folkfreak
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| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? Herzan make active isolation platforms that eliminate subsonic interference. They really work with turntables but the cost of entry is $10k.Unfortunately the sad truth is that at this level every last thing makes a difference so it’s hard to say w... | |
| Magico S5 vs KEF Blade 2 vs TAD Evo One vs YG Kipod II Sig w/pwr bass @fsmithjack in my experience the secret to Magicos is inserting tubes somewhere in the system. With your Parasound and Pass I worry it will sound sterile as Magicos too often do when shown with big SS amps at shows. If you are inclined to adding a... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? @inna I might argue a $10k cartridge is a better investment than most other pieces of kitconsider you buy one and when you’ve got your 1000 hours or whatever in you retip/rebuild for $6k or get the same $4k discount off the new top of the line, ma... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? Come on @inna to use AirTight as an illustration. At the same time they added the $15K Magnum Opus they also brought out the $2.5K PC-7 at the bottom end so bringing the cost of entry to the line down. The same is true of most manufacturers in tha... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? Why does everyone have such a problem with value pricing. If company X wants to sell something that delivers a 1% increase in perceived performance over anything else they have then they are free to (and by economic theory bound to) charge as much... | |
| Upgrade path from Wilson WattPuppy 7s? - seeking advice @audiotroy 1,500 words of rambling self justification including references to North Korea! Do you not have anything better to do with your time? | |
| How to transport used MBL 101 speakers w/o crate? If MBl cannot help or its cost prohibitive I’d have a local shipper build you some crates on site. It’ll cost a few hundred $ and take a couple of hours but then you’ll have crates for future use. They bring wood and actually build the crate speci... | |
| Moving a 5,000 vinyl LP collection safely @steve_zettel please note that most homeowners insurance specifically excludes coverage for records and other media. If you haven't checked this please do | |
| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D Sloppy language @geoffkait "geometry" typically refers to the alignment of the stylus relative to the preferred arc and (absent gross off center issues should not vary disc to disc ('tho the truly anal might switch chosen geometries depending on t... | |
| Anyone Had Extended Listening Experience With MBL? @rackon Lector is in fact an Italian company but I'm not sure I'd like to draw any conclusion based only on country of origin. I used to love my old CDP7t, great for tube rolling | |
| PS AUDIO DIRECT STREAM DAC OR DCS ROSSINI DAC MQA is planned for Rossini, should be available soon. But also this is why buying a supported product is essential to have access to future updateshttps://www.dcsltd.co.uk/support/are-you-planning-to-support-mqa/ | |
| $100,000 line stage The philosophy and business model of AudioNote UK is interesting and is well illustrated by this recent profilehttps://parttimeaudiophile.com/2017/08/12/audio-note-uk-factory-tours-and-life-in-the-fast-lane-with...I think of them more as in the tr... | |
| Preferred AES/EBU 110 ohm digital 1.5 meter cables you recommend I’m a great believer in 110ohm cables. In all my DCS setups this connection has always sounded the best.Received wisdom is that Transparent Reference XL is among the best, but at $3595 for 1m is pricey. I use three of these in my current digital s... | |
| Not Enough Options for Auditioning Speakers @asvjerry unfortunately the majority of exhibitors don't bring CD players these days -you'd be better off with a USB stick, or an LP 😉 | |
| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D @rauliruegas (respectfully) I have spent much time with gimballed (damped and undamped) and unipivot tonearms with a good variety of cartridges including some that are very demanding of the arm they are mounted on. All I can say is that in my expe... |