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| SoundSmith VPI Zephyr vs. AT-OC9 I had an OC-9 years ago, remember only that it sounded kind of thin which is why I replaced it. No idea how it would compare to my current Zephyr which I like a lot. I'm running it on a JMW 10.5i arm and my only concern was that it was something o... | |
| Reference strada one or two subs? I replaced the original spikes with "carpet penetrating CP1 Bearpaws" (their name) from a company called edenSound (edensoundaudio.com). I had them drilled for 1/4" x 20 studs. Only problems are (1) the studs go into the Gallo stands only about on... | |
| Reference strada one or two subs? You're welcome. I think you're right about the 110 Hz, or thereabouts. Be sure to check out that TR-3 before buying it. I had QC problems with a couple. Good luck. | |
| Reference strada one or two subs? The TR-3s are wired from line outputs on my Aesthetix Calypso linestage. Hard to tell what the crossover settings really are, since they are not marked as to frequency, but I have the crossover knobs' pointers set at approx. 12:30, and with the "l... | |
| Reference strada one or two subs? I've used my own Stradas with one Gallo TR-3 sub and with two of these subs. Two TR-3 subs are WAY superior to one. The Gallo subs use the same drivers as in the Reference 3.5s and I think would be a better match with the Stradas than the REL. Bea... | |
| Tube dampers in Aesthetix I oncer queried Glenn Buckley of Aesthetix on this point. He said he preferred not to use dampers on the tubes. Another of his thoughts -- replace the 12AX7s with 7058 type tubes. A little hard to find, but cheap and, in my experience, very good s... | |
| Best beer Brother Thelonious. Seriously. | |
| Taking suggestions for CD players for a passive The tube buffer (I tried one and sold it) simply adds a pleasing kind of coloring and IMO, distortion, to the sonics. If it works for you, though, enjoythe effect. Probably a hell of a lot better than listening to my Oppo thru a passive alone.And ... | |
| Taking suggestions for CD players for a passive Not so, Shakey. My Oppo BDP8SE sounds fine in my system (active preamp) but pretty dismal -- flat, 2-dimensional, generally blah -- in systems with a passive. Three such systems so far (I couldn't believe the first one). | |
| Grace 940 unipivot tonearm Assuming that the damping fluid in your arm is easily removable via Q-Tips or whatever, it's kinda fun to experiment with different levels and viscosities of various fluids. Well, if you find it fun, that is :-)You don't have to limit yourself to ... | |
| Morrow IC I've found that it's easy to improve on the Morrows. Just get Morrows with more strands. This, of course, is how Mike sells them -- i.e., there's no real difference except the addition of strands from the "1" models to the "3" and "6" and beyond, ... | |
| Use power conditioner to turn off amp I've plugged my amps into conditioners for many years after determining that they DO sound better that way and proving it to doubting friends. Depends on the conditioner/regenerator and, I suppose, the amps. Mine are currently (pun) PS Audio P10 a... | |
| One sub or two? Two subs are better. No question about it. I've tried it both ways. | |
| Looking for the BASS I'm basically interested in achieving the most coherent and best integrated sound from my system. For whatever reason, this pretty much requires that the main speakers and subs be in the same plane. I could certainly achieve stronger bass by posit... | |
| Aesthetix stellar customer service Another rave for Glenn and Aesthetix. |