dwette
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| Advice on setting VTA I don't get too hung up about VTA, but I do have dynamic VTA adjustment. I find settings each for 200 gr, 180 gr and older thinner records. Spend some time listening/adjusting (a tad tail down with my DV XV-1S) and note the position for each recor... | |
| Advice on setting VTA I use this to make sure the arm is parallel then adjust from there.http://aaudioimports.com/ShowProduct.asp?hProduct=81 Damn! $85? I have one of these. Got it on eBay for about $5. 😳 | |
| Naim Audio system owners - What speakers are you using with Naim? I know, old thread, but just ran across it so I’ll add my 2¢ if it’s still relevant...I have Naim 252/SuperCap-DR/300-DR, with NDX2/XPS-DR plus analog front end. I’m using Dynaudio Confidence C2 Platinum and a pair of REL R-328. It’s a heavenly ma... | |
| Has anyone finally decided to sell their Turntable and Vinyl collection? I never parted with my record collection and I never will. I worked in the retail record business when CDs came out in the 80s. I thought they sounded like garbage and that Phillips/Sony "perfect sound forever" market-speak was just a bunch of tot... | |
| Cartridges that get strings right? I love listening to strings and I love what my Dynavector XV-1s does to reproduce them. Never sibilant, always smooth as silk with excellent ability to resolve details. I had a Clearaudio Concerto before that and it wasn't nearly as good, especial... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A final thoughts. I can confirm all the positive comments here about Keith and the VTPH-2a. Keith lives just 10 miles up the road from me, and when I ordered my VTPH-2 five years ago he delivered it to my house and hung out for several hours while we got everything... | |
| Ordered a Roon Nucleus Plus I run Roon (with Qobuz) on a 2012 Mac Mini i7, which I upgraded with a 1 TB Samsung EVO SSD. Both Roon Core and my 500GB library of ripped CDs and 24-bit FLAC files are on that SSD. I don't use the Mac for anything else.I am getting ready to migra... | |
| Qobuz Users Update? I had TIDAL for about 6 months and signed up for Qobuz went it went live in the U.S. I listen mostly to classical and jazz. I think Qobuz sounds better, but my Naim NDX2 doesn’t support MQA (and probably never will) so with TIDAL Studio I only get... | |
| Phono preamp suggestions The Moon LP3 is a fine preamp in the range, but if you want to step up your game, I don't see doing that without at least doubling your budget to $1200 or even $1500+. If you like the Moon phonostage sound – which as I recall has a very neutral pr... | |
| Dynaudio C4 old stock discounted I was going to buy them but they're too tall for my room and the tweeters in them are a nearly 20 y o designLOL...those Esotar2 tweeters are amazing and some of the best in the business still, and Dynaudio continued to refine them since inception.... | |
| Turntable options I'm playing a Clearaudio Ovation with Universal arm and Dynavector DRT XV-1s into a Herron VTPH-2a. I couldn't be happier. I play classical and jazz and it all sounds excellent with this setup. It's a bit over $15K though. | |
| What cart should I go for I"m not using anything in that range, but I've been hearing very good things about the Hanna. Otherwise, I now use a Dynavector XV-1s, but once had a 20x2 that was very nice. | |
| Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings Sound like it would be much cheaper to just replace a few warped records with new copies which will probably sound better anyway.Easier said than done when you've been collecting records for 45 years as I have.I observed first hand today another b... | |
| Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings I have a Clearaudio Ovation with Universal arm and VTALifter2, fitted with a Dynavector DRT XV-1s cartridge.I use a HRM ADH 850 gr record clamp and the new style 1500 gr. Clearaudio Outer Limit ring with the black Delrin locator ring (it no longer... | |
| Clearaudio Turntables +1 on staying away from the magnetic bearing arms. I had both the Clarify and Magnify and they were problematic, causing excessive woofer pumping. No means of turntable isolation would resolve it. I finally upgraded to the Universal tonearm and it... |