grateful_dad
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| New to vinyl question Just circling back to say thank you to all who offered suggestions and insight. I adjusted the VTF a bit, which seemed to help slightly. But I've since upgraded the Sphinx to an RP-5 preamp. The whole system really sings now and no distortion on t... | |
| New to vinyl question A new copy of Electric Ladyland is the one that’s sounding really distorted (and not just the intended distortion). But my Stevie Wonder and Graceland and various jazz records with pronounced bass sound great in comparison. The Cream records are o... | |
| New to vinyl question @lewm thanks. Just ordered one. I'll wait until it comes in before making any changes. I did the adjustments as best I could per the instructions from the shop and videos I found, but I'm not sure it's right. I set it to 1.7g, which was the recomm... | |
| New to vinyl question Thanks @jasonbourne52 @blisshifi , I'll fiddle with the tracking force to see how that affects the sound. I bought it new, and the cartridge was supposed to be aligned out of the box, but maybe it needs further adjustment. The store I bought i... | |
| Preamp/DAC Suggestions @soix sorry about that. I should have specified i was looking for solid state. Thanks for taking the time to offer your recommendations. I'm definitely going to check out that Pontus II DAC. Maybe that with the Odyssey @atblackbag20 recommends. I'... | |
| Preamp/DAC Suggestions @evank I used the amp section of the Rogue for awhile and then went looking for upgrade options. I tried a couple other integrated amplifiers I liked okay but none that I could afford and upgraded the sound of the Sphinx. Then a shop near me had a... | |
| Preamp/DAC Suggestions Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm trying to figure out whether there's a benefit to the sound of using a separate preamp rather than just going DAC with volume control straight to my amp. I think I'll have to do some listening comparisons and se... | |
| Upgrade from Rogue Audio Sphinx v2 Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I've tried a couple things and thought I'd circle back. First, I substituted the Schiit Modi for a Chord Qutest. I noticed a slight bit of added precision but not nearly enough to justify $1400 additional cost. I... | |
| Upgrade from Rogue Audio Sphinx v2 jjss49, My mistake. I left the Modi out of my original post. The system I heard that made me think about upgrading again used a Gustard X16 DAC and a Luxman integrated amp, not sure which model. Sound was great though. | |
| Upgrade from Rogue Audio Sphinx v2 I'm using the Schiit Modi Multibit with the Bluesound, and I think it's a bit of an improvement over the Bluesound's DAC. | |
| Looking for upgrade ideas for desktop system Thanks to all. I have a Rogue Sphinx 2 in my main system I could swap into this one and then upgrade my main, I suppose, which I've been thinking of doing anyway. I use the Rogue with my Focal Aria 926s, which I like, but I feel like the low end i... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Allen Toussaint, The Bright Mississippi. Beautiful album. | |
| Integrated under $2000 for Focal Aria 926s Thanks for the recommendations. I'll read around a bit and respond. The M5si and Rogue Sphinx Mk2 sound like they might fit my needs well from what I've read so far. |