jtimothya
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| Tranfiguration Orpheus description I don't want to have the "I can recognize it's a piccolo",confused with "WOW,listen to that breathy timbre,and natural TOOT,on that darn piccolo".Speedy - yes exactly. Piccolos (and flutes) have their timbre - and that of breath across a hole in *... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Try Tchaikovski's 4th, 3rd movment. This is the solo that strikes fear in the heart of piccolodeum. Only 21 notes at forte, but they require delivery in a scant three seconds. Done at volume with proper tonal inflection and nary a whiff of smearin... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Ultra tight magnet-coil coupling. The coils are not just close but literally right inside, with coil-magnet proximity of only a few thousandths of an inch.It may be 'marketing speak' but it certainly is sexy, and I, for one, am intriqued. ;-)My qu... | |
| How do the Electro Harmonix 6sn7's sound? At ~$9 a tube, the EH is priced right. I find them toward the yin side of neutral while lacking the depth of tonality I hear in a nice '40's RCA 6SN7GT. They are not as etchy, ringy, and bright as the Chinese varieties I've tried. The EH neither s... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Speedy - if you factor trade-in and cost out of the equation, what does your experience tell you about the differences and strengths between the Orpheus and the XV-1s? Cheers,Tim | |
| Amplifier Weight. A Factor? Everything else being equal (and in reality it never is) the reason that large amps are very heavy is they have very heavy transformers which you really need to get high quality power and things like subterranian bass.Unless of course your amps ha... | |
| SME 20/2 SME V or Triplanar VII? Ed - enjoy your time auditioning. I don't know if we're in the Golden Age of High End Turntables, but it sure is a heckuva lot of fun! We are blessed to have so many knowledgeable people - from all over the world - from whom to draw and with whom ... | |
| Lehman Black Cube or Grado PH-1 Preamp The Camelot Technologies Lancelot Pro is another to add to the list. Used should be in your price range. Its seperate DC power supply makes it super quiet and it has very flexible loading options. Expansive soundstage with plenty of detail and goo... | |
| SME 20/2 SME V or Triplanar VII? So, how does one measure synergy?With your ears? :-) | |
| SME 20/2 SME V or Triplanar VII? IIRC, the SME also lacks any real ability to adjust cartridge alignment angle. Again, cartridges aren't always perfect. Headshell holes instead of slots confer no sonic advantage, but they do make aligning an imperfect cartridge difficult or impo... | |
| SME 20/2 SME V or Triplanar VII? The SME V also lacks azimuth adjustment. This would be another non-starter for me. Cartridges are never perfect. Fine tuning azimuth for a cartridge is essential for achieving good stereo separation.Fwiw: the SME Vd supports azimuth adjustment via... | |
| Help search for a phono stage that fits my system I have good results with a Pass Labs Xono paired to a CJ ACT2. It has plenty of gain available at numerous settings along with mucho flexibility in load to accomodate a very broad range of cartridge choices. I thought long and hard about a Prem 15... | |
| Audio Physic Virgo II vs Avanti III I'll chip in with Wendall and Philnyc - if you've got the room to do an AP nearfield setup, the Avanti's are indeed worth the dinero, imo. They'll ask you take care in their setup but when they are right they do disappear and yield the best sounds... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Caelin Gabriel of Shunyata offers an excellent exposition on the topic: Why shorter is not better | |
| Who is Nick Doshi? So maybe a US Sonic Summer Tour - eh - with a possible stop in the upper midwest? You could visit Pargon/Michigan then swing over across the lake as you wend your way leftwards. I'd love to compare the Doshi pre to my ACT2/Xono combo. With luck my... |