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| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? orpheus10, NOS sealed metal tapes are plenty on ebay. I have no idea of how much it might be worth, also depends on the condition, including heads condition. Question is are there many who would prefer Sony to Nakamichi ? | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300: at the top of Integrated Amps? Greg, I am not at all sure about the future of any company when chief designer resigns, I'll put it like that. I just wouldn't spend a lot, that's why I said "new", with used relatively inexpensive pieces one could take a risk. | |
| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next He knows that he doesn't know or pretends to sound like that. Either is fine with me. | |
| I need to buy a complete system. A lot of money and buying unheard..My guess could be these speakers driven by Allnic electronics with the help of Purist Audio Neptune cables.Another possibility could be Kharma speakers. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-jm-labs-utopia... | |
| Why is it so easy to tell the difference between live and recorded music? Not in all cases so easy. But the answer is obvious - because microphones cannot 'hear' everything that ear can. Not to mention what happens to the signal down the chain. | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300: at the top of Integrated Amps? pokey77, while it's impossible not to do it to a degree I will try to minimize the reaction to what I am about to say by putting it in a subtle way. Top level solid state designs come from Europe. Tube electronics is another matter. | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? gbmcleod, you must have a very sensitive system. I didn't really experiment much with isolation devices. The biggest difference for the better I heard was when I put Boston Audio graphite tuning blocks for speakers under speaker spikes, I use Poly... | |
| Tchernov cables. Anyone knows anything about them? 190 hours. They sound less burnt-in that Classic did after 190 hours. I think, recommended 230 hours for all models is inaccurate, but I'll see. Reference has a complex dialectric, much more so than Classic, and I will run it for 275-300 hours bef... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? "Room, electricity and isolation devices". Fully agree. I would say electricity first, isolation second except for turntable, maybe.I would also add to that cables and power cords. Many seemingly have no idea how good their active components are b... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300: at the top of Integrated Amps? Whatever it is, Ayre designer is dead, I understand, and you don't want to buy this company, especially new. | |
| What makes tape sound better than vinyl ? Good ! If you want to test the recording capabilities, TDK MA-XG metal tape is second best and available. Maxell MX-S is good but not reference level. Of Type II tapes I used Maxell XLII-S, there is also rare TDK SA-XG. | |
| Higher end value cables Experimenting is always a good thing, but yes, to begin with I would put the best interconnects on the phono stage or dac. Sometimes, though it’s not clear which one is best, that’s it might be component dependent. Best for phono stage might not b... | |
| Higher end value cables Just remember that the sound will be as good as your weakest cable. I suggest going higher with at least your main source interconnects. Also, with better power cords interconnects suddenly start sounding better. Power cords on preamp and dac are ... | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 Yes, also FM Acoustics, Gryphon, CH, Nagra.infection, your name speaks for itself. | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Cartridge alignment is like cleaning records. Whatever you do it will never be perfect. No wonder people always upgrade cartridges instead of aligning the old ones properly. Many report that Mint protractor is currently the most accurate tool. So ... |