dducat
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| Room acoustics basics Here's a relatively recent (2014) book on acoustics that might be valuable. Acoustics of Small Rooms | |
| Cable recommandations I made the conscious decision to build my own cables vs. buy cables - both speaker cables and interconnects. I have no interest in spending $$$ for marketing and sales costs for a product that, in general, I can make myself. Again, that’s my perso... | |
| Streamer Advice / Recommendation for Denafrips R2R DAC I'll add my +1 for the Pro-ject Stream Box S2 Ultra.. Although I don't have a Pontus (yet), I've been pleased with the performance of the Pro-ject, especially at the price point. | |
| Help selecting a power cord. I make my own using quality parts sourced from known and well-established manufacturers (e.g. Furutech). That way, I can source the materials, wire and if desired, covering material, cut to spec, assemble and deploy at a fraction of the cost of b... | |
| Suggestions to upgrade from Lyra Delos @larryi - yes, I was talking about vintage/NOS tubes. That's all I use. I appreciate the suggestions, and I've been interested in the Vifa as well. I'll look into the Zanden, for sure. @noromance - yeah, I thought I was at the lowest load settin... | |
| Suggestions to upgrade from Lyra Delos @larryi Yes, I've adjusted VTA. I have also played with loading and gain previously as well as after this most recent change. Right now I'm running it at the lowest possible load and 60db gain.I have tried a variety of tube complements in this p... | |
| Suggestions to upgrade from Lyra Delos Quick update - swapped out the cart mounting plate to the heavier 'low compliance' plate and there is a noticeable difference. I'm going through a series of recordings the see how much there really is, but definitely stronger bass response, wider... | |
| Suggestions to upgrade from Lyra Delos @larryi The other problem is that I don't know what I don't know. I don't have much experience beyond my Lyra (other than a Denon 103R) since I've gotten back into the hobby after decades of being away from it. I'm aware of the Dynavector XX-2, ... | |
| Suggestions to upgrade from Lyra Delos @dover - what I feel like I'm missing is 'roundness' of the overall sound presentation. It presents well and is highly detailed. It just doesn't feel 'musical' to me, I guess. It's hard to explain really.@solypsa - I have the most recent versio... | |
| Suggestions to upgrade from Lyra Delos @rauliruegas:I didn't say that the entire thing was compressed - just the front/back soundstage. I'm not sure what would be wrong with the phono preamp here - it's a very clean circuit, one 12AU7 and two 12AX7s per channel, and at the moment, all... | |
| Suggestions to upgrade from Lyra Delos I don't know that I know the max, but the docs say it can take a 10g Ortofon with no problem, so I can't imagine the MC Anna, for example, at 16g would pose any problem given the construction of the arm and the available balance weight options ava... | |
| Phono Stage, How much do I need to spend, New or used. In that $1K price range, I would also suggest the Hagerman Labs Trumpet MC (can be used for MM carts as well w/adjustable gain). Tubes, dead quiet, and $900 (used even less). It’s a winner on value alone, let alone sq. | |
| Searching for a new CD player I went through this exercise myself sometime ago. I settled on a Cambridge Audio CXC and a Pro-ject DAC that I also use for streaming (mainly because I wanted quality MQA support). For the price and value, it's a hard combination to beat. | |
| I Just Inherited 4,000 LPs Elliott: Like others have said, it would be an honor to know you based on what you've shared here.Best wishes and condolences on the loss of your friend, and clearly no one better to gift a lifetime of dedicated record collecting to, than you. | |
| Better Amp for Cornwall IV's... +1 for tubes I just acquired a set of Cornwall Is and put them on a 10W home built tube amp. Plenty of sound, plenty of power, plenty of detail. |