fsonicsmith
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| A DAC to help overcome compressed music? I definitely do not recommend it, but a preamp with a high 2nd order distortion profile like Primaluna will give you an added sense of depth/space but even then, compressed dynamics will still be present and it would be a case of the "cure" being ... | |
| Reed 3P armboard mounting Aesthetics are so so personal. For moi, I am not a huge fan of that gaping void on the Feickert and all similarly designed decks to allow for changing the P-S. Is it clever? Hell yes. The pivoting arm board leaf used by Woodsong does the same thin... | |
| Reed 3P armboard mounting Think of it this way btw-the specified P-S is meant to permit the user to align the widest variation of cartridges in terms of mounting screws to stylus distance. | |
| Reed 3P armboard mounting I do. I have two Reed 3P's. See my profile. My advice is to not sweat it. You do not need inserts, assuming an armboard of say 3/8's or greater of hardwood. As I have stated multiple times in this forum and only had agreement from the experts here... | |
| Tonearm suggestion for Garrard 301 schedule ll oil bearing? With an appropriate plinth you can use any tonearm on the market with your Garrard and if your 301 is meticulously serviced (and even modded), the better the tonearm the better the sound. Check out my profile and system. I have not tried every arm... | |
| VPI Classic Setup By Brian Walsh Brian my friend, if you're coming to Cleveland please stop by Columbus. My TD124 is going to need a new setup after a plinth change. I am happy to make it worth your while. For all of you who think you know how to "make your tt sing", give Brian a... | |
| Just ordered a vpi avenger As a managing partner of a law firm, I like to say that I just have opinions, I don't claim to be right. Thousands and thousands of audio enthusiasts have not just bought but enjoyed their VPI decks at all price points. Any given VPI deck can be m... | |
| The problem with Magicos But for the most part, I find many of you can not and that reminds me of the famous howard stern quote from the movie, Private Parts...”#1 reason why people who hate him continue to listen to him ? Cause they want to hear what he’s going to say ... | |
| The problem with Magicos The real problem with Magico's is that they are designed, built, and priced to appeal to those that buy with their eyeballs and not their ears. I call this the "Bowers and Wilkins approach" and look where B&W is these days. Until a heretofore ... | |
| Just ordered a vpi avenger I minced my words about the retailer. I held true to that. Regarding VPI, I have said much the same in this forum previously. Mat is one hell of a nice guy. Harry is one hell of a businessman and an innovator of great intellect and I mean that sin... | |
| Just ordered a vpi avenger I am glad to hear you got the gimbaled fatboy. During the six years that I owned various VPI turntables, I figured that the VPI detractors on this Board were just internet trolls and gutter-snipes. Well, wisdom has resulted in a different view. VP... | |
| Just ordered a vpi avenger I am from Columbus OH. I need to mince my words. I wish you lots of luck. The guy that knew how to set up VPI decks quit. At 10K that would mean you got the unipivot arm. My advice to you is to 1) ignore the VPI set up manual. It sucks. 2) Don't b... | |
| Turntable? Arm or cartridge? Tonearm, then drive unit, then cartridge. Although it would be a most strange combination, I would put a Reed 3P arm, Merrill Gem Dandy Polytable turntable, and a Denon 103R up against anything at the same price. | |
| New WIREWORLD Eclipse 8 series FULL REVIEW While the Wireworld Eclipse Silver cables feature the patented Octo DNA Helix design with OCC-7N silver-clad copper conductors, the addition of this silver-cladding on the ‘basic’ Eclipse 8 improves on the ‘sound definition and resolution; thereby... | |
| Is a balanced XLR cable inherently less critical than a single ended RCA one? This guy lied balanced is always better there will be a bigger difference when you get some real cables.Have fun!!Are you referring to my story and Dr. Roshkow? if so, c'mon. No need to be calling people liars in this hobby of subjective "truths".... |