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| Loricraft and power cord upgrade? Thank you for posting this. I just ordered a PS Audio PW AC-10 cord for it.I Will post my thoughts with it on my PRC-3. | |
| New PS Audio PerfectWave I only have the new DAC, not the transport. (disclosure- I just became a PS Audio dealer though I have been using their gear for years)- I also had the DLIII, which was nice, but not enough to make me want to stop listening to LP's mostly.With the... | |
| Mapleshade boards under speakers This is a great subject matter. I believe Maple Shade and Sistrum have similar philosophies, draining vibration (using brass) into another mass.I have not yet ordered from Mapleshade, but plan to get their nano cartridge mounts. Sistrum, on the ot... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? I think owning tubes is like being in love with someone. Sure there are compromises, but when it's right, you can't possibly imagine being without them. Rfogel has the right idea. I run the same Atma tube amp and preamp as him. I have been an Atma... | |
| It costs me $100 a week to listen to vinyl The high cost of replacing a top quality phono cart was one of the main reasons I got involved with Soundsmith's Strain Gauge first as an owner, and now a dealer of that product.It allows the owner to replace the relatively inexpensive stylus in a... | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic I was asked by a poster here to jump in and add my thoughts, being a Raven One owner.First of all, I never understood why some people give VPI a bad rap. It seems like a well built, well engineered product. I don't have enough experience with VPI'... | |
| Has anyoe had problems using the mint LP tractor gurney,I have found the Graham jig to be fairly off compared to what the mint unit gave me. Anyone else. | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Kirkus, can you elaborate on your opinion of the current Genelec's?I happen to use the small 8020's (with a sub) in my video editing system, but often listen to music through them in the nearfield.While nothing like the performance I get with my t... | |
| Has anyoe had problems using the mint LP tractor I have posted about this previously.I too couldn't seem to really see what is going on with the Mint LP. I looked far and wide for fiber optic devices that could get me in close to see the alignment, and took a chance that this would work, which i... | |
| Influence of stylus shapes on distortion I have posted about this briefly in another thread. The Soundsmith Strain Gauge cart system allows one to interchange different stylus profiles within a few seconds. Changing between the Optimized Contour and Nude Line contact styli with the same ... | |
| Do you spend more on audio than your income allows I don't charge gear on credit, but certainly have an extremely expensive hobby compared to most people, and compared to my income. The way I look at it, since hearing declines with age, why wait till you can't hear to be able to afford a great sys... | |
| Mystical Performances Rickie Lee Jones in concert often has that quality. She sells some live shows on her site. | |
| Bruce Springsteen, did you see the show? Over the years I have seen Springsteen about 65 times - every tour since 1978 when as a 13 year old kid I bought tickets for Madison Square Garden through a scalper for the outrageous price of $35 (everyone thought I was nuts to pay that price).Th... | |
| Would you pay to audition speakers Quite a few years ago I was looking for some video gear and entered a high end video/audio retailer here in NYC to see what they had. The owner informed me it was a $50 fee (good towards any purchases) to demo.I didn't go ahead with it, since most... | |
| Headphones for setting VTA? Thanks Frank,I have a pretty good VTA spot right now, and just raise it a little for 180 gram LP's, but am looking for a better way to tweek by ear.Any other people use headphones this way? I have a friend that use headphones to evaluate cables ch... |