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| Dynavector 507 vs. Triplanar You might want to contact Thom Mackris at Galibier Design who sells both. | |
| Top 5 Cue Joints I grew up in Kansas City so I'll stick with the hometown joints:Smokestack (gotta love those fried chicken livers!)Arthur Bryant'sGates | |
| Why mono? Zaikesman,Sorry I missed your earlier question.I have played mono albums as follows:a. Stereo cartridges with stereo setting on phono & line preampb. Stereo cartridges through summed mono setting on phono & line preampc. Mono cartridgeI st... | |
| Why mono? My experience is with original, older monos. Recently snagged a mono first pressing of Mile Davis' "Round About Midnight" from 1955 and it absolutely wipes the floor with my other two stereo versions. Another recent purchase was Barney Kessel, Ray... | |
| Why mono? Thom has done a great job articulating the dedicated 'mono experience'. I think his description of the soundstage, especially the 'enveloping' quality and depth are spot on. On some records there is an incredible tonal richness that is unique to m... | |
| Why mono? I have a Miyajima Premium BE mono cartridge mounted on a Triplanar tonearm and it is terrific on mono recordings. It sounds better on the vast majority of my ~300 mono recordings when compared to my Dynavector XV1-S stereo cartridge on a Talea ton... | |
| What are we really trying to replicate? Well I think you have asked the $1,000,000 questions. IMO, there is no absolute sound because an individual's interaction with a live performance represents the sum total of so many unique variables; including psychological factors.Just as you wou... | |
| A reading suggestion Another good one about record collecting is "Vinyl Junkies" by Brett Milano. | |
| Recommend Well-Recorded Hard Bop Jazz on CD? Kenny Garrett "Sketches of MD: Live At the Iridium"Roy Haynes "Birds of A Feather" | |
| Graham Phantom B44 2 or Taela ? Sunnyboy,Another happy Talea owner here. I also happen to own the Triplanar Mk VIIu. I have heard the Phantom in a familiar system with a Lyra cartridge and it sounded fantastic. While I am unable (and unwilling) to comment regarding the relative ... | |
| Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix or Loricraft PRC4 As usual Doug's comments are well-reasoned. On some level I agree with Sonofjim and to paraphrase Thom Mackris the best recording cleaning process for each individual is the one you actually use. Software is the most important component in your sy... | |
| Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix or Loricraft PRC4 I own a Loricraft PRC4 and considered the Clearaudio prior to purchase two years ago. No doubt the Clearaudio is faster and quieter. Once I gained a little experience, the string has not been an issue. When directly compared prior to purchase, I t... | |
| Schroeder Reference Arm I think you did a nice job describing the instrinsic sonic signature of the Schroeder Reference. It is a terrific souding, beautiful tonearm. As usual, Doug is spot on with his observations regarding the critical nature of cartridge-tonearm matchi... | |
| Graham Phantom DV XV-1s setup question Musichead,Thom gave me a great tip when I got my Dynavector. Even with suboptimal set up it will probably sound terrific, but don't be satisfied. Take your time and experiment methodically with the last incremental changes in setup. I found it use... | |
| New arm DaVinci, TW-Acustic or? You have a very pleasant 'problem' :-).I am using the new Durand Talea which works quite well with my Dynavector XV1-S. Here is the website link: http://durand-tonearms.com/. I have heard the tonearm paired with the Ortofon A-90 in two systems, bo... |