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| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? 4yanx, not yet.So far everyone who has heard the Herron readily agrees its a great piece of engineering. Its a good match for the Dynavectors 0.25mv output. I don't quite understand how it works exactly, but it works fine at 47k ohms for low outpu... | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? Herron Audio VTPH-1mc | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path For your arm choice, just get the Schroeder Model 2, it will be a lot better than any of the other choices.Between the Denon and the Shelter, its a matter of personal taste. For the Denon, a little more care is required with the arm setup and the ... | |
| Best match for Dynavector 507MK2 http://www.galibierdesign.com/images/quattro_sup_graham_dv507_cropped.jpg | |
| Has anyone had experience with the Schroeder Arm sirspeedyDoug and I have already answered your original question about the sound of the Schroeder(or lack thereof) in our posts. It is really significantly better than "the top pivoting competition" IMO. Take it for what its worth.As to other tone... | |
| Favorite live LPs Eric Clapton's - UnpluggedAlanis Morisette - MTV UnpluggedAlison Krauss & Union Station - So long So WrongThese are still available and are well recorded too. The good thing about these live recordings is there's little remixing done.I've got ... | |
| Has anyone had experience with the Schroeder Arm The real question is, what is your frame of reference?There are some who believe that very precise imaging is "accurate" due to more extension in the highs which gives a specific image focus. Or is it that in sonic images reproduced should be appr... | |
| Has anyone had experience with the Schroeder Arm I had the opportunity to listen to the Galibier Supreme with both the Schroeder Reference and the Triplanar while visiting Thom Mackris in Boulder. He's an excellent host. I wrote a field report here :http://www.echoloft.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi?... | |
| How good are Cabasse loudspeakers The Cabasse iOs are a better bet. The XO is the entry level setup. With the IO, you get much better coherence. Of course the ultimate would be the Baltics. | |
| Is this why my analog rig isn't so hot? George, with your system as it stands, how much can you turn up the vol pot on your passive pre? 8 o'clock? 9 o'clock? 12 o'clock?Compare this when playing CDs and LPs.Also what cables are you using between the source (phono/CD) and your preamp? | |
| Living with popping and crackling Hey DougWell, I really, really wish I had access to all your harmonia mundis, teles, archivs, etc... so you should consider yourself one of those fortunate souls who have such treasures. The rest of us beggers don't really have much options. :(but... | |
| Scheu/Eurolab TT - which tonearm, mat The specs of your cart -Mass 9.6gCompliance 16cuIt would be recommended to stick to arms with an effective mass below 14g to get a resonant freq of above 8hz.The Mystic Mat does have a positive effect on the Scheu premier table.http://www.soundsca... | |
| Living with popping and crackling Hi Papertrail"Is there a certain amount of popping and crackling to be expected with almost any lp?" Well yes and no.As 4yanx & Dougdeacon mentioned, it really depends on the vinyl and the label. Doug mentions Harmonia Mundi. There are also th... | |
| Personal turntable/cartridge evolution 1970s Original LP12, Grace 707 with a Dyna 10x4Stopped for years...then read in Stereophile that no system is complete without the analog experience, so jumped back in again.1987 VPI HW19 Jr, AT PT9 with a Dyna 10x4. Somehow wasn't quite satisfied... | |
| Review: Denon DL 103R Cartridge Is there an equivalent budget cart with higher compliance? |