jbhiller
Responses from jbhiller
| New Cartridge Causing Intermittent Popping @cleeds , I'm using the 60dB gain setting. @duckmanst3, I will check that now. | |
| Have you heard the Goldring Ethos Cartridge? I've been running in the Ethos now. It's likely too early to give an accurate assessment of the cartridge, but here's what I noticed. --Setup was a breeze. The body and the cantilever provide easy viewing for setup. They aren't obscured. --Pa... | |
| Your audiophile chair Eames Lounge. Ear height is lower than a modern sofa but that actually works with many setups. | |
| Line Magnetic quality I echo the above statements. I now own a Willsenton 800i 805, which is more than rumored to be built in the same factory as Line Magnetic. It’s a 100lb beast of an amp with midrange to die for. The pictures do not do it justice. I owned a PL Dialo... | |
| Have you heard the Goldring Ethos Cartridge? I just bought the Ethos. Should arrive tomorrow. Cannot wait! | |
| Experience with Luxman L-550 AXII @ps, thank you. I appreciate your candor. You focused in on the very key features that I find attractive in the Lux. | |
| Experience with Luxman L-550 AXII Thank you. I’m very tempted right now. But given all the work I’m doing on my house this summer, I need to start saving. | |
| Experience with Luxman L-550 AXII One more question for the group-- How do you like/rank the phono stage? | |
| Experience with Luxman L-550 AXII Thank you folks. Sounds like I'll need to give it a go. Your responses are checking off my initial concern boxes in a good way. Even though I want to avoid a cool sounding amp, I don't necessarily need warmth. I like having different gear for ... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i I run Klipsch Heritage Cornwall IVs with the 800i 805 and it's near dead silent. Plus, if it were a transformer hum, the efficiency of your speakers may not matter--it would put that noise into the room without the speakers. Since you are runnin... | |
| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i I’m sorry to hear folks have significant audible hum. That’s frustrating. I have almost zero hum. I have to put my ear right above the transformer and it’s barely audible still. I think the transformer is potted. Have you sent a video of ... | |
| Poll: Most impactful component This is great thread! My answer--I have no idea. How great is Roxy's metaphorical assessment of the system? Speakers = Body & Voice Amplifier = Heart Pre = Soul I would add that Source = Blood For years I fought the notion that the ... | |
| Can you give me your speaker suggestions? I'd look at the Forte IV or CW IV--right up Klipsch's line. I'd bet the Forte IV would do the trick. I actually think they have as much bass weight and meat on the low end as the CWIV because of the passive radiator in the rear. Another op... | |
| Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component? Can we exercise a little civility here? Why say this is a stupid thread? Why question why someone would ask a question? Just move on if it's not for you--that's my humble view. Forums are digital quasi-equivalents of meeting places of yore. Th... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k @recklesskelly , I have never been to the Cayin or Primaluna factories/factory, but like tsugury, I have heard the same thing from industry folks. If true, it does not mean it is a bad thing. Some factories make multiple brands. Primaluna and C... |