gondo101
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| Stand alone tweeter? Wow, so many “tricks” that I was not aware of :)Except cartridges, tone arm, and music server, all were bought as second hand (half of it is demo unit from stores whose owner I know in person).Maybe it’s time to get new speakers, but buying speake... | |
| Stand alone tweeter? Many thanks all for all the advices.i will try to see if power conditioner can help.I have tried all the possible positioning, for the treatment i have tried to position rugs and even borrow some panel treatment.or maybe my speaker is just simply ... | |
| Stand alone tweeter? James1969,Thanks forvthe advice.But to me, it is not a “noise” but unfortunatelly the tweeter really sounds harsh. I borrowed an equalizer and helped only a bit | |
| New Sony HAP-Z1ES Firmware Out Today I also enjoyed my HAP Z1ES, it is better than my "a bit old" sony XA9000ES SACD/CD player which was rated A+ by Stereophile few years ago.Stereo5, may I know what interconnect cable are you using to connect your HAPZ1ES to your preamp/integrated a... | |
| New Sony HAP-Z1ES Firmware Out Today Any body else who has good experience connecting HAP-Z1ES via usb digital to DAC? Does it worth to get Dac or the HAP-Z1ES' so called remastering engine is already good enough? | |
| Speakers with closest sound of Tannoy KensingtonGR Thanks for the advice.Checked the specs of all speakers mentioned, still found them too big :(Wondering if any other speakers (even different brand) that has 7 inch diameter of driver cone or less, but same sonic signature.Sorry forgot to mention ... | |
| How to hook up monoblocks amp to single mono spkr Dear Peter, Plato, Onhwy61.Thanks a lot for the advice.Happy holidays to you all | |
| How to hook up monoblocks amp to single mono spkr Sorry, missing 1 info, my stereo preamp unfortunatelly doesn't have mono switch | |
| How to hook up monoblocks amp to single mono spkr Thanks a lot for the advice,I am using stereo preamp, for this case should I choose the monoblock connected with red interconnect cable from preamp? And if I connect one monoblock only, what should I do with the other monoblock? Should I turn it o... | |
| mono cartridge vs stereo Thanks Lewm, finally someone has shed some lights :)Just realized, unless I missread, when somebody shared their experience with mono phono preamp (Art Dudley in Stereophile and Jacob H in absolute sound online), they didn't mention whether they l... | |
| mono cartridge vs stereo With a lot of mono reissue (hence in RIAA eq), beside mono cartridge, will it be beneficial to use dedicated mono phono preamp? There is one offered by Oswald Mill at $1500 and rated A by Art Dudley, wondering if it can give significant sonic impr... | |
| Uneven VTF on different part of same LP Dear Doug, First thing crossed in my mind was that my tonearm is already about 10 years old, and aside from replacing the cartridge or checking its setup about every 4 months or so, I almost did nothing (maintenance) to my tonearm, hence my qustio... | |
| Uneven VTF on different part of same LP Dear all,Many thanks for all of your valuable advices.It's good that Monday was public holiday at my place so that I was able to check based on all of your input.Guess what, the main culprit is the tonearm wire.So in my case, I think Dougdeacon wa... | |
| What benefits to expect from tonearm upgrade Thanks for all of the insights,How about if I rephrase my question..... Theoritically.... What audible improvement to be expexted from moving from an "okay" tonearm to an "excellent" tonearm.Jperry has mentioned imaging, does it mean better "place... | |
| What benefits to expect from tonearm upgrade I am happy with my ortofon, just wondering if it is really worth it to upgrade to a more expensive one, based on my experience cartridge upgrade proves the best audible improvement after turntable upgrade. |