folkfreak
Responses from folkfreak
| advice for mono cartridge Unfortunately none of the Miyajima cartridges will work on that arm -- I ran the compatibility specs across the range and the SME 3009 just isn't going to work -- I love my Zero but like all the Miyajima's these are big and heavy cartridges! Have... | |
| ARC Ref 6 tube dampers. I had good results with Herbies on the 6550s in my Ref 40, appreciable tightening of the sound. More consistent top to bottom and more crisp leading edges. Perhaps less of that warmth and bloom that some like but which I increasingly see as a colo... | |
| tweeter replacement Magico S5 So if Magico do anything to that tweeter to change it the don’t you end up with a pair of speakers with different tweeters? Not to mention something that is no longer a Magico S5 for resale purposes?To me a markup from $450 to $800 on parts includ... | |
| Phono stage evolution after the ARC Ref2, Ref2SE or Ref 3 Not sure why there’s any need for secrecy. The ARC phono stages are great (I used to have a REF 2SE) but like all ARC pre amps relatively colored to the “musical” side of things. They make almost everything sound wonderful, sometimes realer than r... | |
| Name Your Top 5 Most Musical Dynamic Sounding Tonearms of All time? @millercarbon well on my current table (EAR DiscMaster) over the past ten years I’ve owned it I’ve had an SME-IV, Triplanar VII, Wand+, Durand Talea and Durand Kairos. As it takes two arms at the same time it’s not hard to make comparisons. I’ll b... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ Just as an addendum to my last post when taking the shots of the Gate in situ I wondered if as the Torus wall case is a noisy (actually, it's quite hummy) environment if some additional isolation for the Gate via fo.Q damping material might helpAn... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ @mrs_ppt the Gate was installed by Ron Hedrich (Marigo Audio) based on advice provided by Tim. It is on the 240V input side of my Torus WM-75BAL wall conditioner. Electrically this is identical to installation across the 240V breaker that the Toru... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ @slaw thanks for the questions. I don't really do % improvements as in my experience any improvement is always substantial (in the sense that once you have it you value it greatly) but at the same time inconsequential (as the next improvement will... | |
| Worth of current system On another note, regarding the responses which have been posted thus far: My perception has been that the median of the figures that have been provided is significantly less than might be expected, given all the talk that goes on here about extrem... | |
| High quality in-wall UL-C2 rated 10-gauge A/C wiring ? @jea48 point is well taken. In Southern CA I had no issues having the jacketed JPS cable put in directly in wall but in Portland where (probably in retrospect in error) I had conduit installed my electrician needed to strip the SR Romex into its t... | |
| High quality in-wall UL-C2 rated 10-gauge A/C wiring ? I my current setup I use Synergistic Research provided quantum tunneled Romex -- as I recall it was cheap. Previously in an older installation I used JPS in wall (https://www.thecableco.com/power-ac-in-wall-power-cord-bulk.html) but that costs eve... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ I cannot understand why you would remove other different and complementary products after adding a PPT product? As the basis of operation of each product is different why not see them as complementary? Acoustic treatments such as HFTs, Atmosphere ... | |
| What do you Read to learn more about Audio News? One stop and done https://www.dailyaudiophile.complus for the Uber hi endhttps://www.monoandstereo.com | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? Soundstaging is actually all about definition, ie the relative accuracy of the timing of different sounds reaching the ears. Superior clocking improves the ability of the digital system to render all of the elements of the mix, including the refle... | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? @mzkmxcv. While I know I’m beating my head against a wall let me try...first you have to believe that superior clocking can improve the performance of a digital system. If, as is the case in my system or any other dCS rig, adding an off board cloc... |