dodgealum
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| Where to buy vinyl? Does he live nearby? If so, the best gift you can give him might be to make a date to go to the nearest record store and then guide him thru the selection of 30 LPs. You can teach him what you know about condition, different pressings, reissues, e... | |
| So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System I remember being unimpressed by the big VAC/Vonschweickert system at CAF a few years back. I think it probably pushed $1 million or some crazy amount but to me the sound was just “big” that’s all—didn’t sound like music just very dynamic HiFi. | |
| Another dedicated circuit question Trying to parse from this thread so will pose a question which I hope is sufficiently related so as not to hijack. I am building a dedicated room over the garage from scratch—only drawings at the moment of a new structure. I plan to install a sub ... | |
| Review: Pure Fidelity Harmony Turntable @badgerdms The new motor comes with the cable hard wired and the lead attaches to the new speed control unit. It is an easy swap. The more I listen the more sonic benefits of the Conductor become apparent. It does make a difference and also signif... | |
| Out building for sound. The dream ver$e$ reality I've been deep into this for a few months now planning my own dedicated listening room from scratch. One thing I've come to appreciate is that you need to establish your goal: Is it to create a good sounding room or to keep the noise in the room f... | |
| Are advances in technology making speakers better? When you think of technological advancements within the realm of dynamic speakers I don't think much has happened of consequence. Yes, drivers and crossover components have undergone technological transformation over the past several decades but t... | |
| What should be mandatory in every professional published review- If the word "mandatory" is freaking people out how about each publication developing its own "template" that their stable of reviewers would adhere to in order to insure some continuity and comprehensiveness to formally reviewed products. If I wer... | |
| Review: Pure Fidelity Harmony Turntable @lewm There is no sensor feedback to the motor. The Conductor uses a sophisticated quartz lock control over the motor and the flywheel effect of the thick delrin platter and stainless steel/aluminum sub platter driven by two belts is designed to m... | |
| Review: Pure Fidelity Harmony Turntable For those interested in learning more the latest issue of Stereophile features an in-depth review of the Harmony with the new Conductor speed control unit. The review describes the engineering and build quality well and pretty much takes a shotgun... | |
| Review: Pure Fidelity Harmony Turntable Yes, the motor is replaced as part of the retrofit. However, the motor looks similar to the one it replaces. | |
| Cost effective power cables recommendations, low and high power Check out Empirical Design power cables—they have ED 416 for high current and ED 316 for low current components. Excellent products with great support. | |
| ARC REF 3 vs Modwright 36.5 DM I owned the LS36 (no DS) used with the KWA150SE and the ARC LS26 so not exactly direct experience with either but based on what I’ve learned would encourage you to check out the Herron 360 Reference which will likely have the best attributes of bo... | |
| Tube preamp options If you feel you have your speakers set up optimally your system may benefit from a different preamp--it can be a game changer. If you are confident you are going to need balanced outs at some point then skip to the next post. If not, I would sugge... | |
| Review: Pure Fidelity Harmony Turntable Update: I thought I would circle back to provide an update on my experience with the PF Harmony now that I have plenty of miles on the table and, more importantly, to include some comments on the new Conductor speed control unit. If you rea... | |
| What Cartridge sings on your Origin Live (Silver Mk 4) arm? Not using an OL Silver but a Conqueror MK4--super happy with my Charisma Signature One! Depending on your price point maybe another cartridge in the Charisma lineup? |