fsonicsmith
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| Phono Preamplifier Redux .. Damn This is Getting Expensive I have not heard any of the Hana cartridges but it sure seems that dealers push them and buyers regret buying them. This is based on a combination of people I know and the fora. Analogue is a microcosm of an audio system-it is all about proper set... | |
| The Match Test I believe that is the test for car audio for those under twenty five. True across all demographics, all genres. The other test for car audio is being able to hear it from the fiftieth floor of a skyscraper when the windows are rolled down. | |
| Chris Sommovigo has passed away He was only 55. Apparently a heart attack. It is also evident that those who had the fortune of meeting him all say he was incredibly intelligent and kind. | |
| Just got a new Bluesound Node. Very disappointed! I will never understand attempting to describe, rate, or rank the sound of a streamer without any listing of the type, brand, and model of cable and listing the DAC. They are interdependent with the lowest common denominator being controlling. Thi... | |
| New VPI purchase I know @fsonicsmith stated that the twist in the wire is no good. But I have found that if you use the Soundsmith method of checking anti-skate, that a little twist does the trick. The stylus will slightly pause at the lead out groove, then slowl... | |
| New VPI purchase I owned two VPI's over a span of six years. I disagree that the periphery ring, which I have, makes a positive difference unless the record is warped near the edge. I do agree the VPI feet are trash. They look fancy. I have posted about this her... | |
| New VPI purchase My advice is to first tell us, as someone else already asked, if you have the gimbaled or unipivot arm. Second, do not count on getting it set up without an experienced friend or hired gun. Third, if unipivot, forget about twisting the nutrik... | |
| Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp I don't mean to be pissing on your sense of Nirvana, but reality is that there is nothing new under the sun when it comes to 300B amp circuit design and darned little new under the sun with implementation. I doubt that Matt and Ben have the means ... | |
| MoFi controversy As the article mentioned through a quote, anyone who believed 40,000 copies of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" were all done through the "one-step" process needs help. They obviously don't understand the limitations of analogue tape. Put differentl... | |
| Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito As the article mentioned through a quote, anyone who believed 40,000 copies of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" were all done through the "one-step" process needs help. They obviously don't understand the limitations of analogue tape. Put differently,... | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... @phusis I don't know if you are agreeing with most of what I said in this thread or not and don't care, great post. By todays standards, I don't think Peter Snell could sell a Type A. But then again, there is certain brand that defies all the od... | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... Considering the inordinate amount of garbage stockpiled into a Harbeth bookshelf speaker (like there was a contest to see which network could be the most complicated piece of junk anyone could produce on design day), it is not at all surprising t... | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... I like this thread because I have always felt that source and electronics are more important than choice of loudspeaker. I’ve said this many times in various threads-the choice of loudspeaker has the most effect on the character of the sound, not ... | |
| Something on top of a speaker=okay? IIRC, Tom Gillette fka Sam Tellig once suggested readers try three pennies. It was mostly tongue in cheek that at a cost of six cents coming out of your personal liquidity, why not? I felt silly doing it but tried it. Back then I had B&W M805'... | |
| Garrard 301 restore I'm not sure that is true. Although, I'm speaking for 401, I have one in a full ply plinth and one in 50mm slate. The slate one is the more lively and detailed of the two. I mentioned the "school of thought". We can call it a "school of opinion... |