fsonicsmith
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| New TT or new Cart? Technics content Chakster-I don't mean to create thread drift but this thread is as good as any-I would love to know a bit more about you. You live in St. Petersburg but how old are you and what do you do for a living if you don't mind my asking? And even perhaps ... | |
| about tubes svetlana winged c help I don't know what those are but they are not NOS Winged C's. Look here (you can click on the photo to enlarge it) and check out the printing on the tube. Much different. https://tubedepot.com/products/sed-winged-c-el34?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5oiMBhDtARIsAJ... | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? Joe at JPS/AbyssOh yeah. When I got back into audio in about 1995 after a hiatus I bought a pair of B&W 805 Matrixes. Joe made a product called "Golden Flutes" that were powered equalizers to boost the bass response specifically made for just ... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats @fsonicsmith You have mis-characterized my comments about the Technics, just so you know. I think its a very good deal. But I have a Triplanar on mine, as I feel the machine's weak points are the arm and the platter pad. Equipped with the Tripl... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats Just why do you think mats change the sound? Could it be because they dampen the record in differing ways? If so would they be dampening some sort of resonance? Where would you guess that is coming from?I knew I would get this type of response as ... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats I have the utmost respect for Ralph of Atma-Sphere on most topics, but I do tend to disagree with him on vinyl playback. IIRC, Ralph thinks a top version of a Technics 1200 with stock arm is pretty much as high as one needs to go with a turntable.... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats I knew there would eventually be the usual opinions here. I have one. 96.73% of the time they change the sound but don't improve it. I always wondered if HW was having a little fun at the expense of the rubes when he added a piece of very thin bro... | |
| 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... |