dodgealum
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| Specific Pre-Amp advice Dark: I enjoyed my time with both the Modwright (LS100 and 36.5) and ARC (SP16, LS26) preamps but for me the Herron had a better mix of features and sonic attributes. The sound of the Herron is very clean yet musical. Not at all colored, sterile o... | |
| Specific Pre-Amp advice I concur with those extolling the Herron VTSP-3A. I have owned several preamps from ARC and Modwright and while each had virtues the Herron is a far superior linestage. Keith is a pleasure to deal with and builds intelligently designed, reliable e... | |
| Harbeth HL Compact The HLCompact from 1987 will likely not have the Radial driver which is at the core of what makes Harbeth's such a great speaker. I would look for a later model that has this driver. I had an early pair of Compact 7's from the mid-1990s which were... | |
| Harbeth sound with high wife acceptance factor? I had C7s for many years--loved them. Wanted something larger and floorstanding that sounded as good through the mids and elsewhere if possible. I looked for two years, heard dozens of speakers. None had the Harbeth magic I was seeking until....I ... | |
| Best divorce album? Rosanne Cash "interiors"beck "sea change" | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range Second the Herron. My last stage.... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I think the whole topic of equipment break in is over cooked. In my experience the essential characteristics of ANY piece of gear are discernible within the first five hours of playback. Yes, subtle improvements do occur over time--more so with eq... | |
| Phoenix Engineering Falcon and Eagle Does anyone know if the new ADS combines speed control with speed monitoring? | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Since there were no "professional" reviews of this cartridge I had to set my skepticism aside and take a leap of faith based on several positive reports posted here. While the A'gon can often be an instrument of hype, in this case the reverse was ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Not sure how much can be gleaned from this review. First, the clarity of the evaluation and review conclusions is compromised by the translation. Second, the reviewer highlights the "weakness of TD 240 - 2... which makes the exquisite sound usin... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Not at all to my ears in my system. I'd love to read the review--can you post a link? | |
| Environmental Potentials whole house surge protection, can I get your opinions? I've had one installed directly on the panel of two different homes over the past decade. I use no other power conditioning--I have my equipment plugged directly into Porter Ports on a 20amp dedicated line. Like Folkfreak, I can't really say if it... | |
| VPI Classic Platter- Naked or better with a mat? Hey guys--reviving this thread. For those using the Classic platter--are you using the small round disc (about 1.5" diameter) over the spindle and under the record so that when the clamp is applied the record does not "dish"? This came with my ori... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 Just saw an OC9MLII come on this site. The asking is almost $400 which to me is way to high. I had one in beautiful shape that I sold for $200 here several months ago and was happy with what I got. | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 Just saw this sorry....As far as I know you cannot replace the stylus on the AT OC9MLII though I'm sure you could get a retip from Soundsmith. The OC9 can usually be found here for about $250 and I see VPI Scouts all the time so you should not hav... |