fsonicsmith
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| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... Can someone tell me the trick to do the @(name) thing? I can't figure it out. I am dumb. three_easy_payments, you are quite welcome. The statement I am about to make is purely subjective and it may change over time. That said, if forced to choose ... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... @fsonicsmith Just curious how you would describe the sound of the D7’s vs the O/93’s. I have the D7’s and agree with everything you said about them, including how to maximum the listening experience. I’ve been curious about the Devores too Just t... | |
| Thinking of buying a pair of Splendor D7.2... They may cause splendor, but the name of the British company is Spendor. I own a pair. And a pair of DeVore O/93's. I switch one pair out for the other every six months since they each bring a markedly different set of strengths to the table. At $... | |
| Rega P10 v Complete rebuild Garrard 401! I have reached a point in my audiophile life where the purely objective aspects takes second chair to the sensory. A prime example would be my Manley Steelhead. When I power it up and watch the blue lights come on and can see in an instant which o... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 fsonicsmith... the inherent superiority of 9" arms over longer arms to minimize latent reaction to groove modulation...Will you please explain what "latent reaction to groove modulation" is?I can’t tell if that is snark or not. The concept is that... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 I'm also sorry, but your argument about the effect of a high mass counterweight is specific to FR and Ikeda, and I am talking in general about the calculation of tonearm effective mass. A heavy CW, which because of its weight can be placed close ... | |
| speed controller for Lenco or Garrard Thanks Bill. Always good to see you post-on this or any subject. | |
| speed controller for Lenco or Garrard I talked to Bill about this and he told me that my Garrard 301, having an induction motor, would not be a good match for the Sota power supply. I bought Ray Clark's (Classic HiFi) PSU from England and could not be happier. It is important though t... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 @pindac;A very heavy platter, like my solid brass platter from SMD will eliminate virtually all of the bass emphasis but sacrifice a good bit of the propulsive quality that many of us love about our idlers. With my current cartridge, a VdH Colibri... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 Please tell Greg Mitch from Ohio referred you. | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 I bought my Garrard 301 from Greg. Greg says he found it at an estate sale in essentially NOS condition-as if it had barely been used if ever. He cleaned it up and installed an AudioSilente idler and an SMD Acoustics main brass bearing from Peak H... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 Just curious Kanchi-did you look at my system on my profile page and particularly my Garrard 301? If you prefer noromance’s, my feelings will not be hurt but....The idler wheel is rubber on steel. http://www.audiosilente.com/garrard-401-idler-whee... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 Kanchi;First, to respond to your response to Chakster, I have a 12" Cocobolo Reed 3P on my Thorens TD124. It is not a high mass arm. Reed markets the different woods as having different masses and there is both an element of truth and an element o... | |
| Best Tonearm and Cartridge for 4K or under for restored Garrard 301 I have gone down this route. I have a restored Thorens TD124 and Garrard 301 rimless grease bearing. First, I echo Millercarbon and Chakster, though I lack the experience Chakster has with a wide range of arms. I have two Reed 3P's. There is nothi... | |
| Can you tell me why I didn't like the Reference 3a MM's? I saw you only had 13 posts and I was impressed by your humble photo/avatar and figured I would try to help you out. You have a lot of very nice gear for that environment. With that, I'm out :-) |