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| Origin Live Silver Mk4 tonearm install issues I’m glad they did, so you can get everything sorted out. Did they offer any explanation about the tonearm movement? The bases for the OL Silver haven’t changed in the past 20 years. I had a Mk 1 Silver, sold it and got a Mk II. And I still have a... | |
| Townshend maximum super tweeters that they sell on Audiogon My error. I owned the Elac ribbon tweeter. I only evaluated the Townshend. | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question Okay. Have you had any luck with the suggestions from the board? | |
| Favorite scream in rock? Merry Clayton in ’Gimme Shelter’ when she wails "Rape, Murder/it’s just a shot away, it’s just a shot away." Her vocals MADE this song legendary in rock annals. | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? I love Odyssey amplifiers. I owned a Khartago years ago. A GREAT little amp!! | |
| Class A\B or D for summer months (vs Class A) I had a Benchmark DAC back in 2007. I found Benchmark to be extremely clean and clear, but a bit sterile. Voices in real life never sounded as "clinical" as they did thru the Benchmark. So, the OP's concerns might be justified. I admired it, but ... | |
| Bluesound Node versions SQ @soix I’m sure you’ve heard the (TRUE) story of Bill Johnson, the founder of Audio Research, being accosted by an engineer back in 1972 for introducing tubes back into audio when transistors had just shown - by Golly! - that tubes were antiquate... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Try to find an ASR Emitter 1 Basic, the Rolls Royce of integrateds. Solid state but actually is as liquid as tubes, with solid state bass and excellent highs. AND, it does both macrodynamics and microdynamics exceptionally well. Imaging is spectac... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? I never stopped. I'm from the old, old, OLD school. Never stopped playing my records, and, once digital sound reached a certain level, and I got a CD player, then my digital library started. I never throw away records or photographs. They're memor... | |
| Warm, flexible, cheap-ish cables? The Kimber cable was bright?!?!? Was the cable new and perhaps you did not allow enough break in? Kimber is not bright. | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question @atmasphere Ralph, I just want to thank you for all your input, especially around cartridge loading. There is so much wrong information floating around. | |
| Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question If you hear static when playing music, get some static spray. I clean my equipment - especially in the dry, winter months - with Nordost's ECO spray, but I bet a supermarket static spray for clothes might be a decent alternative. Winter's dry he... | |
| Townshend maximum super tweeters that they sell on Audiogon Yes. I owned them around 15 years ago. Do you have a question about them? | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS Don't expect the speaker alone to be good at low listening levels. That is also a trait of your amplifier and preamp/linestage. If they do not BOTH have good low level abilities, it won't happen. Most electrostatics and ribbons fare pretty well a... | |
| Room setting: new amp or new speakers? Since the amp is the weak link, the smartest move is to get a new amp so you can hear what your speakers sound like with an amp that can lift them to the skies! You should hear the speakers at their BEST before thinking of getting rid of them. At ... |