j-wall
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| Soundsmith Sussurro MkII or Dyna DRT-XV-1s I run an XV-1s. I upgraded from a XX-2 last year, but kept the XV in the box due to not trusting myself just yet. It's a fantastic cartridge. Insanely quiet in the groove. Pops and clocks are drastically reduced and definition and tone are incredi... | |
| Have you ever bought something you've never heard of? Sometimes you gotta gamble when getting into niche brands. I’ve honestly never bought any of my gear by hearing it first at a dealer. I just researched to see if the gear is compatible and used forums to understand the sound. From my table to my s... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Van Den Hul - The Grail phono. Absolutely wonderful. | |
| Phono stage comparisons I had a Musical Surroundings Nova III and went to a Chinook. Big improvement. The Nova never felt full sounding and very paper thin, I even had the power supply. Loved the Chinook and it allowed air around instruments and tube rolling was fun. Gre... | |
| !!! Harbeth M30.2 Xd,NOT Just Pipe & Slippers Speakers!!! I've been very curious how Harbeth's do with rock and metal music. I've considered a pair but always thought they wouldn't be voiced for faster and heavier music. Great! | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State @lewm @lalitk is correct on the resale value of Allnic. I've had 3 units all purchased used, less than 5 years old purchased for a 1/3 of what they go for new. I'm a fan of Allnic, but the resell value of their products isn't good. I would only pu... | |
| Grounding an Integrated Amplifer @chayro do you have any idea why turntables need a ground? | |
| Is Recording quality the real culprit? My biggest issue is with vinyl pressing quality. I can't even hear what they intended in the studio because most modern pressings are so poor. Sure there's a few high fidelity companies and people trying to push the envelope, but there's just so m... | |
| Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters. Seconding the Atma Class D's. Tube amps and A/B amps just roasted me in my hot and small upstairs bedroom. Atma's solved that issue with zero heat and they don't even get warm. I don't think I'll ever be selling them. | |
| Cartridge upgrade Lots of conflicting advice in this thread..... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used My music room is a small room and in my opinion, all tube amps will heat up the room. I've tried tube and AB solid state and eventually had to move to class D for power and and solid state for phono, leaving just 300b in the pre. In my opinion tub... | |
| Is There Some Problem With Shunyata's Everest Power Conditioner I also have a Denali, vastly better than the PS Audio P10 I had before. Even with a cheap power cord it was better, improvement with better cords. I would like to move up to the Everest, but can't imagine the difference, but I have heard it is a p... | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge I bought a "brand new" cartridge from Kron and thought I had gotten a deal. Sent pics of the odd cantilever over to the US distributor and learned it wasn't the original and was a very poor retip. Never again. | |
| I can't remember the name of this Dealer / Company Tap Plastics is what you want for a custom dust cover. They made one for me and it's custom sized and cutout for cables and even has handle cutouts. | |
| A Sanely Priced Power Conditioner That Actually Works - OnFilter PDU I even contacted couple of manufacturers (Shunyata & IsoTek) to know about their performance specs, but to my surprise the reply that I got from them was they do not measure the performance of their product & they don’t believe in it. Y... |