exlibris
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| Live music, headphones, and speakers long Very cool stuff! Thanks for the link. I notice that they too use MBL 101Es, though in a highly unconventional way, in their reference setup. | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gage Cartridge system I hope to have one in my system in January. | |
| Stand out phono stages Sirspeedy,What are some of the strengths of the Zanden in comparison to other top phonostages, other than the fact that you can select various equalization curves? | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls Tim,Very well stated. Thank you. | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls Vinyl definitely does it better than digital and I agree that Aesthetix does it better than any preamp I've heard.I sometimes wonder about the "black backgrounds" and "silence" that people get excited about, especially when they insert new digital... | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls I think you might be pushing the analogy a little too far. :^)The point is that the white space between the brush strokes is as important as the brush strokes themselves to the aesthetic appeal of the overall painting.For me, the 'empty' space bet... | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls ...the Tao of high fidelity :^) | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls I just re-read my posting about the three strengths of the Callisto Signature and realized that none of the three were directly related to the actual sound of musical notes.You've probably seen Chinese brush paintings where the subject matter is t... | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls Lewm,The MP-1 is the best preamp that I've ever owned.I've never had an Io in my system but I have lived with a borrowed Callisto Signature (one power supply) for a couple of months. The Callisto does three things better than any linestage that I'... | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls Thanks Jafox! I'd like to get the Aesthetix 6-box combo but first I'll have to move my Atma-Sphere MP-1 mkIII. | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls I checked the archives but wasn't able to find anything of relevance. I too am interested in hearing the opinions of those with extensive experience of both units. | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gage Cartridge system That helps; thanks. | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gage Cartridge system John,What cartridge and phonostage were you using before you got the SG?Do you run the SG system directly to your amps or into a linestage?If you do go straight to the amps, what linestage had you been using?Thank you. | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gage Cartridge system So, there is no need to keep a second cartridge and traditional phonostage? | |
| Stand out phono stages There has been no mention of Tron, Klyne, and Wavac either. |