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| Vpi vs. TW Acustic In deciding if a response is worthy or not, enough has been said that my input is needed. No denying a top suspension is needed. This is correct. Also, I find little will compare to a turntable that has a separate suspension from the table. This i... | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic Sirspeedy, I would have agreed with you years ago, but comparing the TW to some very fine turntables yielded a distinct sonic improvement. Much to be said by the wonderful motor, vibration dissipation, and sonic performance. I know you have your d... | |
| how to spot an early Koetsu Counterfeit Koetsu's? Maybe Grey Market. There is a lot not understood here about what goes on by a distributor to "prevent" the Grey Market from hurting his business. I have purchased grey market koetsu's & compared them to the US version. No... | |
| Krell and MBL Both are great but different sonic flavors. MBL will be more liquid in the mids, but Krell will be "precise" sounding. I would add Spectral to your list if you have the upgrade bug. The only thing are the cables. Spectral is special. For the money... | |
| Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming. Mariv,I read the article. It didn't read as such. It indicated less resonant. There are great Aluminum speaker there. Not sure if you are a Magico or YG fan or what since this is your 1st post. And to be honest, then why aren't violins or pianos m... | |
| Teres Turntable/Soundsmith Strain Gauge System Raul,I have some pictures of it. It is similar to the Schroder in that it is a wood armwand and a very low slung counterweight. Not sure how the bearing works. Some say it is better than.... XYZ means little to me. As you would say, w. what cartri... | |
| Krell Evolution or Pass XA.5 series Tvad,I am just trying to remember what I read. Not sure exactly what they meant. I would love to get some input from others if they have compared the Evolution Series to the Pass XA series. I wouldn't ask if I have. I have heard the Evolution in u... | |
| Krell Evolution or Pass XA.5 series It was a short blurb. I guess stronger bass would be more correct. I am curious about other peoples experiences. As I have only heard them at shows. | |
| Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming. Jfrech,At the price of would go for .....X2.2s. Just wait for the deal. But honestly, I am happy w. the Maxx IIs. And reading about the Sasha has me wondering, are they going to upgrade the material used on the Maxx's in the future. Also, for the ... | |
| SPU Royal N on an SME V arm? Get an Ikeda IT345, the 9 inch version. There is one here. I am listing my 12 inch but in your case the 9 inch is best. It should match. Or an FR 64 but I forget which is the high mass one, but I think the 64X is low mass. Also excellent and a few... | |
| Seeking suggestions for Preamp A VTL 5.5 is not designed to drive Solid State amps. For that you need the 6.5 or 7.5. Of course it would sound bad. It is a gross mismatch. | |
| Devore and Shindo match Fjn04,My take in my system is a bit different. I doubt I can better the VTLs without sacrificing some other area. But one thing I tell all my friends is buy the amp & speaker as a system. Not apart. VTLs have a wonderful synergy with Ribbons, ... | |
| Devore and Shindo match VTL amps sound very poor in triode. Triode rolls off the highs & lows so whatever you heard should sound awful. But in tetrode (which the amplifiers transformer is designed for) it should sound very good depending on the synergy w. the speakers. | |
| Mint Tractor I would like to mention, I have a Wally Tractor Universal and what I love about it is that it works for 3 out of 4 of my tonearms. It handles the Phantom, Breuer and 10.5 inch Schroeder. The Phantom jig is never perfect and the Wally tractor allow... | |
| SPU Royal N on an SME V arm? You would be best off to match w. an Ikeda or SME 3012. Any high mass arm would be much better. |