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| Understanding Gain in the ARC Ref Phono 2 SE Philb7777That is good to hear. I like the sound of the ref2 it is better than the Allnic so if the ref2 se is a significant improvement then I will be pleased.It is well worth using higher output (0.5mV or above) cartridges with the ref2. | |
| Understanding Gain in the ARC Ref Phono 2 SE I have the ARC ref 2 and use it with a BAT 52se. I had a Benz with an output of 0.35 which was OK with the low gain (balanced output) 95 vol setting (140 max). Also a vDH cart which is even lower, this was again ok at 95-104 vol.If I want to liste... | |
| Tonearm: Phantom vs. 4 Point vs. 10.5 I have a kuzma 4point with a kuzma XL4 TT and it works extremely well. I also have a Kuzma ref 313 as a second arm. The 313 outperforms my previous sme v.The 4 point outperforms the 313 as would be expected.These arms and TT play great music. They... | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic Isolation is very important with TTs. I have a Kuzma XL4, the platter is 22Kg. total weight over 100Kg with 2 arm towers. It sits on a 110kg sandwich of slate and marble, then on an an industrial acoustic filter material ( filters 5-8HZ up) of abo... | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic Have not heard the Brinkman. The Kuzma XL is better than the TW also mentioned in the Syntax link. | |
| Micro Seiki, or TW AC-1 I echo Whart's thoughts on the Kuzma XL. I compared it to the Sme TTs same cart on each but sme V arms vs XL+313 arm. Preferred the Kuzma. I have not heard the TWs - a friend compared the single motor TW to the Kuzma XL, he much preferred the Kuzm... | |
| Unsatisfied with Esoteric K-01: Alternatives? You should have a listen to the Playback MPS-5. It is a very musical disc player and has an excellent external connection to it's DAC | |
| Playback Designs Thanks for the info Doggiehowser | |
| Playback Designs I have a MPS-5 which I purchased after comparing to the dcs Puccini and U clock. The Playback sounds less digital to me, I have a high end vinyl rig and the MPS can sound surprisingly similar, depending on the recording. It sounds anything but lea... | |
| Analog vs Digital Confusion I am indeed the type of guy you suggest whart (61). We also share similar TTs and cartridges, I use an AirTight pc-3. The 4point is a wonderful sounding arm btw, I speced my own arm tower which saved me a lot of money.I agree it is a real buzz to ... | |
| Analog vs Digital Confusion Charles1dadThanks for the feedback, I now notice the typos!FbihifiI agree with what you have said about bettering CD, the pursuit of high quality analogue sound is quite a mission.WhartI think you are of a similar vintage to myself. I concur with ... | |
| Analog vs Digital Confusion Charles1dadThanks for the feedback, I now notice the typos!FbihifiI agree with what you have said about bettering CD, the pursuit of high quality analogue sound is quite a mission.WhartI think you are of a similar vintage to myself. I concur with ... | |
| Analog vs Digital Confusion I have never had an issue with pitch stability when using a TT.As for vinyl v CD then as has been mentioned previously I think it is a preference thing.I came to CD quite late and still have a largish vinyl collection so it made sense to invest in... | |
| playback mps-5 v dcs puccini thanks for your suggestions Doggiehowser. I have decided to get hold of an USB-X box, then investigate the computer side. I have a mac pro and a macbook pro at the moment. | |
| playback mps-5 v dcs puccini Mike - you mentioned the USB-X that you use with the MPS-5, have you compared CD disc playback with the same CD file played through the USB-X box from your computer?I wondered if the playback from the computer, through the box, was as good as play... |