dgarretson
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| What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid? I don’t find my VSMs short on bass, low midrange, or macro-dynamics in a medium sized 20’ x 14’ room with a 7.5’ ceiling. IIRC, the BBAM adds +5db at 35hz and rolls off entirely below 28hz. There is a bit of port effect reinforcement below 30hz.Th... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I was in error above: my Accuphase is an AC-5. Pewter body! | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... @hdm Interesting tale about your Accuphase AC2. There isn’t much forum activity on Accuphase cartridges. I have an AC3 that I purchased new and have run in for several hundred hours on a Kuzma 4PT. It’s a good cartridge, but a bit plush and soft-f... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Who ever said that capitalism requires parity of pricing across international markets? Better to forget about cartridges and gripe with the US pharmaceutical industry about their Canadian and Indian pricing strategies, which undercut domestic pric... | |
| What’s a 10k to 15k speaker from smaller company that performs well? Ditto Daedalus and Chapman. These are both artisanal product lines available from long-established designers. Both Lou Hinckley of Daedalus and Stuart Jones of Chapman are likable and freely available by phone. The factory-direct pricing model is ... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Go to a major audio show like Axpona that is full of great analog rigs. Listen to the boutique cartridges and query exhibitors about their cartridge preferences and purchasing sources.Alternatively, stick with a vetted, boilerplate, high-end MC li... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Richard Thompson Electric Trio 11/10/18 Keswick Theater/PA. The best of a half dozen Thompson concerts I've seen over the years. | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2018--show report I enjoyed the show. It appeared to have approximately doubled in size since last year. CAF is centered on American manufacturers and designers. Exhibitors are more relaxed and accessible than at larger venues. Interesting that the Canjam aspect ... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? @bdp24 Agreed, Village Green was great and sounds fine(as does Face to Face) in Tidal MQA streaming. Arthur is arguably the best ever rock concept album. The high points thereafter(all from the ’70s) are Muswell Hillbillies, Everybody’s In Showbiz... | |
| Best MM? There’s a nice NOS Stanton 981 HZ MkII on ebay at the moment. At $1K it’s a bit high-- but perhaps reasonable inflation above the $650 that I paid for an ebayed NOS 981 LZS about five years ago. The 981 LZS is quite close to my Lyra Etna, as compa... | |
| Best vinyl purchases based on pressing, studio production, sound quality and enjoyment. @raymonda Have you compared the new Wake to the MoFi? It's a great pressing. | |
| Right channel louder, BAT VK-P10SE SuperPak with Ortofon 2M Bronze(MM) @geek101 Those swaps may obtain better matching of the gain sections, which tend to drift with time. It's also possible that by reseating the tubes you cleared some sludge and restored electrical contact. For a unit that old, you should clean all... | |
| Right channel louder, BAT VK-P10SE SuperPak with Ortofon 2M Bronze(MM) I had one of these. Try swapping the tubes left to right, then front to back. | |
| Denafrips maybe have a second thought. @david_ten I can’t recall the model names, but a high-end ModWright tube preamp and bi-amped ModWright amps, a Roon Nucleus digital server (with USB output), Black Cat ICs and speaker cables, G&G Discoveries power cords, and tweaks by Furutech... | |
| Denafrips maybe have a second thought. @lordcloud After the shoot-out I wrote these comments for a club newsletter:The Audio-gd 7 is sweet and warm in a pleasing tube-like way. It's a tad less resolving and extended on top than the other two. Down low, it trades ultimate articulation f... |