jbrrp1
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| Great bookshelf or small towers suggestions You don't say anything about potential speaker placement. If you can pull them at least a bit away from the wall, I'd suggest trying out Reference 3A De Capo's. I find them to be very immediate sounding, with good sparkle, but not over the top. ... | |
| Changed the power cord to SignalCable Magic Power cord on my CroMag II Yes, I have experienced power cable changes that truly rival major component upgrades. Glad you found one that makes your system sing! | |
| Opinions: Joseph Audio Pulsar vs Dynaudio Conficence C1 vs Totem Element Fire vs ????? They aren't on your list, but I would encourage you to consider Vandersteen Quatro's. My room is 15' x 11.25' x 8' and I used them for six years very happily, because I took some well-spent time tuning them into the room via their 11 band bass eq... | |
| Micro Acoustic Cartridges Yep. Loved the 2002e back in 1978. It was pretty good in my basic system powering Large Advents. Piezoelectric, if I recall. | |
| Power cord break-in tips? I use the fridge, too (with an IEC to 3 prong adaptor), and I give it a couple of weeks. I have an Audiodharma Cable Cooker 2.5, and I find the fridge to be better for power cords (this is cooking Elrod power cords, which need a lot of break in, ... | |
| Turntable isolation... I use a Herzan active vibration isolation table for my SOTA Cosmos. It made a surprisingly big difference, I thought, when I installed it ater 3 years of using the Cosmos on a heavy walnut shelf/rack. The unit has lights that show you when each ... | |
| Turntable/arm/catridge choices have me spinning Check out a SOTA Millennia tt for a modern looking piece with sonic qualities that hit your buttons (I run a SOTA Cosmos, which is pretty comparable, but has the stodgy old wood plinth). Pair that with a Graham Phantom tonearm and you have a grea... | |
| Modern Jazz (as in recent) Music Suggestions Ambrose Akinmusire has two very interesting CD's out, jazz with a very current sensibility, but not so far out from those you list and like. | |
| Best mellow sounding 12ax7 for Thor TA-1000 preamp St. Paul is nicer - - I went to high school there. I live just across the river from St. Paul, so I really get to enjoy the best of both now! | |
| Best mellow sounding 12ax7 for Thor TA-1000 preamp You sure cannot lump all 5751's together. Try some GE grey plates and you will get a leaner presentation. Try some RCA black plates and you will get warmer. And there are a whole lot of variations in between. I do think "Joe's Tube Lore" does ... | |
| Best mellow sounding 12ax7 for Thor TA-1000 preamp Yeah, I was a bit surprised by "no difference between black plate vs. grey plate", too. I hear very clear differences between Sylvania black plates and grey plates; same thing for GE black plates and grey plates.For the preamp adjustment the OP i... | |
| Proportion of expenses I favor the notion of selecting the speakers first, because they truly limit what your system can do, there is great variation in their sonic portrayal and you need a speaker that works for you - - and the speaker/room interaction is critical to s... | |
| Suspensions on turntable...really effective? I've used SOTA turntables (Sapphire Deluxe, then Cosmos IV) and have seen how they really isolated the playing from footfalls, etc. in a "medium" bouncy wooden floor setting. I now have my Cosmos sitting on a Herzan active vibration cancelling ba... | |
| I'm considering used Vandersteen Quatro I ran the Quatro's for over 4 years in a 15' x 11.25' x 8' room and they worked really well once I spent the considerable time to dial them in for room placement and then adjust the bass equilizer for finishing touches. They worked very well with ... | |
| Best loudspeaker with coincident/coaxial driver Regarding Evolution One vs. CR-1, the CR-1 offers a bit more IME, but it is of the diminishing returns type. The coaxial material difference is likely the key to more musical info. I do think either model can be the cornerstone of a very musically... |