jtimothya
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| Best speaker cable for audio physic padua speakers I get superb results from Shunyata speaker cables with my AP Avanti Centuries.You probably know this already but it bears repeating: placement is critical with Audio Physic speakers. The AP nearfield guidelines are pretty much on the mark - at lea... | |
| C-J PREMIER 17 LS SERIE 2 VS 16 LS SERIE 2 Hey Shane - Thanks. I bought the PH7. I don't know if it has the gain for an XV-1, but its worth a listen. Works really well with the Orpheus. Biggest diff from the XOno was less grain, more detail and really excellent harmonics - and yeah it is q... | |
| C-J PREMIER 17 LS SERIE 2 VS 16 LS SERIE 2 Absolutely - a Premier 16LS, series 1 or 2 will be a substantial upgrade. I lived with a 16LS series 1 for several years and used it with both Premier 12 mono-blocks and with the C-J Premier 140. The only thing that caused it to leave my system wa... | |
| CJ sound The Premier 17LS uses 4 6DJ8 family tubes. This means 4 of the same type of 6DJ8, 6922, or 7308. The type, brand, and variation of the tubes will definitely have an effect. Out of the box the 17LS came with Sovtek 6922s - these are decent tubes th... | |
| The final Act in a study in preamps the ART 3 CJ's innovative composite triode architecture began with the ART and trickled down from that 20th Anniversary release of 250 to all subsequent CJ Premier level preamps, and beyond to the ACT2 and CT-5. The ART III, issuance capped at 25, effective... | |
| Sound of Pass Labs xono preamp in 2 versions Yes - both the parts and the sonics are the same between the smaller, space-saving power supply and the larger same-size-as-the-phonostage power supply. The difference is the case. Fwiw, on the more expensive version it is a nice case - very thick... | |
| What Cleaning Machine? I'll echo the Loricraft recommendations. High build quality, easy to use, simple to maintain. The focused vacuum of the Loricraft yields more effective cleaning than an open slot wand like those found on the VPI or NittyGritty. I consider it a com... | |
| Dense, powerful sounding TT, decent top $3500 max? Like you I listen mostly to classical music and my arm is an SME V. Its easy for me to recommend a Teres 255: lead damped armboard and acrylic platter, beautiful cocobolo plinth, excellent Maxon motor. Simple to setup and easy to maintain. Chris B... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description While none of us have the same room, few of us have the same system, and many of us don't even have the same records, I think there is merit in review descriptions sufficient to allow a reader to reproduce the music the reviewer heard. And its not... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description I just got my copy and had to read what the fuss was all about. To quote a concluding snippet from Fremer's review in Stereophile v29.no12, p.34:A superb cartridge.By the way, what happened to the banging noise? I thought it carried both a zestful... | |
| Home made cable lifters. Three shish-ka-bob sticks wrapped with a rubber band and set up like a teepee - stick the pointy ends into the carpet. 9.5 inch bamboo skewers, 100 count, 89 cents. Rubber bands, seem to just show up in our house.Cheap-o audio tweak - priceless. :... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description The teeny tiny changes needed to get azimuth right are a reality. I use the cheaper version of Wally's Analog Shop - bought it a few years ago before the price leaped up. Took me several hours of patient patience to move my SME's adjustable headsh... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Andrew - were there particular epiphany points during break-in (30 hrs, 60 hrs, etc.) where things really gelled, or have improvements kinda trickled in across time? Thanks for taking the time to post your reports.Wrt to arm position and 1.5 degre... | |
| Atma-Sphere with which speaker cables? I'm using Shunyata Andromeda Helix between MA-1 mkIIIs and Audio Physics speakers. | |
| New Record Sounds Like Crap - How??? I have luck using the aerosol Micro Care Premier record-cleaner as a first-treatment for those older still sealed records described by Nsgarch. At 20 bucks a can its kinda pricey, but it seems to work well for mold release agent. Available whereve... |