fsonicsmith
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| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? This is of course limited to purchase history;John Devore-ask this true gentleman a tedious question like whether vibration control devices are a good idea under his loudspeakers and he gives you an immediate considered response. One example among... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 vs 6SE I apologize for hi-jacking the thread but I am approaching 1500 hours on my Ref 6 and will be buying 6H30PI's. Seems like my choices are ARC and Upscale. Any other suggestions for top quality versions of this tube?I love Upscale for tubes so I wil... | |
| Audio Research Ref 6 vs 6SE I don't understand all this McIntosh talk. https://www.whathifi.com/us/news/audio-research-sold-by-mcintosh-group-to-former-sales-director | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? I have a 12" Cocobolo with Firewire and a 10.5" Ebony with Firewire. My 12" is paired up with my heavily modded TD124 and my 10.5 is on my modded 301. You can see pics in my profile | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? After many years of using various tonearms including four different VPI arms, the 3D printed plastic arm included, I installed my first Reed 3P. It was an epiphanous moment. The huge sonic difference is no doubt due to the amazingly talented desig... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? Never mind , transducers always are the most important links in any audio system. Raul, anyone who has ever spent ten seconds on this Board in the last ten years knows you have a unrequited out of control cartridge fetish. I envision you sleepi... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? Put a Reed 3P arm on any of George Merrill's Gem Dandy polytables and mount the bargain cartridge of your choice and you can get utterly amazing sound. Another similar scenario is put any of the arms offered by Pure Fidelity (my choice would be th... | |
| Integrityhifi TRU-GLIDER Pendulum Tonearm @mijostynRegarding your "system" (yes, I put "system" in quotes because to me it resembles something Tim Burton might have dreamed up).From a purist's perspective this system is a complete nightmare and not worth a second look never mind listen.Ag... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? Warning; I own both a complex tubed amp-an ARC Ref 150 SE-and a fundamentally hair shirt simple amp-an Ampsandsound Nautilus SET. With that out of the way you may wonder why I consider my intro a warning. My answer would be that I have my biases. ... | |
| Sugden/Allnic or Luxman L-509X? For a modest investment I suggest replacing the phono cables and IC's with anything from Kimber, Audioquest, Cardas, or Analysis Plus. Have a professional align your cartridge and make sure it is level, VTF is correct, and that it is properly isol... | |
| System building; a meditation Signal integrity. No unnecessary contentiousness meant-only good spirited difference of opinion. "Signal integrity" is again, misguided. Let's forget vinyl playback or digital which are both fraught with "signal integrity" shortcomings, let's forg... | |
| System building; a meditation All this talk of avoiding coloration....What does a luthier strive for when crafting a guitar or violin body? The answer is a complimentary and resonant coloration. A good analogy is that fermented cabernet grapes need a degree of oak to bring out... | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon I am sitting listening to James Mercer's (aka The Shins) "Wincing the Night Away" with my Thorens TD124 (hot-rodded-see my profile if interested) and Reed 3P with Van den Hul Crimson XGW Strad cartridge that Brian Walsh set up for me last weekend.... | |
| Ortofon Cadenza Black vs. Bronze Another reason that the Bronze is likely a show favorite is that nothing sticks out at the listener-all of it's qualities are even/balanced with no pronounced deficits. Sometimes when a cartridge (also true of loudspeakers and even amps) does some... | |
| My Experience With Tekton I am a big picture type. Don't lose the forest for the trees. Tekton is just a sapling. Fluorocarbon is creeping ivy. Maybe poison oak on top. I don't claim to be right, but I am also one of those guys who would rather have a great source, great p... |