dodgealum
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| Phono Preamps with "balls" ? I had a Whest phonostage a while back that was very ballsy, er ah robust sounding. | |
| Are you Beethoven or Mozart? I enjoy where Mozart sounds closer to LVB—like his string trio Divertimento K.563 or the Adagio for piano or even a few of his “Haydn” quartets. When Mozart gets dark is when you see his true genius. | |
| You went from Harbeth P3's to Compact 7's, and... Had C-7s for many years—loved them. Went to Daedalus and never looked back. They do everything the Harbeths do but better—scale, dynamics, detail. Check out the Muse Studio for a small floorstander that will fill the room! | |
| Anyone compare Herron VTSP-3a and Lamm L2.1 Deluxe? Don’t know the Lamm but own the Herron. Not sure if what you are looking for is a euphonic tube sound with added warmth but you won’t get that with the Herron. You will know you are listening to tubes because of the harmonic rightness and the air ... | |
| Soundsmith - Hyperion vs lyra ETNA @karl_desch Any updates on the Suessuro ES? @kingdombuildingcon Are you still digging the Lime? | |
| Cartridge Set Up Essentials All very helpful. I've got a DB systems protractor which I haven't used for years. I'll investigate the Fieckert. I did purchase the lupe with the MINT tractor but just found the whole approach very tedious so sold it. I did like the idea of align... | |
| Need a smaller, efficient floorstander There is a pair of deadalus athenas on here that have recently been update—really fantastic high efficiency speaker with a small footprint | |
| LTA ZOTL 10 Mk ii versus Pass XA30.5 I’m a huge LTA fan but for 86db speakers I’d go with the Pass hands down. | |
| The Truth About Power Cords and there "Real" Price to Performance I learned something by experience recently that may add to the conversation--that the price-performance ratio in part depends on what you are connecting the power cord to. I recently had the opportunity to try several different power cords at diff... | |
| Daedalus Ulysses @szelda53 Interesting--the Apollo 11 and the Studio Muse both have the same Daedalus house sound but present the music a little differently due to the driver configurations. The Apollo 11 is meant for larger rooms (obviously--bigger speaker) and w... | |
| Audio Troy Capital Audio Fest the good, the bad and the ugly! Yes, saw the write up on PT Audiophile--looks like Lou and Mark brought everything but the kitchen sink, including monoblock Ref ZOTL 40s to drive the BOW subs--so $200K is probably close with cables etc. That said, I'm sure in a normal size room ... | |
| ART7 vs. ART9 vs. OC9X-series vs. Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star My progression: AT OC9MLII > AT ART 9 > Soundsmith MIMC Star. Here is what I wrote comparing the ART 9 and MIMC Star (and also Quintet Black) in my VPI: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/3-cartridges-reviewed?highlight=3%2BcartridgesI h... | |
| Audio Troy Capital Audio Fest the good, the bad and the ugly! Agreed, that number is way off. Based on what Lou has listed in his most expensive room at CAF (Randolf) I'd estimate the total system cost was less that half that figure. | |
| Daedalus Ulysses I think Thom and Al are right on the money. I don't know if I would characterize Daedalus as an acquired taste. To my ears far too many other speakers fall into that category because they don't sound quite "right". Are there speakers that image a ... | |
| Daedalus Ulysses @falconquest I am on my third pair of Daedalus Audio speakers, having started with the original DA-1's, then the DA-1.1s (sent back twice for upgrades) and now the Apollo's. I good friend had the Ulysses for a while before going to a Wheelfi horn ... |