daveyf
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| Furutech FI-50 NCF (R) vs FI-28 (R) Differences? I have cables in my system that use both the FI-50 NCF and the FI-28(r). Both are really good plugs, and I think both are far superior to the run of the mill plug. The FI-28’s are certainly not as impressive looking as the top-of-the-line FI 50’s,... | |
| Power Cable for CDP A couple of years ago, i had an interesting conversation with the Black Cat cable designer, Chris Sommovigo (RIP). I asked Chris what he felt about making me a power cord for my very power hungry Jeff Rowland model 8T. I wondered if the cable gaug... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @rauliruegas Be careful, there are a bunch of folk who believe that the ’terrible 3012’ tonearm is the ne plus ultra! These very same folk will come and bash you at every chance they get. I’m with you, the 3012 is a great tonearm, if you are obl... | |
| Advice for an aspiring musician If you begin to feel like you are getting into a rut, don't give up. Making music takes time and effort, but it will always reward you. | |
| How old is too old (for SS gear)? @cdtd I think my Rowland model 8T (modded by Jeff) competes very well against most of the newer SS amps that i have AB'ed it against. The Rowland 8's were from the early to late 90's. ( a few in the 2000's). | |
| We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often Interesting subject. I know of a few a'phile friends who bought speakers without first contemplating what amp will work with them. These folk either no longer own the speaker, or they have bought high powered ( and usually low SQ) ss amps to drive... | |
| Glorious TuneTot ... ??? The old Focal metal dome that Wilson used to use was known to ring at high freq's. When they changed to the silk dome ( Dave was still alive at the time), everyone, including myself, felt this was a major improvement in the high freq SQ. The rev... | |
| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? +1 @mikelavigne Your post is so very on point. How many times do we see folks with pricey large speakers that are shoe horned into rooms that are obviously not appropriate in any way for the speaker design. Many times a large screen TV is set up ... | |
| MC for Low Mass Tonearm @gakerty Actually I think the Delos you mention may work well on a low mass tonearm. My Kleos works very well on my WTA 'Black' arm, which is a very low mass design. Tracking is no issue at all. OTOH, on the other thread, J Carr did mention that ... | |
| MC for Low Mass Tonearm @gakerty I did not recommend the top of the line Benz LPS as it could be mistaken for the MR model, which I think is one of the heaviest cartridges and probably not suitable for a lightweight arm ( albeit, I do think on my WTA Black it would wor... | |
| MC for Low Mass Tonearm My look at the Benz line, their Ruby Z and Gullwing work well on low mass tonearms. | |
| Lyra and OMA I am pleased to hear that the Kleos could have more bottom end slam depending on the tonearm. In my Well Tempered Black Arm, the only thing I think could be improved is the bottom end slam. I was concerned that the Kleos was the issue, but seems l... | |
| The new Borresen M1's...a new direction? @steve59 Somehow, I do not think you will be seeing a used pair of M1’s showing up anytime soon. If they did, i seriously doubt they would sell for 10% of retail. Nonetheless, what you say about the club is true, IME. In some ways, this makes it... | |
| Sablon Audio Cables The Corona Reserva and the Corona Reserva Elite were the two models below the current King and Prince models. The Reserva was ( AFAIK) the last iteration of the Corona line...and the last revision. | |
| Sablon Audio Cables @jafant The Sablon was bought used, but in like new condition. It’s a 15 amp model and no, I have not tried it on the Esoteric. I replaced a Supra cable in that location with a PS audio micro lab cable, not a big upgrade. I’m sure the Sablon wou... |