davt
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| CD isolation platfroms Stillpoints have been very helpful in my electronics isolation, I keep trying to remove them so I can sell them to pay for all my upgrades but things don't sound the same without them. Even my Audience Adept Ar6 benefits which I did not expect. An... | |
| Need a transport recommendation I just purchased a Esoteric UX-3 from a dealer, it was their demo. I contacted Esoteric and they said full warranty, no worries. I then asked about repairs, this is an expensive CDP and I am not a fan of disposable equipment. They were a bit surpr... | |
| Audio's Biggest Loser? I would have to include Nagra in the discussion, their little pre-amp is fantastic, small and light. The amps are also not heavy wts. My Herron Line stage and phono amp are rather compact and light, have not tried the Herron mono blocks. | |
| B&W 805 Diamond or Dynaudio C1 ?? Spent time with both and owned the C1, I like both and feel the new B&W is a great move forward. That being said, the C1 is deeper in base, sweeter in mids, more natural in highs, wider deeper soundstage, more detailed and less fatiguing. Wond... | |
| LP 'deep groove' - any implications on cartridge? Actually Deep Groove relates to the pressing era and the fact that these early LP's had a deep groove in the label area, nothing to do with the playback groove. They are indicative of very well done original LP's, mostly know for original Blue Not... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range In that price range the best speakers are without a doubt Verity, or Wilson, or maybe Vandersteen, perhaps Magico or YG, I'm thinking Focal, wait maybe .................. | |
| $3500 to spend on a tube preamp....ideas? If you can find one the Herron VTSP-3A is a steller line stage. Should work well with the M1's. It would be tough to find one used at your price though. | |
| Cryo'ed LP's Geoffkait, you were going to mention the possible explination? | |
| Cryo'ed LP's Is there any benefit to having oneself cryo'd? I mean, one of the most important components in the chain is the listener so perhaps I will send myself in for cryo-ing. My room is cryo'd, I live in minnesota and can't afford to pay my heating bill ... | |
| acrolink vs. esoteric/ acrolink Good question, I also would like to know. I have not been able to find anything further on any of the audio forums. | |
| You'll know it when you hear it Mitch4t, that is a good argument for vintage audio. I remember in the 70's when I was in high school, going to freinds houses, listening to Aqualung and various pink floyd and led zepplin lp's while enjoying the ritual of the bud, and in fact, man... | |
| You'll know it when you hear it My favorites are the "....ality" series of descriptions. Musicality, etc. The most elusive thing for us audiophles is the pursuit of "Moreality". We will always want more; more base, more highs, more detail, more seamlessness, more soundstage, mor... | |
| Herron VTSP-3A vs. Shindo This will be interesting. I have auditioned many tube pre-amps before settling on the Herron, but I have not heard a Shindo, I would have liked to as my bias is that this is a company driven by passion for music. Given that, I can tell you my impr... | |
| VPI Scout II questions Probably because the classic came out and we audiofools love the newest latest and bestest. I actually have heard both and was not blown away by the classic. I think that the scout series is a great table and offers a nice upgrade path for those t... | |
| Under $1,000 Cartridge for Aries 2 Extended A lot would depend on your phono pre-amp. If you can handle the output two I recommend very highly are the shelter 501 MkII and the dynavectore 17d3 |