dcarol
Responses from dcarol
| Stand out phono stages My new Whest Audio MC REF V MK4. By far the very best stage I have had the pleasure of having in my system - and believe me I have had a lot! The unit is dynamic, detailed, has space and freaky reality and is utterly MUSICAL! and also works amazin... | |
| Whest Audio MC REF V MK4. My new toy. hear hear.AudiofeilAs for the MM/MC debate - I think it is one of those audiophile debates that will last the end of time. I personally think he is right. I have yet to hear an MM sound as convincing, fast, open and dynamic as an MC. I have heard ... | |
| Whest Audio MC REF V MK4. My new toy. Lewm - What ever is inside is magic! I couldn't careless as the enjoyment I get from my MC REF V Mk4 is immense.Having gone through the 30 range and now on a REF V MK4 and seen inside, it really doesn't matter. What matters is what is does - doesn... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? just got an answer from James at whest regarding the capacitance value question and more. It seems that he has had quite a few emails regarding this subject.I was right in thinking that without the 220pf the MM would sound wrong. As I thought, it'... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Paperw8The input capacitance MUST be 220pf because I used to use an MM cartridge on my PS.30R. MM cartridges require capacitance as you know, that's why they are there. dropping the 220pf and you'll have a really crappy sound on MM. I know because... | |
| An evening with the Whest PS.30RDT Special Edition Lewn: 'I would think that your own phono stage, with an outboard power supply and separate discrete "tuned" circuits for MM and MC, is a better "buy" than either of the top two Whest phono stages. (I have heard none of these, as you know.)'On what... | |
| An evening with the Whest PS.30RDT Special Edition Yes RaulVery true. The new ASR model uses the same IC chips that are used in the entry level whestTWO! I had a look at the interior of the ASR Basis Exclusive 2010 online, and my collegues 4 year old whestTWO which costs about $1000. The ASR uses ... | |
| An evening with the Whest PS.30RDT Special Edition Auxetophone, I think if you look the the chassis of the ARC, Conrad Johnson, Manley and many others you'll find they are just a simple folded steel or aluminium affair like the old NAD 3020. The Whest 30 chassis is a bit more complex than you migh... | |
| Whest MC REF V - my new christmas present Yes I agree with that review. It's organic and music just 'explodes' from nowhere. Explodes is a very good adjective in this case.I am using the PS.30RDT Special Edition until the MC REF V arrives and although the RDT SE is utterly brilliant it is... | |
| Whest MC REF V - my new christmas present Hey all. I think the problem as I see it with world pricing is the crazy exchange rates and the changes it has gone through since year 2008. All products no matter what go through dealers and distributors so the markups and margins are there. The ... | |
| Whest MC REF V - my new christmas present HiYikes!!! $20000!! Is that what it is in the US? It's £9900 in the UK including VAT. I have the PS.30RDT Special Edition which will find it's way to my second system. I just sold my PS.30RDT to a friend who sold his Manley Steelhead to finance th... | |
| Whest ps.30r Great stuff. The most important thing is that you end up with something that works for 'you'. Yes the RDT Special Edition IS very different to the RDT and is in a very different league, but it's all about the music after all is said and how it mak... | |
| Whest PS.30RDT vs Herron VTPH-2 vs Modwright 9.0SE Yes, I had in my system a few years back a Modwright 9?? It was OK but was a bit too 'tubey' and seemed to coverup in the higher frequencies compared to what I had at the time which was the PS.30R. I have heard many say the Herron is not quite as ... | |
| Whest PS.30RDT vs Herron VTPH-2 vs Modwright 9.0SE DodgealumI went from the 30R to 30RDT and then 30RDT Special Edition and at each stage I heard and experienced a marqued and massive upgrade in audio across the board. I would either get the RDT or send yours in to Whest for upgrading to the RDT o... | |
| Whest ps.30r Yes, you need to give it a few days,which I also found when I had the 30RDT. About 4-6 days into the Special Edition it settles nicely BUT like many upgrades in my system I have always found that going from the better to worse was MUCH easier to h... |