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| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound Jay's Audio on Youtube announced this weekend that Von Schweikert speakers are comparable to Sonus Faber and Magico if they had a baby, high resolution, huge dynamics, huge soundstage and musicality. Even the new VR 30 speaker with a pair of 10" ... | |
| Speakers for leading edge, transients, speed and big sound Von Schweikert speakers with a easy placement due to their adjustable active bass. The more expensive models have more adjustments. The smaller, less expensive models play big, superior dispersion and adding a pair of 10" shockwave subs should p... | |
| Sound quality differences in streamers I was considering an inexpensive streamer for less critical but still enjoyable listening to music that I don't own (61,100 LPs/CDs/78s/R2R). It will be installed into a Lampizator Poseidon DAC. Can I get somewhat satisfying sound from an under ... | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening @richmon I am connecting to 77 year old LPs. On my other turntable, I'm connecting to 124 year old shellac "78" records (pre-1925 electrics had various speeds). I enjoy a good performance on any record, preferably in clean condition. Also list... | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening The only problem I have in 55+ years of analog listening (not on a console system) is setting up the new cartridge. Otherwise, today, I plop a record into my Kirmuss ultrasonic cleaner with distilled water, 5 minutes later (typically), remove it ... | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? @larryi Then the best thing to do is occasionally use a microfibre towel to dust and/or remove detris/oils on a tube, new and used. I'm just not into that and my custom listening room is filtered from most dust-maybe once annual cleaning. | |
| Anyone wear gloves to handle vacuum tubes? @wownflutter +1 same here, don't tube roll and just test tubes every few years. | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... With my near SOTA set up in a custom built listening room, with 61,100 CDs/LPs/78s/R2R recordings, the quality of the sonics vary but have improved to such an extent that fewer than 10% of my recordings sound less than good and enjoyable. Even am... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? Since of January 2024, I reached my endpoint with near SOTA equipment= Von Schweikert VR9 SE MK2 new foundation sub amps and Masterbuilt wire Westminster Labs REI mono block amps Lampizator Poseidon DAC (pre-amp everyone says could be even bett... | |
| A life sentence!!! Von Schweikert VR9 SE MK2 upgraded with Masterbuilt Ultra cabling and Foundation subwoofer amps. | |
| Upscale Audio is up front with customers I've only had positive experiences with Mr. Deal and his sales associates. I've purchased NOS tubes and some items. I've asked concerning higher end speakers and cartridges. Always received reasoned answers. Upscale is upscale in fact of custo... | |
| One box solution Dutch & Cutch 8C-good choice. I'm 69 and have gone the opposite of the $1+ million system, creating a room and system that one can enjoy on a 10' wide sofa, standing, laying down on the floor. It is the speaker that accomplishes most of that... | |
| Unipivot tone arms I had a cartridge trial back in the 1970s which definitely had a mismatch with the tonearm as it couldn’t track any warp. Prior to using a gimbaled arm, my Brooks Berdan highly modified SME IV from 1989, I used unipivots. I still use an Ultracraf... | |
| Why did you purchase the equipment you have and what do you like most about it? Von Schweikert VR9 SE Mk2 new foundation amps and Ultra Masterbuilt internal cabling. I've heard maybe 1000 audio systems at shows, dealers and homes. The Ultra 9 and 11s were magical with my LPs and CDs rendering the performers in front of thei... | |
| Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? 95% of the time in the car. Mostly news/talk radio, KUSC Metropolitan opera and assorted new classical music releases (much like streaming). Otherwise, no, just LPs, CDs, 78s, R2R and a few cassette tapes not yet transferred to digital. Very ve... |