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Apr 28, 2018	High End is Dead? I am lucky to have both a dedicated listening room and a living room with music. The listening room includes seating for 5 people between the speakers and the ability to add more chair listening. (That’s why I don’t want speakers that are directio...
Apr 28, 2018	We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses kosst - I was an attorney (Southwestern 79') and for 32 years, a commercial real estate appraiser. I had to extract from the collected data an opinion of value or utility of the property (highest and best use). I consider my former profession to...
Apr 27, 2018	Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning I have about 25,000 LPs. I've noticed that the LPs I cleaned 20 to 30 years ago using a stiff brush and Torumat fluid on a VPI 16.5 sound as good and clean as when I first cleaned them. I'm playing them on a VPI VI/SME IV (mod)/Benz Ruby 3. No ...
Apr 26, 2018	Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning I noticed that the Rushton cleaning method also limits the water temperature and the cavitation frequency. It could be that his solution is important for better results. This is an experiment I'm willing to try. He also uses a VPI 16.5 to dry ...
Apr 26, 2018	Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning I like the Kirmuss Audio cleaner because it uses a lower frequency (35Khz), lower temperature (95 degrees), common fluid (distilled water and a touch of alcohol), proper spacing for cleaning (Cleaner Vinyl Pro stack doesn’t permit cavitation bubbl...
Apr 26, 2018	Which 30K Speakers Would You Give Up For Tekton Double Impacts? cb5300. I mentioned $55,000 to $60,000 speakers I'm interested in. I have been using Focuses for the past 18 years and Signature IIIs for 16 years in another room. Those Legacy speakers have a wide seating/listening area instead of the very dir...
Apr 25, 2018	Which 30K Speakers Would You Give Up For Tekton Double Impacts? Those Bache Audio Triangles look impressive. My next speaker will probably be either an Einstein, Von Schweikert VR55 aktive or Lumenwhite top speaker. I have to audition the first two before I make a decision. The latter is also very efficient...
Apr 23, 2018	Which 30K Speakers Would You Give Up For Tekton Double Impacts? 400-500 hour break-in period. I wonder how manufacturers can tell when their design (or new design) sounds good unless they wait of two week continuous use prior to knowing what the speaker will sound like. Anyone know how the manufacturer knows...
Apr 23, 2018	Which 30K Speakers Would You Give Up For Tekton Double Impacts? Has anyone compared the Tekton DE SE to GoldenEar Reference? Getting rid of Kef Blade 2 for these is a major statement.
Apr 23, 2018	High End is Dead? I don't understand the proliferation of new turntables/arms at this year's AXPONA and Munich last year. I just saw two new $23,000 turntables w/arms from Einstein and Thales (the former's first turntable). I think Levinson just came out with a ...
Apr 22, 2018	We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses I would prefer if manufacturers used circuit breakers instead of fuses. My 2 phono stages and 2 of 3 pre-amps are unfused. Only my CD players and amps are fused. I've heard my amps with SR blue fuses and the same amps with circuit breakers inst...
Apr 19, 2018	Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? Please excuse my lack of knowledge concerning the SME V. I haven’t seen one for decades and forgot that it has a VTA adjustment ability. However, it is there and easier than the SME IV per other Audiogon forums but not on the fly. https://forum.au...
Apr 19, 2018	Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? The SME V has an oil trough and is said to have higher rated/durable ABEC bearings. I have the 1989 SME IV version with even older bearings played at least 7,000 or 8,000 hours with no apparent wear on a VPI TNT VI (previously on a VPI 19-4). The ...
Apr 19, 2018	Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? I noticed that my SME IV and an SME V arms are still listed for sale at Acoustic Sounds but at much higher prices ($4,295 for the SME IV) http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/112917/SME-Series_IV_Tonearm-Tonearm Buying a used one at 1/4 that price is...
Apr 16, 2018	We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Wow. I bet trolls are writing really nasty personal rants against me. Thanks moderators.I joke about SR "upgrading" and changing their top of the line tweaks, but it’s all for the better. I am glad I purchased the Atmosphere XL4 rather than an FEQ...