not unpleasant, but noticeable once you have a tur... | |
| Finally absolutely satisfied with my system Good for you. I believe you should have both as well. | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? I would wager that every designer would always opt for a huge outboard supply, but the market wouldn't tolerate it. I was talking to Peter Qvortrup of Audio Note about the CD 4.1x and he said he had to design it as a 1-box unit for the Japanese m... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @melm - I wasn't really talking about this DAC in particular. There are countless new digital products on the market that the makers or the masses claim far exceeds what came before and I find it difficult to comprehend why the DCS Rossini is all... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? I just don't understand new dacs "blowing away" all of the older more-expensive models. What didn't they know 5 years ago that they know now. I will tell you - from my experience with Naim gear, the power supply has a huge impact on the sound. ... | |
| Finally absolutely satisfied with my system Buy a record player. | |
| VPI antiskate nylon string and collar Assuming this is the normal unipivot, I believe Michael Fremer measured it with a Wally device and found the best setting was with the ring removed totally, as even the lowest setting provided too much antiskate. According to the Wally device, of... | |
| $10k DAC in a 3k system? I think what you need is a 3k system with 10k cables. | |
| Marantz TT-15S1 anyone with experience fitting an electronic speed box? Also, I have the Phoenix, which offers a much finer speed adjustment than the Speed Box. it's not just an intellectual exercise - I found I could not get the speed perfect using the coarse .1 increment found on the others and needed to go to the ... | |
| Marantz TT-15S1 anyone with experience fitting an electronic speed box? I think that the first thing you have to know is whether your table is currently running at the correct speed. You need to check with a KAB strobe. If it is, I think a speed box will bring relatively little. Most listeners aren't that sensitive ... | |
| Need Advice On A New Turntable Upgrade If I can make a suggestion - before you upgrade, try a Herbies mat on the 5.1. I have never heard a mat make so much difference on a turntable. Not that it's not worth upgrading, but just give the Herbies a shot. You also might want to replace ... | |
| Usability of Oppo BDP-93 without a monitor? I never had the 93, but I had one of the older, cheaper models, and it was quite respectable on SACD and HDCD, as well as audio DAD, which is one of my favorite formats. I just used it as a DVD player, but connected it to my audio system just to ... | |
| Usability of Oppo BDP-93 without a monitor? I've owned other Oppos, and there are so many potential settings, you will at least need a monitor to set it up. After that, I see know reason you can't unplug the monitor and use it for audio. | |
| Speaker jumpers I heard a definite difference when I replaced the stock jumpers on my Harbeths with Audience AU24 jumpers. In my case, it cleaned up and defined the bass much better. But in a different room or with a leaner amp, the stock jumpers may have worke... |