islandmandan
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| importance of interconnect from scout sig to pre I'm using .5 meter length of DH Labs Silver Matrix from table to phono stage, and Synergistic Research Tesla Analog Vortex from phono stage to line stage, with excellent results. Very quiet, extremely musical. Regards, Dan | |
| HELP Lightning strikes and opportunity knocks Hi Roger, I wish I could help you with your decision, whch I can't, but thought I'd share a lightning story with you. I have a first generation Marantz universal player, the DV 8300. When new, whenever the screen saver came on, it had the Marantz... | |
| What makes up an Hi, I've spent some years building my system so that it is what meets my requirements for high-end listening. The only place I spent big money is on speakers, (5K, demo pair). The rest is pretty much mid-fi, (Marantz, Aragon, Musical Fidelity, us... | |
| dead quiet Hello all, dead quiet is very possible, at least as it relates to the hardware side of the analog coin. Using a Sonic Euphoria PLC, my system is virtually silent. As Stringreen stated, cartridge set-up is at, or near, the top of the list in achiev... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Mark, I'm glad to see you achieved similar results to what I did. This has to be the best money I ever spent on my analog front end. The difference is better than what most expensive upgrades will do. This analog is good stuff! Dan | |
| does cartridge output level affect surface noise? I have found that what most significantly affects how signal-to-noise is heard, is cartridge/arm set up and alignment. Since acheiving what has to be perfection, or awful close to it, I am able to listen to old lp's that were unlistenable before. ... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions To Sonofjim, Yes, the Mintlp is made of glass.The only thing I can say to the nay-sayers is that I am happy with the way my vinyl rig sounds now, I know without a doubt set-up couldn't be any better, and that fact is directly reflected by how it s... | |
| Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home to Dynaudio S3.4? I seriously looked at buying the SF Grand Pianos, so spent some time listening to them. I then listened to the Dyn. Countour 3.4's. It wasn't a close horse race. The 3.4's ran away from the Grand Pianos. I wound up getting the next up in the line,... | |
| Can anyone recommend a Phono Pre Amp? I second Restock's recommendations. Used JLTi's are about $1100, more or less, depending on model. They even have an in-home demo program. See the ads on A'gon for them. Good luck, Dan | |
| Headphones vs loudspeakers My take on this issue is there are a number of answers, actually a combination of factors involved. It's been no secret that quality headphones can easily outstrip the majority of systems. At least the ones that haven't reached the level of sophis... | |
| Shorting the speaker wires Hi, my preference is banana connectors, spades always seem to come loose, for some reason. The connectors on my speaker cables are the ones provided on my Synergistic Research Resolution Reference FX's, and they are not locking. If you happen to t... | |
| Members with No Feedback I took a chance on a no f.b. member from Sweden, and it was a perfect transaction, couldn't have asked for better. It worked out good for me, as I had no other takers on the item. Glad I did, great guy. | |
| VPI Scoutmaster Upgrade Having owned the Dynavector P75 MKII, and currently use a Dyna XX2MKII cart with Sig. Scout, I recommend a phono stage upgrade. I went from the P75 to a modded Simaudio LP 5.3, and I'm sure it would be money well spent. For about the same money, T... | |
| has anyone tried ultrabit platinum on their cds I have used both optrix and now, the Ultrabit Premium. Just got it yesterday, and my reaction is the same as described by Oddeophile. I didn't seem to get much improvement, if any, with the Optrix, but the UBP is for real.Dan | |
| Update on VPI and classic rock lps Sns, one other free tweak I forgot to mention is cutting free from the rest of the top of the Brightstar the section of lid that supports the motor. It completely eliminates motor noise and vibration back to the plinth through the turntable legs. ... |