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| Dual AES EBU - a near future use, or a bit before its time The Network Bridge fully supports DSD output (DSD64) on a single AES channel or even on one of the S/PDIF outputs.In the dCS app configure the Bridge as follows:AES Downsampling: 192kSPDIF Downsampling: 192kDual AES Sample rate: 352.8kDSD Downsa... | |
| In the market for a cartridge for Clearaudio Innovation Wood Is the DS Audio cartridge more sensitive to the dust and grime than conventional ones?Not in my experience nor the experience of my clients. It's a traditional Shibata stylus and is going to behave the same with respect to dust as other cartridges... | |
| In the market for a cartridge for Clearaudio Innovation Wood Lots of experience with the Innovation, but less so with that particular SME arm.Keeping your budget in mind I can second the recommendation for the AMG Teatro which is a truly wonderful cartridge. It's become one of my go-to cartridges for an aff... | |
| Benz Ebony L retip Why not take advantage of the retip exchange or upgrade programs offered by Musical Surroundings (Benz distributor for North America)? You can either swap out your Ebony for a new one or receive sizeable credit toward a Ruby or LPS.There were some... | |
| corus vs coherence 2 Over the years I've owned a couple of Coherence IIs as well as all of the iterations of the Synergy (I, II, IIi). Right now I'm quite impatiently awaiting the arrival of a Corus.Guido's description is pretty much spot on and the last iterations of... | |
| KEF 103/4 loudspeakers; any comments According to Orion:Kef Kube 200 ActiveMSRP = $400Used Retail = 131.67 - 160.93Mint Trade-in = 81.63 - 99.77Avg Trade-in = 50.04 - 61.16 | |
| Record cleaning Q's - brushes and fluid Two points....1) Static -- I've found that static build-up is more or less of a problem depending on the fluid used. For instance the RRL/MoFi fluids tend to have more of a static problem than the DD fluids. The one thing that will ensure a really... | |
| What do you think of Vandersteen 5a's? I'm going to have to disagree with cyctocycle on a couple of points.1) While the 5As share some of the same sonic characteristics of the other Vandersteen speakers they aren't just larger/more expensive versions of the other models. I've had the 2... | |
| Graham Phantom damping fluid level. It's wonderful... I'm playing with VTA now... I'm finding that tail up is producing much better results for me than level or tail down. This is the exact opposite of any other cartridge I've ever owned.Various searches that I've done are confirmin... | |
| Graham Phantom damping fluid level. I've been following this thread off and on since it started. In my previous configuration (using a Koetsu Jade) I got good results with the fluid level about 1mm past the start of the square shank (new bearing cap).I just installed the Transfigura... | |
| Nos Amperex 12AX7 Bugle Boy's hard to find. I don't think that he has any on hand, but Jim McShane is another good source for tubes. Incredibly helpful and willing to take the time to make sure that you find the "right" tube for your needs.http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/ | |
| Damping factor or watts? So in our imperfect world, which is more important?Frankly, neither.The most important thing is how the system as a whole sounds to YOU in YOUR room.Buying equipment based on specs can be a very expensive endeavor. You might find the perfect set o... | |
| Analog - Basic Tools I maintain an audio toolkit in my listening room with all of the various tools needed to maintain the system. The items that get used in maintenance of the analog rig are as follows:1 set of "electronics" screwdrivers. These are high quality, smal... | |
| High mass arm to mate with my Jade cartridge I have a Jade mounted to a Graham Phantom on a Clearaudio Master Solution. The Phantom/Jade combo is amazingly warm and musical and I don't hear any indication that there is a mis-match between the cartridge and the arm. | |
| Armboard Also there are two Graham armboard options for the Clearaudio. There's the Graham version (machined out of metal and made by Graham --- has a Graham logo on it) and the Clearaudio version which is acrylic... and rather cheesy.I have the Graham ver... |