daveyf
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| Props to Black Cat Cables I think Chris's cables actually compete against cables that are many times their price. As such, i don't think they are just great for the price, i think they are great- period! | |
| Grading phono cartridges Part 2. @halcro +1Like I stated in the other thread...there are numerous errors and other odd results in the table that grgaudio posted. Now you tell him that the Symphonic Line and VdH Grasshopper are one and the same..oops!Sine the OP has a vested int... | |
| Quad ESL service, Electrostatic Solutions or Quads Unlimited ? @osborn From one fellow Brit to another, you are welcome..:0)Good luck.Merry Xmas. | |
| Grading of phono cartridges Part 3 @mijsostyn. +1000 I too am sick and tired of humans (usually dealers) assuming that they know more than I do and trying to sell me stuff. Particularly in this hobby....:0) | |
| Grading of phono cartridges Part 3 @chakster Thanks, your post now shines some light onto the OP's motivation. I agree with what you say 100%. Particularly the point about the danger to a 'newbie' that could entice them to make a decision that is incorrect for their listening pre... | |
| New Magnepan "Concept Speaker" introduced at Audio Connection @don_c55 Your last sentence says a lot! It is so very true. I had a long discussion with Wendell about this very issue when I was at his 30.7 demo. Wendell stated something that I think is very much on point...he does not want to make speakers for... | |
| Is it a good idea to buy CD players over 10 years old even it is a reliable brand? I picked up a used Esoteric SACD player a few months ago...best buy I have ever made in audio!! The player is absolutely amazing sounding and easily beat out many other far newer designs. I was looking at a used Marantz at the time, also a very ni... | |
| Grading of phono cartridges Part 3 @grgaudio When I hear the word technical, it means to me something to do with the science of the design. Not the desirability of the piece in question. The used market for any gear at the moment seems to be a ’buyer’s market’. I have no idea as to... | |
| Grading of phono cartridges Part 3 Good grief, that must have taken a lot of time to write up!!However, I think your grading of a lot of the cartridges mentioned is total rubbish. For instance, you place the Benz Ruby 2 ahead of a lot of cartridges that easily outshine it in any nu... | |
| Props to Black Cat Cables Replacing a Transparent Music Link should be a very nice step up in SQ. | |
| Props to Black Cat Cables I think you will be very pleased indeed. Do post again once you have had a chance to listen.What are you replacing? | |
| At what price point do I run into diminishing returns on an MC Cartridge? @grgaudio Interesting hypothesis you have there. Damphers ( not dampers??) tested in your lab...:o) | |
| At what price point do I run into diminishing returns on an MC Cartridge? @grgaudio Do tell how you test dampers --er.. damphers?Styluses do indeed have different shapes..configurations, and the cut can have a connection to the length of its life, but that is nothing to do with the quality of the diamond, simply to the ... | |
| At what price point do I run into diminishing returns on an MC Cartridge? @grgaudio Good post, which I agree with mostly. However, I do not agree with your estimates of cartridge life or the fact that a low quality diamond( what is that?) will last less than a high quality diamond. IF you are saying that a superior shap... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 SE @ghasley I think the fact that 9rw asked specifically and was not told the truth is a telling fact. So, either his dealer is dishonest or whomever he spoke to at ARC is, IMHO. Personally, I think that 9rw should not even have to ask for the upgrad... |