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| If you want the utmost clarity from your CDs Here we have the classic face-off between the view point of a pure subjectivist versus an objectivist with the knowledge of how the technology works saying based on the science, that the sound cannot be improved by this tweak. Unless the listener... | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question I work at a high end retailer. I can buy name brand speakers for 50% off or less. Nevertheless, I built my own. 2 reasons...none of our brands make what I wanted my speakers to be in terms of size, form factor, etc. AND, even at half price I w... | |
| Why dealers disparage certain products? To OP: I completely agree, Roy. You and I shared the same employer for several decades. Bad-mouthing the competition is a losing strategy, but all too common. Passing on anecdotes about the reliability or lack thereof of opposing brands is ano... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Not all Mac amps are autoformer coupled. They have several SS integrated amps and a monoblock that are direct coupled and use 12AX7s as input buffers. And don’t go saying the stuff is overpriced. A lot of audio gear is as costly or more. Sure it’... | |
| Bought powerful/expensive Amp+Speakers but plan to use an old preamp , am I crazy? There may be synergy between the Paradigms and the electronics. Paradigm is a thoroughly modern speaker with no “musical” coloration. The NAD is a perfectly competent low noise preamp but has no pretense of being High End… no premium parts or hero... | |
| How long ago did you catch the bug? At age 13 in 1964 my older brother built a Dyna ST70, PAS3, FM3 while I was away at camp. When I returned home he took me with him to buy speakers from a nearby stereo shop in Ridgewood, NJ, where I got my first glimpse of a demo room with a TD12... | |
| Dr. Johnny Fever from WKRP in Cincinnati has signed off :-( HH, sure, but we all know why teenage boys loved that show. Then Burt Reynolds married her! | |
| Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice Are you a tool using man? The Morel Ardon kit from Parts Express is around $400.00 for the pair and are finished however you choose. Get walnut veneer for the retro look. They will have more dynamics than LS3/5as. Morel tweeters are smooth but de... | |
| the cart or the horse? Black Ice F22 using EL84s will rid you of the SS mid-fi and that’s all you need. Also, turn up the volume a bit for more “engagement”! | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) 3.7is are almost $7K now new, and take 10 weeks to get, FYI. 1.7is are $2800. I agree Revel F206 with a REL T/7x is hard to beat for under $5K. | |
| Why exotic stylus not used on MM? OP’s definition of exotic is indefensible. By any rational definition, Replikant, Gyger, SAS, and Microline, Micro Ridge and Shibata all quality as exotic. Not exotic…all variations of conical and elliptical. Plenty of exotic styli have been made... | |
| Underpowered? The upgrade to MA352 will provide a modest improvement in SQ based on power, but dialing up the low bass EQ is a targeted solution for the better damped woofer alignment in the 702 Sigs vs. your old under damped 683s. Adding a REL sub instead of t... | |
| Budget integrated amp needed Buy a GT102 from Dan Joffe at Akitika. You can get one for about your budget with optimization for either 4 or 8 Ohms. I can’t think of a good reason to not get the Z4 for versatility. This is an easy kit to build if you have some spare time. The ... | |
| Anyone Seen a Feb 2022 Stereophile Issue?? Great feature on Keb Mo too. And another R2D4. As for its late arrival, how’s that De Jong guy at USPS working for you? Happy reading! | |
| Is this amount of record/tonearm bobbing "normal" Try doing the video with a tripod supporting the phone. Your handheld video even braced to the table is too unstable to accurately judge the platter wobbling or not. To me this looks pretty normal but you’ve got some pretty great items there and I... |