folkfreak
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| Master clock cables and SQ What @almarg said -- the deciding factor is what the impedance is on the device you are connecting the clock too -- I've never seen a device with clock inputs that has both 75 and 50 -- it's either one or the other and that's what you need to driv... | |
| Trying to find/identify a very specific step up transformer MFA SU632 (albeit this was from 2 years ago)?https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-172-music-first-audio-mc-step-632-vinyl-cleaner-proI own the big brother Classic V2 and love it -- especially the way they're custom built to your spec and ... | |
| Audioquest Dragon Powercord vs Hurricane I’d say that what you describe @ricred1 captures the Dragons pretty well. They’re an unforgiving cable and stress clarity, speed and directness above all. What strikes first as less bass is likely actually an absence of lower mid bass emphasis, in... | |
| What amp is best with Wilson Sasha DAW speakers I have owned the ARC Ref 40 and the VTL 7.5. I purchased the VTL to replace the Ref 40 when I upgraded my speakers as the change was clearly bringing out the “truer then true” characteristic of the ARC amp. By this I mean it’s tendency to make eve... | |
| Does it come down to the mastering quality only?? @daveyf the operative word is not good/bad but "honest" -- a lousy studio manipulated over processed recording can never sound anything other than fake but a "mediocre" honest recording of real musicians in real space can yield surprisingly evocat... | |
| Does it come down to the mastering quality only?? In my experience no. The real test of a system is what it does with less than pristine recordings. Does the system convey the humanity and emotion in the recording irrespective of the technical media used to record it? Many of my favorites to lis... | |
| Modding Synergistic Research MPC to Galileo status Btw if anyone wants a Spallone modded MPC I seem to have one surplus to my needs and if you want it then PM me and we can arrange how to get it to you, just pay shipping, thanks | |
| VTL MB-450 Signature Series 2 Amps; Current or past users thoughts I owned the series II, then immediately had VTL upgrade them to the current series III spec. I still own them eight years on and they continue to serve me well. Built like a tank, fail (rarely) gracefully and very flexible with the adjustable damp... | |
| Recommendation for specific amp (must have 110 /220V) switch The obvious answer would be to go Class D as most of those are switchable but to change the answer to your question slightly have you given thought to the economics? Using the U.K. as a for instance if you buy an amp in the US less than six months... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ Corroborating @oregonpapa experience I also get great results from the combination of Gate and transformers (in my case both a Torus WM75BAL and Synergistic 12UEF) -- the former is an undefeatable part of my system upstream of the room and the lat... | |
| Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge? Re bending it back -- surprisingly given it's a megabucks cart it's a simple Aluminum cantilever so could be bent back -- but not sure how that would affect my trade value! And "audiophile nervosa" and all that 😖 | |
| Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge? @millercarbon I think there are two sorts of problems caused by dirt on the stylus. In the long term build up of baked up crud is of course a problem and a good thorough cleaning regimen is needed to prevent that. But more problematic and more ann... | |
| Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge? The other annoying thing is about the stylus guard that came with this cart. It was so flimsy and poorly designed that I was so scared of damaging the cart trying to put it on I never used it -- if it had been a better designed one I'd have had it... | |
| Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge? For tracking stylus life I built a little click on/click off elapsed time timer using an electronics module that is good for 999 hours -- most other counters have far too short a period. You can see a picture of it in my system description -- it w... | |
| advice for mono cartridge Just FYI if you do go Miyajima these are prone to hum and buzzing if you cannot manage ground issues. The only foolproof solution I have is using the ground lift switch on my step up. A mono switch will also cancel the hum but kind of defeats the ... |