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| Help installing SSD in Auralic Aries G2 I haven't done it yet and wondering if I will. I am blown away by the SQ of the G2 (and to think just a few weeks ago I was in the "all streamers sound the same" camp...) But I do find it kind of glitchy in a way that makes me not want to mess wit... | |
| Help installing SSD in Auralic Aries G2 Okay I guess I'll just have to trust you and open it up. That video... thanks, I saw that. That is an Altair G1 and I'm pretty sure I don't need that (insanely overpriced) aftermarket kit for the Aries G2. | |
| Review: Naim Uniti Atom vs Tube Separates/Chord Digital System I did this as well - replaced about $40k of tube separates (VAC pre and power, Totaldac d1tube) with the uniti nova. The nova to my ears has an sq that is completely on par with that system. Different certainly, but just as enjoyable, utterly comp... | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 Dialing in VTA, and the settings overall, has certainly helped. I love this tt. Hard to say when and how the upgrade jones will strike next but at the moment this really seems like the last record spinner I'll ever need. I put up a post at the Hof... | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 A few more thoughts:-I thank you bpoletti for talking about careful setup because I had taken the previous owner's set-up for granted in some ways due to the fact that I picked up the table and consequently didn't have to remove the arm. But when ... | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 I started a similar thread as this over the Hoffman site and so here is what I wrote over there this morning:“my thoughts... are pretty clear right from the outset. In short, I'm thrilled that I made the effort despite the fact that it ate up most... | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 Well I picked it up today. A little dusty but otherwise looking like a battleship that will outlast us all. I will report back on my thoughts on the comparison. | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 Really helpful feedback sbank, and I appreciate it. The market aspect in this case is not very troubling to me - the SME is being offered at a price where I feel like if I decide to do so it won't be a big problem, could possibly make money on the... | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 Melm - I've looked at what SME/VPI conversations exist here and at other places. Not much, a thread comparing the HRX with the 20/2 from 2006 I think. And yes it's true I'm happy with my vinyl sound now. But surely you are familiar with the itch t... | |
| VPI Classic 3 or SME 20/2 Yes I have the same feeling. The SME 20/2 doesn't come up used very often, especially within driving distance and at a used price. VPI's are everywhere. | |
| Counterfeit DL103? It’s been suggested that it’s a homc Denon but... look, but for a red tube attaching to the cantilever instead of a white one this was an exact lookalike of a dl103 including serial number. Given that homc denons don’t retail for that much more th... | |
| Counterfeit DL103? Didn’t come with a data sheet or any original materials. I got my money back - he offered a refund right away. I buy and sell a lot of records and in the last few years I’ve become aware of a general scam on the internet - eBay certainly - whereby... | |
| Counterfeit DL103? I feel like you’re suffering a little from the audiophile’s distorted sense of value - coming from our bizarre realm where a $1000 (or 2000... or 3000) can be considered entry level. $200/$300 is quite a lot of money to most people. To fake someth... | |
| Counterfeit DL103? Why wouldn’t you counterfeit it? Real one retails in the $200-300 range and it’s not that complicated a design. Plastic housing. You make a cheap MM cart that should be sold for $30 and pass it off as a dl103 and you’ve made a tidy profit. People ... | |
| Counterfeit DL103? Just to be clear I'm not trying to impugn anyone based on ethnicity. The guy who sold the cartridge to me lives in New Jersey and clearly sold me a fake. Whether he knew this or not I could never prove though I certainly suspect that he did becaus... |