dgarretson
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| Would love some feedback / Denon DL-S1 / phono match / cart recomendations For your first experience with a turntable, I suggest that you avoid a used cartridge. With a new cartridge you can take the variable of cartridge wear out of the equation. You’ll be spending many hours with a protractor, magnifier, eyes, fingers,... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Deerhunter - Halcyon DigestRyuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceThe Antlers - Burst Apart | |
| Would love some feedback / Denon DL-S1 / phono match / cart recomendations @fsmithjack Why did you lose interest in the Feikert? That has a more sophisticated drive system than the VPI, and armboard options that accommodate pretty much any tonearm including 12".@chakster +1 Luxman PD-444, among of my favs. However it sou... | |
| Would love some feedback / Denon DL-S1 / phono match / cart recomendations For a time just prior to the product’s discontinuation, the street price for a new DL-S1 was around $500. I purchased one from Comet Supply at that price. Performance is not far off an ART7 (a bit threadbare as you suggest) but with clarity and dy... | |
| Paul Hynes power supply? In addition to the SR7 I have several Twisted Pear current-shunt regulators to power a Twisted Pear Buffalo IISE DAC and a Lightspeed optical attenuator. The TP pieces sound good, but don’t offer the current capacity of the Hynes regulators. Moreo... | |
| Paul Hynes power supply? If you haven’t already seen this thread, it weaves through several PS comparisons vs. SR7.http://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/30376-a-novel-way-to-massively-improve-the-sq-of-computer-audio-streaming/?page=77 | |
| Paul Hynes power supply? If you can solder, make your own silver DC umbilicals for much less. | |
| Paul Hynes power supply? I have a four-rail SR7 that powers several components including a Rubidium master clock, a clock frequency divider, two SOtM EN-to-USB endpoints, and a Merlin BBAM. The SR7 replaced an array of highly filtered, low-impedance SLA batteries. The SR7... | |
| Would love some feedback / Denon DL-S1 / phono match / cart recomendations Agreed. It's worth having a step-up in your arsenal for very LOMC. If you're not satisfied, you can always experiment with an alternative SUT at a reasonable cost relative to a top LOMC cartridge. | |
| Would love some feedback / Denon DL-S1 / phono match / cart recomendations I’ve had a nice long run with a DL-S1. It’s a great cartridge, though a tad less impressive than an Audio Technica ART-7 with similar low output. They both work well at +76db on my Pass XP-25, loaded down to 100R or 50R. There are some well-regard... | |
| Starting off the New Year 2018 More 8TB disk drives for my NAS. Who would have thunk it? | |
| Esoteric K-01 vs ARC CD 9 I haven't heard the CD9, but I do own a K-01X. At this point I wouldn't want to be without a USB input that can't handle DSD128 native or upsampled and custom filters from Roon's DSP engine. The K-01X does that, and also synchronizes to a 10mHz ... | |
| HELP PLEASE - VPI Classic Signature 3D Arm or Dr. Feickert Woodpecker Jelco Arm @rauliruegas I get what you’re saying about withdrawal from longstanding listening habits. Judgments in audio should be made across the long term. After several improvements to my digital rig, it dawned on me that perspective might be gained by re... | |
| Why does unplugging/replugging TT leads from tube phono pre-amp reset dead channel? I'd be surprised if the problem isn't resolved after a good cleaning of all connectors from the cartridge pins to the RCAs. | |
| HELP PLEASE - VPI Classic Signature 3D Arm or Dr. Feickert Woodpecker Jelco Arm Several excellent ideas above. At the $4k level you have many good choices. After decades with an evolving VPI TNT and a bespoke Mark Kelly speed controller, I’m more impressed with vintage direct drive tables like Luxman PD-444 and Kenwood L07D, ... |