gakerty
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| What news in 2023 struck you? @roxy54 I didn't even know about Salk retiring! That's a bummer, as I was really curious about the Song 3 Encores. Always wanted to hear Salks and I was going to find a way to audition them... | |
| Zesto Andros II with ESP vs Modwright PH 9.0 XT? I meant 12AD7 and 12DT7, not the AT7. Typo. I wouldn’t think of adding an 12AT7 in place of an 12AX7. The AD7 and DT7 are electrically identical to the 12AX7, just are considered more quiet, and were used in instrumentation and avionics. Same as t... | |
| Zesto Andros II with ESP vs Modwright PH 9.0 XT? I’ve had the Zestos Andros Deluxe 2 (w/ ESP) for a few years now. FYI I have Raytheon 12 AD7 and GE 7247 for tubes, not the stock JJs. The Zestos replaced a Pass XP-15. The Zestos is just as quiet as the solid state Pass (perhaps more?), with grea... | |
| How cam Morrow Audio keep offering 45%-65% discounts for trade-ups? No one pays "full price" for Morrow. It's just part of their marketing. When I had a couple of their interconnects (MA5?) and speaker cables, I never paid more than 50% of full price, and was probably less than that. They simply inflate the ful... | |
| Turns out I'm a high impedance cable Try again after soaking in a tub of ice water for a few minutes, your resistance will be lowered, sound may improve. If you are really bold, l'd go all out and immerse yourself in a bath of liquid nitrogen. Cryo yourself! | |
| Grado Epoch 3 @audiofun The specs on the Epoch are impressive, and not unlike the top MI (Soundsmith), or the top vintage MMs (e.s. Stanton 880-980) or top MCs today. Channel Separation: Average 35db - 10-30k Hz 35db throughout the entire range is impr... | |
| Grado Epoch 3 While I don't doubt that the Epoch sounds fantastic, I've always found it odd that Grado's $10K+ cartridges have just an elliptical diamond. Couldn't they have just put in a line contact or Gyger for that price? I don't mean to diminish the OP'... | |
| Monitor Stands - Made of Stone @townshend-audio In my system, your isolation technology (speakers bars and seismic platforms for components) are audibly superior to what they replaced, Isoacsoutics Gaia and and Orea. It appears Isoacoustics Gaia does transfer too much energy ... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey BTW killer setup @mulveling. Those Tannoys probably sound as a good as they look. I thought you were running Rogue monoblocks at one point? Edit: Thanks, the Tracer arm has been rock solid (so to speak) and I've run super light, high compliance ... | |
| You've run some pretty fancy MC's, but the _______ MM cartridge really impressed me My MC journey has been Clearaudio Concept MC -> Benz Wood SL, Shelter 501 with line Ruby contact, Lyra Delos, Benz Wood SL, Benz Gullwing, Benz LPS, Aidas Gala Gold. I'm now running a Stanton 980 LZS, with a Gyger - S retipped D98 stylus. I'd... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey +1 on the Townshend Isolation Platform. After hearing a great improvement in clarity with my Legacy spekaers using the Townshend bars over the Isoacoustic Gaia II, I tried the Isolation Platform under my Ovation. Previously I had the Isoacoustic... | |
| Retip lyra delos and upgrade @rauliruegas Yes! In fact, it was @needlestein Jesph Long that retipped this Stanton stylus (sent by the previous owner I believe). Didn't put 2 and 2 totgether. Thanks Joseph, this D98 Gyger retipped stylus is perfect for this Stanton 980. I ... | |
| Retip lyra delos and upgrade @needlestein This is great information, thank you. For retipping I’ve used both Andy Kim and Soundsmith and have been pleased with both, the former having a quicker TAT. TBH, I’ve never really thought about how and where they source their cantile... | |
| Rogue Audio. Reliability issues? Anyone? Another vote for Rogue's reliability. I've owned (and still do) two of their preamps RP-7 and RP9 as well as their power amp Stereo 100 for years and have zero issues with them. Build and sound quality is excellent. I did have the RP7 upgraded t... | |
| Townshend Seismic Isolation Podium Platform Review: @ozzy Bumping this older thread. Similar to OP, I recently replaced the Isoacoustic Gaia II under my Legacy Signature SE with Townshend, and found the same level of improvement. I am using the bars. not the podiums, but I assume they perform simil... |