helomech
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| What's your go-to cheapie cartridge? Doesn't really qualify anymore since the cartridge can no longer be had for $99, but it was the Shure M97xe w/Jico SAS stylus (boron version). I like it far better than a popular cart that retails for $999.Even my Hana SL was not a huge improvemen... | |
| Why so many used focals? They're bright and forward. Unfortunately for them, it doesn't really pay dividends in detail. Focal and brands of their ilk lead to one place: another ride on the merri-go-round. | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? Except music with a 5 string bass at 31hz for the low B, percussion overtones, pianos, the ambient sound around live orchestras, life...etc....Well. life is not music, but yes, there are a fair number of sources for below 40Hz bass. Still, a lot o... | |
| Vinyl***What If*** To the OP - Here’s the my view on this...you have no legacy vinyl, so no real need to invest in a vinyl rigyou are not "inclined" to invest time and effort involved in setting up, maintaining and eveolving a vinyl based systemany "low end" vinyl s... | |
| Which courier do you prefer? Do you also have bad experience with Fedex?Quite the opposite. I've only had a couple bad experiences with Fed Ex, but I refuse to use UPS for equipment anymore. The worst Fed Ex has done was break a large tree branch when backing up my driveway. ... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? The bass was AWOL at 40Hz; a fact I couldn’t live with. Bass may have been AWOL below 40Hz, but are your Focals really better in this regard, or is it just their exaggerated upper bass you’re mistaking for bass depth?The Focals are about 5db down ... | |
| New speakers? No thanks. I think I’ll just save my pennies, and try to get my wife wasted enough someday to get some new Quatro CTs. Good plan | |
| Amp - preamp or integrated So far I had my Vandys 2 sig for over 4 yrs. It seems im ready for a change or at least would be open to listen to others. Heard good things about the magnepans. They seem to require a good source or current which my Rogue CM did not supplied. So ... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? The biggest downside of using an int is the lack of good heat dissipation. Only if it's an integrated with inadequate heatsinking, as is the case with Hegels. | |
| Looking for great tube integrated for Martin Logan Summit X speakers Looking forward to the results.I agree with tablejockey, graphs are meaningless if you don't like the sound. I've owned/auditioned my share of flat-measuring gear that sounded lifeless and uninspiring. Whichever amp has you jonesing to fire up you... | |
| Looking for great tube integrated for Martin Logan Summit X speakers @georgehifi brought up some good points. I didn’t bother to look up the real-world efficiency specs of these speakers.If you want tube sound from a solid-state integrated, look into the newer Yamaha MOSFET-based amps. I’ve yet to encounter any oth... | |
| Looking for great tube integrated for Martin Logan Summit X speakers The Rogue Cronus Magnum II/III has plenty of grunt. Not the quietest integrated out there but probably the most powerful under $5K. I prefer it to many pricier amps I've heard. In use, it sounds like it has muscle comparable to a 300 watt SS unit,... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? Devialet makes the best sounding amplifier in the world and it’s an integrated ampLMAO. I'm a fan of integrateds but Devialet's units are nowhere close to the best. Yes, I've heard them and they don't hold a candle to even a mid-tier class AB inte... | |
| DeoxIT on tube pins Some basic contact cleaner that quickly evaporates without residue (unlike DeOxit) should be safe. I’d spray it on the Magic Eraser pad and then dip the pins. Note that you don’t need a near-mirror finish on the pins like you find with new-product... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD The Classic1 paired with a Soundsmith Carmen was very uninspiring IME. It was mechanically noisy and didn't have any notable strenghts aside from the bass as mentioned by the OP. It couldn't produce that vinyl "magic." I moved onto a comparably pr... |