dynacohum
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| MM Cartridge Talk My all time favorite MM/MI was a Sonus Blue Label (on an LP12/Keith Monks arm in the mid-70's). l recently found a NOS Grace F9 Ruby, fitted to my WTTT/WTTA, but I'm eyeing a new toy...Sumiko Amethyst or Grado Master3 or maybe a Benz Micro Ace H.... | |
| A new way of adjusting anti skate! Isn't the aim of anti-skate to prevent the mistracking that would occur if unequal groove-wall contact was applied during highly modulated passages? Isn’t this solvable by a small increase in downforce such that the “weak side” never fell below th... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker I too am unimpressed with GE Triton Ones, having worked at a dealership for several years. At that store, Paradigm was my go-to. Now I will mention the Revel F208, a big beefy floorstander with great detail, clarity, low end sock, and a reasonabl... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? In 1973, when I started out in HiFi, there was considerable variation in the color scheme of products. Yamaha launched their line with a brushed aluminum, a clean new look, and that became trendy, with Pioneer particularly following...albeit with... | |
| Is 1990's equipment vintage? I agree with Panzrwagn in principle, but disagree on some details. There are more highly sought-after 1970-era Japanese electronics than the Marantz models he mentioned...Sansui 8 Deluxe and most AU/TU separates, Pioneer’s SX1010, SX980 and siblin... | |
| How to damper booming bass... All the comments about speaker placement are well considered. But it’s worth noting that loudness controls or buttons are rarely well calibrated to do what they are intended to do. The best of them are either rotary controls as on many Yamaha mode... | |
| Internet radio for Luddites The Yamaha WX-C50 is like a cheaper version of the Node, uses MusicCast and has presets you access using the app. But the Node has presets that can be selected with their optional remote control. Once you register your up to 40 presets in the Bl... | |
| 1st Album you Ever Owned? My Dad won a raffle at a local gas station's grand opening. It was a "Stereo" Garrard record changer with ceramic flipover cat, tube amplifier, speaker and other channel in removeable lid. Came with a stack of stereo LPs...original cast B'way so... | |
| Can anyone recommend an FM Receiver that would play into a relatively high end system? My store has an MD106T tuner listed on USAM. First rate option for FM. | |
| Combining 2 channel audio and home theatre +1 on the integrated amp with HT bypass as the best approach. It’s just the $700.00 budget that is a problem. Ideally, you’d like to get Tidal from a device that can be shared between the AVR and the amp...Node 2i or older 2 can work, but that’s h... | |
| turntable recommendations Planar 8 w/Ania Pro is around $4000.00 and darn good. Pro-ject Xtension 10 w/Starling is around $5000.00 if you want to go heavyweight. But I most support the Well Tempered Amadeus GTA suggestion. Under $4K. A Benz Ace and you’re under budget and ... | |
| Integrated Tube Amps with Subwoofer out? Black Ice Audio (formerly Jolida) has a new line of integrated all-tube amps that all feature (mono) Sub outputs. | |
| Better digital front end for my DAC Were you using a Connect or the new Port? | |
| Phono preamp worth it with MM cartridges? I share the general disrespect for the Exact, but defend the MM pre in the Elex-R. What you want is a better cartridge, perhaps a Benz Ace HO? Boron cantilever line contact nude stone, for under a grand. Another good one is a Hana SH. And order... | |
| What to upgrade next. I would begin with a separate 2- channel preamp with HT Bypass. Run all your music sources through it and the L/R preouts from your AVR into the bypass input. Used preamps on Audiomart from Rogue, Odyssey, VTL, etc. can be quite affordable and wil... |