dodgealum
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| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable @lalitk Glad to hear it. When I look at the design characteristics of the Hana and the Charisma I see some similarities so curious if that translates into their sonic qualities. "Balanced" is perhaps the word that most jumps to mind when I think o... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable I’d be interested to hear how the charisma sig one compares with your Hana. I’m in love with mine for sure! | |
| Warm, rich but detailed SS preamp (made you give up tubes) Why the aversion to tubes? | |
| Inexpensive Shipping to EU Thanks everyone. After all that running around trying different carriers the best price was to be had with USPS. It went out today. | |
| What did your system look like 30 years ago? Was in my Naim phase then--62/HiCap/140 driving Proac Tablettes. Had either a VPI HW-19 with an Alphason HRS-100 and a Garrott P-77 or a Townshend Rock with a Rega RB-300 and an AT MM cartridge--can't remember. Digital was probably a Rotel RCD-855... | |
| Mini Review: Herron VTSP 360 (ESP) Retail is $6550. My understanding is that the 360 went through a number of revisions leading up to the "ESP". As in the past, Keith does not share or publish specifics on the upgrades. My impression, based on conversations with Keith over the year... | |
| Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time? Just moved from the VTSP-3A (R03) to the 360 which has been breaking in throughout the holidays. I’ll be posting some impressions in the next few weeks. | |
| Best Power cable around/prefer under $300.... I’m a big fan of Empirical Design power cables—the ED-416 would fall within your budget. I’ve been using Karl’s cables for over a decade. So many component changes over that time—same power cables. The ED IC’s are also great, reasonably priced cab... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Gordon Lightfoot - SundownFloyd - DSOTMCSNY - Deja VuPeter, Paul and Mary - Self-Titled First LPKarla Bonoff - Self-Titled First LPJackson Browne - For EverymanBruce Springsteen - Born to RunSimon and Garfunkel - BookendsVan Morrison - St. Dominic... | |
| Review: Herron Audio VTSP-3A (RO3) Linestage Cool—thanks for sharing. It will be interesting to hear your impressions after the unit breaks in properly. Great that you have the R03 on hand to make a direct comparison! My 360 just arrived but it will be a while before I get to put it in my sy... | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? A beautiful pair of Daedalus Poseidon just came on yesterday in your price range—check them out! | |
| New Audio Technica ART9XA Up and Running..... Correction after I hit post--not a "bit" more but three times more. The Sig One retails for $3800. | |
| New Audio Technica ART9XA Up and Running..... If folks are interested/able to spend a bit more the Charisma Signature One gives you everything the ART 9 has just more. Like my ART 9, the Charisma is exceedingly balanced and even-handed across the frequency range. It is also very transparent t... | |
| Speaker Audition PS: curious what audio show you attended during the pandemic. | |
| Speaker Audition I hear you on the horns—they do some things really well. I’ve heard the Charney’s at CAF and in his showroom (house)—they are good (not game changing but good). Your electronics and room compel a look at the Daedalus Apollo 11. They will give you ... |