dgarretson
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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, No insult intended. You asked for all opinions and you got one more, admittedly contrarian.Thanks for the background on your considerable effort and expense in the search. However, none of this expense accrues toward dealer satisfaction. I w... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, As much as I admire the thoroughness and exquisiteness of your analysis, I can't help but be astonished that so many dealers have acquiesced in loaning so much high caliber equipment with so little prospect of a return. From a retailer's per... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre BTW, the five shelf Star Sound Rhythm rack should arrive in a week or so. It will house a full stack of Esoteric K-01X, SRS 10 Mhz rubidium clock, Hynes linear supply that powers the clock, and a two chassis Atma MP-1 preamp. Each of these current... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre Agear, So far I've settled on four Stillpoints Ultra 5s under Merlin-- and have recently ported these U5s to a pair of Chapman T5s that I'm demoing. With a dog in the house the narrow Merlin footprint is a bit tippy for a Star Sound platform. | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre I wouldn't conflate golden ears with thin experience in racks and footers. And this is after all a FORUM, not Diogenes the Cynic with lamp and a coronation of one honest man. The thread has becomes thread-bare for lack of comparisons between the a... | |
| How an audio rack can enhance your amp/pre I wish that relatively inexpensive sorbethane or soft ball materials worked optimally-- my drawer contains multiple sets of retired Audioquest pucks and various peel n' stick strips. They are effective in quieting noisy DVR hard drives, but in hig... | |
| Why not accordion ? Check out Dino Saluzzi, the Argentinian jazz bandoneon player. He is mostly recorded on ECM as a band leader and as a guest for some of ECM's very interesting Scandinavian jazzmen."A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't."--... | |
| StarSound Sistrum racks Cheap shot. Bottom fishing. | |
| best value current production tonearm Bpoletti, Trans-Fi is only sold direct from UK manufacturer. It's not a bad thing, as this disintermediates dealer margin, and Vic provides good sales and tech support via email. | |
| best value current production tonearm Don't do that. Trans-Fi bumped SME IV and Graham 1.5TC from my system. Check out testimonials of the many high-end TT owners on the TF web site. No affiliation. | |
| best value current production tonearm Mcbuddah,The custom variable in a Trans-Fi order is the thickness of the delrin or brass pedestal that supports the aluminum arm base. The bottom of the arm base should be about 14mm below the surface of the platter or record mat. Thus the pedesta... | |
| best value current production tonearm Trans-Fi is all over it. It's much simpler to set-up than a pivot arm if you can adjudge a right angle. | |
| Esoteric Grandioso P1/D1 The 35 bit width of the newer AK dac chip may allow digital attenuation without affecting 24 bit audio. At least this is the case for the 32-bit ESS reference 9018. | |
| Phono preamp with two inputs: two MMs or MM+MC? "All phono pres with MC input mentioned above do not have gains high enough for sub 0.1mV output MC cartridges"I use a .05mV Ortofon MC2000 at 76db through Pass XP-25. It's above your stated budget, but works very well without a SUT. I agree that ... | |
| Audio Desk & it's service Junk, I couldn't find a seller for that one using a google search. Any idea? |