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| Soundsmith - Hyperion vs lyra ETNA I'm interested in perspectives here as well. Currently using a Soundsmith MIMC Star in a VPI 3D-10 Gimbal. Love it but been wondering about a few things as I contemplate whether to upgrade. Thing 1: Wondering how the new ES series Soundsmiths impr... | |
| Best tonearm under $2k Maybe consider an Origin Live Encounter—same mounting geometry as Rega and a big step up in performance. It will mate well with your MIMC Star. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? The Linda Ronstadt experience last weekend at Roy's Hall in Blairstown NJ. Anyone near the Delaware Water Gap ought to catch a show at this venue. Totally old school vibe--the owners are great, the sound is phenomenal (one of the owners does pro s... | |
| What does the term "Speed" mean in a speaker? Yep, transient response. I would say decay does not fall under the umbrella of speed or transient response but others may feel differently. | |
| Review: Linear Tube Audio (LTA) "Ultralinear" Amplifier Update--I moved and decided not to go with the monoblocks in the shoebox case. Instead, I decided to stick with a single stereo Ultralinear in the new Fern and Roby case and upgrade the 12AX7s to Amperex "Bugle Boys" as per Mark's recommendation. ... | |
| Need Help! My Class A Amp Is Running Very Hot Given what you have reported and Al's usual helpful stats it sounds like the amp is operating at normal temps for a Class A design. This is the main reason I am not a big fan of some of these designs--it's not so much the heat they produce and the... | |
| New to classical music If you have a SACD player then go for those as well which can also be had pretty cheap and usually have better sound quality than Redbook CDs. | |
| New to classical music I think you are smart to build a collection on CD. The prices are really low for used these days and you can go to a place like Princeton Record Exchange or shop online and find tons of inventory for minimal dollars. I have found several European ... | |
| Next UD1S is shipping. Thelonious Monk-Monk Yeah, just got my shipping notice. Last night I broke the seal on Bill Evans "Portraits" and gave it a spin. Sound is good but I'm not sure how it compares to other versions of this LP or the SACD. As a historic recording it falls short of the kno... | |
| New to classical music I could be wrong but I think the OP was saying that his OVERALL musical tastes are pretty eclectic, not that his tastes WITHIN the classical genre are eclectic. So maybe start with recommending large scale orchestral works and piano compositions t... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? The law of diminishing returns may be more operative in the realm of cartridges than other parts of the signal chain. I think this may be particularly true with the ART 9, which I owned for a time and thoroughly enjoyed. I ended up replacing the A... | |
| Esoteric K-03Xs Player I've got about 50 hours on my K-03xs now and it is a wonderful piece of gear. It replaced my trusty X-03se which was also a great piece. The K-03xs is much more "analogue" sounding--very spacious, tonally correct and vivid, with excellent detail r... | |
| Power Conditioner, which of these 4 and why? Consider a used Ayre L5xe. It was highly recommended to me by someone with strong technical credentials who helped me sort through all the marketing hype to find something better than a high quality power strip to plug my front end components into... | |
| VPI Cuing arm falling too fast For years the cueing device WAS the only component not made in the USA. About a year or so ago VPI changed from the foreign hydraulic lift to a mechanical cam lift made in the USA. You can tell the difference by the length of the cueing arm--long ... | |
| GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED... R.E.M. for sure. One of my favorite bands despite the sucky SQ. Most conspicuous offender—Fables of the Reconstruction”—such a great album of music but sounds like crap. I would put Springsteen on the list—“Born to Run” at the top in terms of gap ... |