fsonicsmith
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| Naim introduce a turntable - the Solstice Special Edition The plodding sound of high mass turntables. That's a first. Never heard those two associated that way before. Certainly no one who has ever heard mine has said anything like that. And after 20 years, you would think someone would have noticed. htt... | |
| The Hungarian is here and staying for ever. I would try to keep an open mind while listening but all those circuit boards in each of the three iterations of the AH integrated give me pause. My experience is that tubes, circuit boards, and push pull negative feedback a la Audio Research can ... | |
| If you have a rebuilt Garrard or Lenco you need this! I bought an LDA PS from Robin for my Thorens TD124. I am quite happy with it. I found the instruction manual a bit confusing though. I did not change pulleys or motor strapping. I know my speed is spot on because I use a Phoenix Engineering Roadru... | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts On the issue of Fremer and 9" arms, my view is that Fremer accepts anything that Marc Gomez of SAT says as gospel. Gomez believes that all things being equal it is more important for a tonearm to have a low moment of inertia and that 9" is best am... | |
| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... Geoff Kait has not posted since July 8 of last year. I assume he finally found the portal to another dimension he had long been seeking. But it does seem interesting that Millercarbon's emergence and Geoff's disappearance took place at about the s... | |
| Gimbal vs unipivot tonearms At the end of the day a tonearm and cartridge in combination is ideally a pure vibration receiver. Every movement of the cantilever caused by its travel through the grooves is ideally converted to electrical signal unimpeded by the tonearm or any ... | |
| Does anyone know how to reach Steve Lacrone I just sent a Luxman piece to him. Jeff at Luxman USA told me he is the best tech he has ever run into. I believe he works out of his residence. Steven LeckroneThe Service Department30 Unquowa Hill StBridgeport CT 06604203-331-0671 | |
| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... Check out my system in my profile. Just my very humble, but if you read Art Dudley's two part piece on the venerable TD124 you will perhaps get the appeal. The TD124 and Garrard 301 were purpose-built meaning that each and every piece that makes u... | |
| speed controller for Lenco or Garrard Since my post above I did buy a LongDog Audio controller for my Thorens TD124 from Robin Wyatt of Robyatt Audio in upstate NY. It seems to be equally effective as my Russian (or perhaps Ukranian) -built PSU that Ray Clark sells out of the UK which... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna Yesterday I used Upscale's website to ask for a recommendation for two 6550's, one 12AX7, and two 5AR4 rectifiers for an amp I have under construction (Ampsandsound Nautilus). Sean at Upscale responded courteously that they no longer make recommen... | |
| SW1X dacs What’s the verdict then? Is this Sw1x DAC 3 balanced worth the money?also what’s your experience with Audio Note DAC 5?There is no answer to such a question. I can only speak for myself. It is an excellent DAC. My take on it seems to change day to... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio Take a look at Marcello Rostagni’s YouTube of the Ampsandsound Nautilus and it’s creator Justin Weber (Google those search words and you will find it) or simply go to the Ampsandsound website and read the much shorter design philosophy there. Clif... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I have resisted chiming in up til now. It is amusing to me that KD brought up the Ah! Tjoeb because that is exactly what I was going to bring up. My observation is that Upscale has always put forward-at center stage-bang for the buck products that... | |
| SW1X dacs Hi granada1;It is an excellent DAC. The issue is "is it worth 13K" considering that the DAC II Special is half the price?The presentation is a bit better. I will even venture to say it is significantly better. But is it worth the price differentia... | |
| SME Tonearms of Canada - Alfred and Company that sell new and refurbish SME I too sent him a precious 3009 arm (to me) because my dad had bought it in 1959 with a Thorens TD124. I had grown up with that arm as a teenager and young audio enthusiast. When it came back to me the cueing lever no longer worked. He then gave me... |