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Monitor Stands - Made of Stone
I use 40mm thick black granite on my Magico A5 (with its spikes, sitting on the granite) and gives a much more defined bass and revealed many more micro dynamics especially in the sub 80hz region. Had used other decoupling device and different thi... 
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
In my humble experience : speaker placement is the biggest factor of hearing (and reproducing )  the “depth” from your source of music.  In most cases if your speakers are placed too close to the front wall of the room you tend to have a rather fl... 
Analog Upgrade itch
@pindac thank you and it sounds very in consistent with what I heard from other audiophilies’ comment. DS “nothing wrong but nothing attractive” my personal but very limited experience is they are very detailed with exceptionally low noise floor. ... 
Analog Upgrade itch
@karl_desch thanks , the StabiR + 4pt 11 is an upgrade to me, is worth every penny … now my itch goes to which cartridge I should try next 😂 : DS optical or SPU (I know they are very different)   
Analog Upgrade itch
@surge a platform under your power supply ! wow  may I know what you used underneath your TT and your speakers lol ?   just an update : for the last 2 months I was lucky enough to have several dealers let me audition different phonos in my prem... 
Need advice for upgrading my analog setup
@thefrator hello I also upgrading my vinyl system and I agree with @ghdprentice phono stage and cartridges are equally important just like the table. I tried over 10 different brands over the last 2 months (half of them auditioned in my own system... 
What's your favorite $5-7000 turntable?
+1 for Kuzma ,S or R if budget allows  
Second tonearm / cartridge
@elliottbnewcombjr my phono amp does have 3 inputs : 2 MCs/ 1MM  thanks for reminding me that.   
Looking for upgrade of Accuphase E-480
I auditioned several Accuphase (class AB / class A) but they all have the Accuphase signature sound. B&W seems to be a good match in general , so my suggestion is to try other amplifier brands. Or some of the recordings are just the way it is ... 
Which LS3/5a?
Hello @bobheinatz  i have (and still own) a pair of 15ohm Rogers walnut 3/5a(1990) and a pair of Harbeth Rosewood (special edition) 11ohm (1994)  1. I found them perform the best with Foundation speaker stands , without a proper stand , they don... 
To pricey
I auditioned the new D4 (803/804) powered by Classe Audio and I didn’t like either of them but it could be the amplifications and the speakers were merely broken-in  (I used to own N802 and love it!) IMHO you may want to consider upgrading the NA... 
Analog Upgrade itch
@dover thanks for the explanation. I didn’t aware the 2 options from Allnic ! That adds points to Allnic over Kondo.    do you (or any seasoned memeber) have compared Kondo GE1 vs Allnic ? How do they differ sonically ?  cheers    
Analog Upgrade itch
Dear all : update : I went to auditioned Allnic H7000 , Kuzma Stabi R with 4point9 , and I went to another dealer who offered me Dr Feickert Firebird and with a Kondo Audio Note GE1 phono stages , was very impressed with the SQ Due to a change of... 
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@sksos thats very good price ! The Seismion costs around $5000 and the size is 500 x 400mm, max load 80kg , this price , I was told, a 50% cheaper than comparable products from Herzan (Switzerland) or Accurion (Germany) , I have no knowledge about... 
Analog Upgrade itch
@lewm @sksos  I did some research about isolation bench and here is a new manufacturer from Germany , seems to have some very positive reviews when compare to other similar products .. and at a fraction of the cost. Have you heard of ? Seismion ...