daveyf
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| Replacement Sonus Faber grille strings? I received my re-string kit today from Fine Sounds. Impressive service. I noticed that they are still Sumiko and also the McIntosh group. I received four packs of the strings, presumably two packs per speaker grill?? I also ordered the strings for... | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? One of the problems with a worn stylus is the fact that it is now damaging your records. This can be something that is initially not that noticeable, until such time as you replace the cartridge or stylus and hear the groove damage! Probably a go... | |
| Nordost repair I asked the Nordost rep a while back if they could mod my Tyr phono cable. I wanted to go from RCA’s at the tonearm end to a DIN connector. Was told no go. | |
| Borreson X2 I have not heard the X2, but I have heard the X3. The X3 is a tremendous value and hits way above its price point. Presumably the X2 is the little brother to the X3, and should give much of what the X3 does, but with less bass power. The X2 should... | |
| Replacement Sonus Faber grille strings? @krell303 Thanks for the info. I also spoke to Fine Sounds and sure enough the speaker grill strings are available. I also asked for the stand strings, which I am now going to be getting from Italy. Not sure of the procedure to mount the strings... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? @whart To your point about good dealers and bad dealers, there are surprisingly a lot more bad dealers than one would expect. I have had a couple of recent experiences with bad dealers. One was so rude to me that i walked out of their establishme... | |
| Cost Incurred to Achieve a Vinyl LP Replay @pindac While I agree that the individual cost of a record is likely to be much less than a piece of hardware to replay it, the accrued cost of a decent size collection is usually far more. So much so, that if collectors, like myself, added up th... | |
| Cost Incurred to Achieve a Vinyl LP Replay Vinyl is a fairly pricey endeavor. Not so much because of the cost of the hardware (although one can splurge here as much as one wants), but more so because of the software cost. Some folks I know have record collections that exceed one hundred th... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport Interesting thread. I own an Esoteric DV60, which I use solely as a transport. The DV60 is a universal player, which means it can read SACD's, DVD A's etc., I do not think it is any less capable as a transport than a unit designed purely for CD's.... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? @peterayer A friend heard the AS 2000 a while back, reported to me that he was quite underwhelmed. He believed that the speed control was marginal and that the string contributed to wow and flutter. My experience with the old war horse SME 3012 t... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? I have heard a lot of top turntable designs. IMO, the best and by quite a large margin, is the Basis Transcendence. It is still a belt drive, but AJ (RIP) hit it out of the park with this table. Plus, his Superarm is a great arm. Like Mike L said... | |
| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape Some of the best sound I have heard came from a well restored Studer A820. There really is no other source besides tape that I have heard that can bring that level of realism. Problem is, and this is why I have not gone down the 'rabbit hole', the... | |
| Magico and Tube amp @knotscott +1. Any of the CAT amps will be good though the larger mono blocks are probably best. | |
| Magico and Tube amp Magico, which are known to be an amp buster speaker ( like so many these days! One has to ask, why are these designs so popular??) works very well with one tube amp that can handle their nasty impedance drop, and that is the CAT tube amps. These... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report A couple of Vollenweider CD's. Maybe i have changed in my musical preferences, as I used to really like his stuff, but now I find it boring and repetitive. The recording quality is ok, but the music is just so very mundane. |