dwette
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| 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... | |
| I give up on new vinyl I have plenty of success with both old original vinyl and newly remastered reissues, but I am collecting almost entirely classical and jazz. With that said, it’s like everything else. Vinyl reissues run the gamut. Some come from nefarious outfits ... | |
| Did I just make my audio system too sensitive after adding a Herron VTPH-2A preamp? The Herron is a wonderful phonostage and the end game in that component for me (and everything around it has been upgraded since I bought it). While it is very revealing of a great source, it will expose flaws if the source isn’t right (table/arm/... | |
| Finger Prints on Records An enzymatic cleaner works for me. I use Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solution Enzymatic Formula. | |
| Tracking Force? dwette, have you had experience with sound of other Clearaudio? Would you describe the Concerto V2 as "bright"?@vinowinoNo, I do not consider it overly bright. It has a very neutral and balanced presentation. I had a Talismann V2 that was overly b... | |
| Tracking Force? Anyone with a cartridge required to track greater than 2.0 g in this day and age should have his/her head examined@stevecham Can you please explain that? I have a Clearaudio Concerto V2. All their cartridges in that range and up have a 2.8 gr. rec... |