jwpstayman
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| New cart for under 1K HI David- I would get the Soundsmith Zephyr in this price range for your setup. It is an exceptional moving iron cartridge with terrific seperation and wonderful sense of timbre. | |
| 2 REL T-5 subwoofers vs. one Rythmik 12 Hello Manolo - the Rel is a very good sub and if you intend to connect the pair via high level ( speaker) interface, I would choose these over the Rythmic. If, however, you intend to use the low level interface ( RCA) to the sub, the Rythmic is th... | |
| Help with Cartridge Alignment Lubachl - I think you are getting confused. The Fozgometer is a tool used for getting the exact azimuth and maximum amount of channel seperation once the cartridge is properly aligned. Cartridge alignment is best accomplished using a MINT or Feike... | |
| Maggie 3.6 Interconenct Upgrade Hello Dsper - There are now a whole LOT of specialty fuses available from HIFi Tuning, Audio Magic, Furutech, Iso-Clean, and SYnergistic Research ( to name a few). I am not going to go into a metalurgy discussion here as every "audiophile" has his... | |
| Maggie 3.6 Interconenct Upgrade Hello Dsper - YES - Mye stands are going to be one of the best sonic investments you can make for the 3.6's - HUGE increase in resolution/clarity. Getting the crossover boxes off the back of the speakers by using 15"-18" jumpers (BFA bananas work ... | |
| Cartridge for VPI Classic 3? I will second the voting for the VPI Zephyr cartridge. Great seperation and top to bottom balance, very musical, and matches extremely well with the VPI unipivot arms, all for under $1000. Interesting that it also seems to be a lot less sensitive ... | |
| Purist Audio Design - Dominus Interconnect Cable Hello Otto - I am not at all certain what information you need for "your" justification, but Purist Audio is a very reputable company and the lead designer, Jim Aud is very accessable by phone or email. They do publish their specifications and tre... | |
| Which AC cord for SR Tesla PowerCell SE MK III? Hi Jeff - because the PowerCell 10 SE uses a 30A Nema connector on it, my guess is that very few ( if any) people will have tried other power cords than S/R's with the PowerCell. I can certainly recommend the Precision Reference SE power cord as b... | |
| Cartridge Recommendation Hello Banyon - it would be hard to imagine anything better for you in that price range than the Soundsmith Zephyr, which is a low mass, moving iron cartridge that was designed for the VPI arm/table. I have owned Benz, Lyra, and ZYX and the Zephyr ... | |
| Phono Pre Amp Recommendation Hello Richard - It might not be the cartridge that needs break in so much as the phono cable. Keep in mind that your cartridge is now only putting out mV level signal and the cable is going to take a LONG time to become conditioned fully due to th... | |
| Magnepan MG1.7 fuse question Don_c55 - one should NEVER tell someone to bypass the fuses on these speakers without knowing the full story. The tweeter(s) will fry anytime that the amplifier clips and not knowing the amp being used or the listening levels, the best though on t... | |
| Purist Audio Design Musaeus Speaker Cable Bi-Wire Hello Paul - Purist is a bit unlike other cable manufacturers in many respects. Their bi-wire cable has double the number of conductors as a stereo pair instead of what most companies do - dividing the stereo conductors in some "magic" formula. IN... | |
| McCormack DNA500 for Revel Salon 2? vs Lev/Mac? Jeff - the DNA 500 is a terrific amplifier that will drive the Revels with ease and authority. It will give you detail (resolution) as well as great bass weight - BUT... the reason why the DNA got some (minor) bad raps is that it has a low input i... | |
| New cables, help Pierre - I suggest that you try the new Zitron cables from Shunyata or the Silent Source cables. Both should be as you describe your sonic wish list. | |
| Ted Denney, and Synergistic Research's Powercell Antonkk, you should really try full systems with each brand, call it a "shoot out" in your own system. These are all passive devices that don't have "sound" per se, they only interact with the components to make sound. So you really won't know wha... |