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| Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players I am lucky to have been a part of this San Diego event and I have no vested interest in any of the digital players evaluated. Thanks for the nice summary Pete. Unfortunately I could not attend the LA comparisons due to a prior commitment. It is im... | |
| Experience with Raul's Essential 3150 Any member within driving distance to San Diego, please consider joining Members and Friends of the SD Music & Audio Guild (SDMAG) this Thursday (15Feb2007) at 6 PM sharp for our audio society's mid-February meeting. We are graciously being ho... | |
| tonearm cable recomendations for Brinkmann? Dear Clfcarney:The Lagrange is a fine TT. However the arm and cartridge that Brinkman offers may not suit you so give these a careful listen against other arms or cartridges (keeping all other variables the same). Also, depending on your system, a... | |
| List of top phono preamps best As a follow-up...A few local audio club members heard in my system the Artemis PL-1 against the Wavestream and Herron. We all preferred both these other tube phonostages to the Artemis.We listened to a number of our reference lps and made sure the... | |
| List of top phono preamps best Pedrillo,As to my direct experiences with top notch phonostages that I've heard extensively within my system, please see the following link regarding the Wavestream Kinetics phonostage relative to all the other units I've used:http://forum.audiogo... | |
| Difference between JMW 12.5 and JMW 12.6 tonearm weight is the primary difference. when you remove the counterweights and weigh them, the 12.6 is lighter than the 12.5. you can select either standard copper or Valhalla wiring for either 12.5 or 12.6 arms. whether you get the 12.5 or 12.6 (or oth... | |
| Phonostage pairing? I second Glide3's recommendation of the Wavestream and give equal kudos for the Keith Herron's phonostage. | |
| Tracking Force Gauges There appear to be more than one digital gauge in the $90-$100 range. Anyone have a comment on the one shown here:http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accstwek&1149492338vs. this one:http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&115134... | |
| Comparison ZYX Artisan against Tom Evans Groove ? Dear Thomasheisig & Kha - Very nice comaprison and thanks for sharing your findings. Would you be so kind as to further detail the following:a) the lps used for the comparisonsb) if you used ICs and speaker cables different from the XLO (IC) a... | |
| Comparison ZYX Artisan against Tom Evans Groove ? Dear Kha - Like Goatwuss & Sbank I am curiously await the result of the Klyne vs. Zyx.You may want to also consider comparing the Zyx to the JLTI phonostage designed by Joe Rasmussen (from Australia) in collaboration with Allen Wright of Vacuu... | |
| Ideal TT & Arm for the following top cartridges... Dear Vetterone - We recently revisited the question of the sonic characteristics of the Phantom vs. the Brinkman arms. If you recall last time we compared the Brinkman arm/cartridge combo vs the Phantom/90x on the La Grange. This time we used two ... | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? Today I happily live with the Wavestream Kinetics phonostage and another MC tube unit that has been extensively modified. The Wavestream unit is a MC tube unit is designed by Scott Frankland in collaboration with the folks at the Analog Room in SF... | |
| Phonostage Burn-in to keep unit sharp Just searched for and found this excellent topic with very useful information. Thanks so much to all contributors. Now where did I bury that silver cable and that 50 Cent cd ;-) | |
| Ideal TT & Arm for the following top cartridges... sirspeedy70680 - Thanks for the tip on the AR and Steve Huntley and Great Northern Sound. A colleague has used them and is very happy with their expertise and the results. Best regards! | |
| Anyone here using Bent Audio MU MC into Modulus 3a Mid40sguy - To clarify, the TX103 that I am refering to is the same as what you are calling the MU MC unit. Enjoy! |