goatwuss
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| Gallo REfF3's-All their cracked up to be? I am a 3.1 owner.I have owned several different types of speakers, 2 pairs in the 10k+ range. These are my favorites! Very open and transparent sounding, with some of the best imaging capabilities out there regardless of cost.Everyone has differen... | |
| Salamander Quality Salamander is definitely worth the money. As far as audio racks go, $1,500 or so for a largish rack is not terribly expensive.If you really want to nail isolating your components, you're going to be looking at more money.I use a Salamander for my ... | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee Hi guys,Jaytea - Yeah, I hear it too. The vocals get harsh when they get loud. I've just kind of assumed it is related to the same issue that's causing the sibilance."If you have the entry level version JMW then I believe it lacks the fluid dampin... | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee "Any dealer who does a setup and leaves it with sibilance isn't much of a dealer or setup expert."For what it's worth, I agree... though at this stage, I am not convinced that this is setup related. I hope it is, as this means I don't need to spen... | |
| Stylus Force Gauge Given that most VTF scales place the stylus up well higher than even a 180g, does anyone adjust VTA first before measuring VTF? | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee Hi Wendell,I bought the table new with the Shelter 901 cartridge, and had it professionally setup from my dealer.There was sibilance distortion, which is why I bought the Benz and the Ortofon carts in the first place.After I first installed the Be... | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 I think blu ray looks way, way better than DVD. Much less grainy, much more crisp and detailed. As big as the difference between DVD and VHS? No - but that is not relevant.Streaming is annoying, there is always compression in both video and sound. | |
| speakers that rock If your budget somehow grows to 6k used, the Wilson Sophia are awesome for rock.With a 3k budget, I really don't think you can do much better than the Gallo 3.1. You can pick these up for around 2k on the 'gon. I am an owner, yes, but I bought the... | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee New update -I have installed the Benz L2 cartridge, and checked all setup parameters twice. VTF is set to 2.0g which is the maximum recommended VTF. I am using the Mint tractor for alignment.Here is a recording of the Benz cart playing the same tr... | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee Hi Doug,Yeah. I called ahead of time and explained my situation, and I kind of assumed that he would have a better table hooked up to try this out. I guess I should have clarified that up front. Either way though, we can now cross a P1/cheap ortof... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul,Thanks for the feedback. Which of those cartridges are available new?Thanks | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee I went to a local audio dealer in Cambridge, MA yesterday to try out the Krauss record.They are a Rega dealer, and I was kind of hoping they would have a P9 or a P7 setup, but all they had in working state was a P1 with an entry level Ortofon cart... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi,Raul, thanks for getting this thread started, very interesting topic!I have another thread on here related to trying to eliminate sibilance distortion with my setup. I have only tried MC cartridges... maybe I would have better luck with a MM? M... | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee Hi,So I had a chance to play with things a bit more last night.First of all, here is a link to the same song coming from a digital source:Digital Sound ClipWith this, you can hear the hard "s" sounds as they are recorded, but there is none of that... | |
| revel salon2 room size The 14' dimension is a bit narrow, but I think it will work OK. You won't have the widest stage in the world, but I think you'll be in good shape as long as you get them away from the front wall. |