jollytinker
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| Eminent Technology LFT-8b in Harry's system Well not to hijack the thread but this has me thinking. Anyone have experience pairing the LFT-8b with low power SET amps like my Art Audio Jota? The Jota is famous for being able to power relatively inefficient speakers (something to do with its ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I'm not sure there's any particular phono stage that would pair specifically with the ART9. The right one is the best one that you can afford with your budget. The better the phono stage, the more ART9 you'll hear, and the best ones (in my limited... | |
| Eminent Technology LFT-8b in Harry's system I seem to recall a comment from HW somewhere on the intertubes in which he expressed amazement at the fact that Eminent could offer the LFT-8b for 2500$. A lot of value there - I'd like to try a pair some day. | |
| VPI antiskate nylon string and collar I thought about this as a technique for getting more anti-skate force - you could move the D-ring back on the arm to get more leverage. I think VPI doesn't actively encourage it because they're sort of on the fence about the whole idea of anti-ska... | |
| 2nd pivot for VPI 3D Well I received my dual pivot assembly and got it set up on my Aries 1. I’m quite happy with it and I agree that it’s a worthwhile upgrade to the normal "single pivot" arm. There’s a clear improvement in focus and precision in space, and it isn’t ... | |
| Tube Phono with Tube Integrated Amp? @lewm - no disagreement here. It's just something I've heard bandied about as a little 'factoid' among people into audio, and not just online. Maybe it's a generational thing? guys that are younger than me speak knowledgeably about getting the ben... | |
| Tube Phono with Tube Integrated Amp? Seems to me that hybridity is the sweet spot for a lot of designers. My Doshi (tube) phono stage has a SS step up as its first gain stage, like the Chinook. My Art Audio Jota amp is a classic (at this point?) SET tube amp, but it has transistors f... | |
| Audiophiles are not alone On the issue of "key points": the study is questionable because its methods are based on the faulty assumption that playing the violin is a simple, mechanical process. The trouble, as Frogman pointed out, is that it takes a lot of time and adjustm... | |
| Audiophiles are not alone So recently I walked into a violin shop in downtown Boston, just as the proprietor was playing a violin. The instrument belonged to a customer and I couldn't help but notice that the sound was unusually powerful, as if there was a freight train mo... | |
| Audiophiles are not alone I think the trouble here, with all due respect, is that there is no real connection between the sound of a violin and its market value. So there won't be any collectors or foundation heads who read this article and start regretting their purchase ... | |
| Best one step liquid record cleaner.??? Oh sorry - @fjn04 is right! Audio Intelligent #6 is the stuff. Use 15 for nasty thrift store purchases. I'll try to have my coffee before I write anything here. | |
| Best one step liquid record cleaner.??? Audio Intelligent 15. I'm not really convinced that my ultrasonic cleans any better. | |
| 2nd pivot for VPI 3D I ordered the kit recently. Still waiting on delivery but I'll chime in here when I know something. The interesting thing to me is, this seems to increase the effective mass of the tonearm by adding friction in the horizontal plane. Which should ... | |
| GLANZ MFG 610LX NOS found in a barren town near the Arctic Circle. What a story! Can you describe why it's so good, for the uninitiated? | |
| ZYX Ultimate with carbon fiber cantilevers -- listener reviews? @lewm you're right about UNI PRE cantilever - it's a kind of metal. I assume it's boron. But I do think you're a bit too cynical about the Zyx line as you put it. There is a substantive difference between the UNI II and the premium in my experien... |