dlwask
Responses from dlwask
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Last night it was Johnny Cash "American IV". I had just made numerous tweaks to the 'table and was ready to hear how things would work out...holy sh*t was it great!! That was the best my system has sounded to date so the tweaks certainly worked, t... | |
| Rotel RCD 1072, As a CDP,Transport or with LinkDac I agree with the above posts, the 1072 as a stand alone players betters the MSB Link DAC. I had a Link DAC a long time ago, it was modified once and upgraded with the upsampling option. I used it with a $100 Sony DVD player. I would say the 1072 o... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D2 vs Sumiko Blackbird Which phono stage are you using? You need to consider the low output of the Karat. I'm using a Lehmann Cube SE and the Karats 0.23mV is probably near the limits of that phono stage testing its noise floor (which is really good) and gain stages. Th... | |
| Has sonic perfection been acheived? "not counting limited volume and bass below 80hz..."This pretty much means its not perfect, or at least your definition of perfect is not perfect. | |
| Any member feedback from C.E.S. 2006? Overall I thought it was a good show. A few high level observations; 1. The music being played this year was not as good as last year. I walked away with only 3 new (to me) artists. 2. There were more good sounding rooms this year than last. 3. My... | |
| OK WILSON OWNERS. HERE IS YOUR CHALLENGE Ambitious challenge, it will be interesting to see where this ends up. Hopefully for you and this thread you have some takers. | |
| Is the Kab Speedstrobe necessary with the VPI SDS? Ok, now you guys have me wondering. I just ordered my SDS from my dealer over the holidays and he made no mention of needing a seperate strobe or disc saying "it comes with all you need". Is one included with the SDS thats "ok" to use? Does the KA... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D2 vs Sumiko Blackbird The Karat is a fast, detailed and dynamic cartridge that to my ears is really pretty neutral across the frequency range. I would definitely not put it in the lush and warm sounding category. No problems with tracking and all the soundstaging and i... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D2 vs Sumiko Blackbird Both are great matches for the JMW 9 arm from VPI are are popular choices. I own the Karat and considered the Blackbird when I purchased it. | |
| Whats under your VPI Scout / Scoutmaster? Stiltskin, sounds like a pretty ambitious project. Let me know how it works out. I had intended to try a similar route (DIY platform with access to great woodshop) but kept dragging my feet, then my brother goes and sells off his work working equi... | |
| Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay Great read and photo essay! Thanks for the link, it really gives great insight into what goes into the entire 'table system. Kudos to PFO and Dave for publishing this. | |
| Whats under your VPI Scout / Scoutmaster? Interesting idea on the butcher and maple blocks, where did you guys find them? | |
| VPI Scout and Scoutmaster owners. Are all you guys using the anti-skate mechanism? I have not installed mine yet but was considering trying it out over the holidays now that I have some time. How do I know when its set right?I am pretty happy with things as they are without it, ju... | |
| Merry Christmas Everyone Merry Christmas fellow Audiogon members! | |
| Richard Gray's 400 Pro = Emperor's New Clothes?? Going from memory...the MKII added the little green light and the Pro uses a fixed power cord with alternate mounting options. Or something like that. |