dodgealum
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| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? If your goal is to try tubes and want a bulletproof piece with unrivaled customer support then see if you can find a Herron. Lights out performer—way better than any of the ARC or Modwright line stages I tried. Not very “tubey” sounding though—jus... | |
| Quad ESLs - I have some questions Can't help you with the old versus new Quad comparison but totally get why you fell in love. I remember hearing a pair of 63s many years ago and being awestruck at the purity of the sound. The Quads aren't for everyone or every room so tread caref... | |
| best phono stage under 10k sax--I would echo millercarbon here. The Herron is a fabulous stage and Keith is incredibly generous helping his clients sort out technical challenges of the kind you mention. Read some of the posts from his loyal clients and give him a call to ta... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A or Manley Chinook mk II phonostage Haven’t compared but another Herron fan here. Also, if you are thinking turntable check out the new Sempersonus TE-2. Just ordered mine after selling my VPI. If you are at all interested in a modern idler/type drive TT that will take any arm up to... | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs Pass Labs XA25 As an extremely happy owner of the Ultralinear LTA I’d say Pass. The LTA UL was designed specifically to work magic with high efficiency designs like Al’s Ulysses and my Apollo’s. With speakers of this type it is off the charts. But matching amp a... | |
| Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice @barts the third is “Sentimental Reasons” listen to her sing the opening line of “When You Wish Upon a Star” or the closing line of “Goodbye” off “What’s New” what a talent! | |
| Charisma Audio Cartridges Since my OP I have had the opportunity to speak with Bernard Li at Charisma Audio and to hear his new Signature One cartridge at High Water Sound in NYC. Jeff Catalano at HWS was kind enough to set the Signature One up for me on his reference TW A... | |
| Origin Live Arm in NYC Area @millercarbon I watched the SS videos and read what Peter posted on the website. My takeaway is that azimuth matters and he wishes more tonearm designers included the ability to adjust this in their designs. He also suggests that SS does more to e... | |
| Origin Live Arm in NYC Area Appreciate the reply. The Raven is no longer offered with a continuous run. Apparently Thomas got to many back for repair when folks mishandled the cable and damaged the interface at the base of the arm—one point for the OL. However, not sure I am... | |
| Reference Full Function Tube Preamplifier +1 vinylvalet the Herron is short on the bling factor but offers reference caliber sound particularly in areas of timing, neutrality, functionality and quietness. | |
| EMT and SoundSmith Also, to what degree is "jitter" the result of the moving mass of the cartridge versus the design and quality of the tonearm and associated bearings? As @millercarbon knows, Mark Baker of Origin Live makes a strong case for his composite arm tubes... | |
| EMT and SoundSmith @pops Haven’t yet—still working out possible arm and cartridge combos for my next table. Very interested in hearing EMT and Charisma but have not had the opportunity yet. May also move up the Soundsmith line to a new ES body model above the MIMC S... | |
| EMT and SoundSmith I agree with everything @millercarbon said but wonder how many SS owners actually take Peter up on his revolutionary policy. The typical audiophile likes to change things up, not wear things out. I’m guessing most SS owners sell and move up the li... | |
| Deciding on new TT and either a Zephyr MIMC vs an Audio Technica ART9 Sent you a PM. Happy to chat about both, which I compared directly in my system. | |
| Linear Tube Audio I wrote this about the Ultralinear:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/review-linear-tube-audio-lta-ultralinear-amplifierStill cannot recommend LTA highly enough. Paired with appropriate speakers some of the best sound available in a novel desi... |