dhcod
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| Going from a Gyrodec to a SME 10 As a former Gorbe/SME IV owner, I'm not sure this is an upgrade. I have heard the 10 in a limited listening session and I found it to be quite a bit dryer than the Mitchell. If you are looking for an upgrade in some area of the presentation, or ov... | |
| Rivaling or Beyond the ESL 57 for Magical Midrange I've been on the hunt for an ESL57 rival since we moved to a smaller place. P3ESRs are nice but hardly satisfying if you are a real ESL fan. I listened to them for few weeks and a few other stand mounts before ending up with Audience ClaireAudient... | |
| Dynavector P75 Mk ii This is a funny hobby. I had both the GCPH and the P75, although it was a MK3 and there wasn't even a question about which was better. The P75 just killed the GCPH. Better tonality, better sound stage and a much more relaxed sound, exactly the opp... | |
| Loricraft PRC3 Vibrating The isolation trick worked. I got squash balls and placed them under the unit near the existing feet and it works perfectly now! Thanks! | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I finally heard a preamp that sounds better in my system. It's a Herron audio preamp that retailed for $4000. I guess that's as big a compliment as there is. | |
| Loricraft PRC3 Vibrating Thanks! I'll report back. | |
| looking at 2 phono pre amps I'd wait until you can afford to spend more. Either of those would be an incremental upgrade at best and maybe not better depending on what kind of music you listen to. | |
| What is the Phono stage you have finished with? I now have a Herron VTPH-1 MC Special. I'm not necessarily finished but I'm not sure how much I can improve realistically.... so finished for now! | |
| Linn Sondek LP12 impressions If you can get it setup properly by an experienced tech, they are the best value out there. That's a big if though. I tried setting mine up for years and never was happy but when Brooks Berdan (sadly deceased) finally went through it for me, I was... | |
| phono stage for VPI Traveler w/ 2m blue I would suggest a used Dynavector P75. Very flexible. Very sweet sounding. | |
| Rhea vs Pass XP-15 Rhea too. Not close in my listening experience because I want to feel the instruments being played, not just hear the sound of the music coming out of them.... if that's clear? | |
| Fosgate vs Allnic 1201? If you want to save money and get very close to the Allnic, yesterday there was a Herron VTPH-1 MC listed. If you can get that for 1100 to 1250, you are 95% to Allnic for a third of the price. Not connected to the auction, just a happy owner of th... | |
| How long does it take you to install a cartridge? 10 minutes because I bought a Well Tempered Simplex that has a fixed mounting distance just because I felt that I could no longer be confident that my setup was correct. I used to have a Moerch arm on an Amazon turntable and I don't think, even wi... | |
| Best sounding Hybrid Integrated in $2000 range It's not the Sphinx but the Cronus he should be looking at. Find one used with KT120s and add and external phono preamp and you've spent $2000. It will kill the Sphinx. | |
| Com'on...confess.......... Wow, Downunder, that's quite a collection. Some of their LPs are way more rare than Beautiful Freak, aren't they? I only have Daisies, Soul Jacker, Electro-Shock Blues, and Shootenanny. After I got back into LPs around 1999, I went to a local stor... |