dgarretson
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| Linear tracking tonearms..... Ditto Trans-Fi Terminator. I have three pivot arms in the drawer(MS-505, EPA-100, Kenwood L07D), but given the steller performance and ease of set-up of Terminator, there is scant motivation to tinker. | |
| tonearm cable straight through or plug in Go straight through. When you count the number of metal-on-metal clip and solder joints eliminated it makes perfect sense, particularly for a low-level signal at the source. The only question is whether you're prepared to rewire a tonearm. | |
| DIY AC Cable advice I haven't heard Elrod, but have tried more than a few commercial and DIY PCs over the years. I'm currently settled on Furutech DIY solutions. Try Alpha 3 bulk cable with rhodium plated solid copper plugs at close-out pricing from Parts Connexion. ... | |
| Audio-Technica AT-ART9 phono cartridge Thanks for that. I think there's an ART9 in my future. It's too tempting to miss comparing it to the 7. | |
| Audio-Technica AT-ART9 phono cartridge Pani, I have two active phono stages with over 76db gain(Pass XP-25 and modified hybrid Atma MP-1) that are excellent matches to ART7 without a SUT.In fact both phono stages work well with a .05mV Ortofon MC2000, albeit with a bit of tube rush fro... | |
| Esoteric G-02 clock - your thoughts I ordered the PERF-10 and should have it in a few weeks to try with K-01X. My understanding is that while this unit has the same SRS 10Mhz rubidium core as a G-01, there is a difference in the way the two products can function in this application.... | |
| Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24 I've been exploring PCM up-conversion and filter options on an Esoteric K-01X. The unit is far from broken in, but so far is proving that up-converting 16/44.1 can be a good thing. Of the many possible combinations of up-conversion and PCM filteri... | |
| Vaughn Speakers I've heard them at several shows, with and without the plasma tweeter. They are excellent speakers. Company owner Jim Jordan is a nice straight-forward guy. I have not heard the line array model. | |
| Audio - Post Divorce Alas, some girls just can't accept thick cables across the living room floor. Standard disclaimers about audio are worth mentioning going into a serious relationship. Finally, avoid any adult female with a collection of stuffed animals in her bedr... | |
| Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables Halcro, having bushwacked a VPI TNT through flywheel, thread drive with custom pulley assemblies to minimize belt creep, and a Mark Kelly AC-1 two-phase controller, I conclude from experience that that way lies madness relative to DD. IMO there ar... | |
| Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables Hi Pryso and Richard, Devcon appears to have soft properties similar to Dynamat or rubber. I lean rather toward passing vibration to earth through mass loading, hard coupling, together with structural improvements that increase mechanical stabilit... | |
| Skeletal vs Plinth style turntables Ct0517 and RichardKrebs, have you considered filling the webbed aluminum casting of an SP-10 with a dense hard mixture of industrial epoxy and crushed granite(similar to Verdier) or brass powder? This might give the casting the properties of a mas... | |
| Esoteric G-02 clock - your thoughts I have a K-01X for which I'm also trying to rationalize external clock options. The G-01 and G-02 are redoubtable, but at those price premiums it is worth considering solutions based on scientific instruments or pro audio.From a web surf it seems ... | |
| Which Caig? That's a good choice, I have the Survival Kit as well. But you'll still want the large squeeze bottle, as the amount of DeOxit supplied in the kit is only a small tube and a small aerosol that tends to over-spray. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Audiolabyrinth, that streamer is almost here, but may require some DIY:http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/twisted-pear/250583-building-open-embedded-audio-applicance-112.html |