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| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? The person being quoted said it is the best server he ever heard. How do we know that this is a lie or hyperbole? It might be that, and whether or not it is worth $39k is a different matter. I have not heard this latest Linn server. But, many ... | |
| Cartridge alignment, WallyTractor, SmartTractor, oscilloscope and Analogmaigk. I think that even with a good scope it is a lot of trouble to measure SRA. Dynamic SRA measurement is, however, only a little bit more difficult--it just requires the record to be spinning (spun by hand, any speed) when the image is captured. Th... | |
| Cartridge alignment, WallyTractor, SmartTractor, oscilloscope and Analogmaigk. With the Walltractor, you first measure the pivot to spindle distance with the supplied tool to find the closest matching curve that establishes the overhang. There are a fixed number of curves for the pivot to spindle distances measured, so your... | |
| Horn speakers are really bright? The strength of a top notch horn system is the ability to sound great at very low volume levels--they still manage to sound lively, detailed and engaging even when played softly. Some systems do tend toward "shouting" at extremely high volume lev... | |
| Cartridge alignment, WallyTractor, SmartTractor, oscilloscope and Analogmaigk. I own both. If you can accurately located the center of the arm pivot, the Smartractor is much easier to use. This is the case because you do not have to move the arm to many different locations and find the precise point of contact multiple tim... | |
| Reel to reel , is it real the hype! United Home Audio, a big champion of reel-to-reel tape, makes tape copies of vinyl albums. This is one way to preserve records (by not playing them much) and they maintain that the sound of the tape version of an album is actually better than the... | |
| Auditioning The Fyne 703 Soon Recently, I heard the models in the F1 line at the Capital Audiofest and I was extremely impressed with the sound. All three models had the fast, lively and engaging sound you expect from Tannoy-based designs, but, to me, they sound substantially... | |
| Horn speakers are really bright? Jallan,I agree that the Deja Vu custom builds are fantastic, albeit expensive. But, some of the builds are much less expensive than what has been brought to Capital Audiofest and they deliver much of the same sound as those you have heard. In a... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? There is no such thing as universally better parts—the right part is a matter of both particular design and taste of the listener. That means trial and error and a willingness to accept that the majority of changes will be for the worse (the orig... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure At the Capital Audiofest, I got to hear the Cube Nenuphar Basis speaker in a very large conference room setup, with the speakers set far away from any room boundaries. The electronics included a particularly rare First Watt amplifier.The sound of... | |
| Horn speakers are really bright? I don't find most horn systems to be "bright" (pronounced top end response), but, many do have a peak in the upper midrange that some might consider "bright" in sound. The very best horns don't have that kind of peak, but, few have heard the best... | |
| SW1X dacs This brand is unabashedly inspired by Audio Note. I have not heard any of their gear so I have no idea of how successful they are at emulating that sound. Audi Note IS quite good at getting the smooth and relaxed sound of analogue without soundi... | |
| What are the sexiest components ever made? Transcriptor with Vestigial tonearmArtisan Fidelity tarted up Garrard 401JBL Paragon speaker systemAny Accuphase gear.Day/Sequerra tunerB&O 4000 turntable | |
| High Fidelity Sound Speaker I won't comment on the sound of a video (pointless), but, what I see is a two-way employing a wide range driver in what is probably a transmission line enclosure and a bullet tweeter on top. This type of speaker can be quite nice sounding, but, n... | |
| High Fidelity Sound Speaker I have been surveying the best restaurants in the world by looking them up and then smelling and licking my iPad. I can reveal all I know, but it would be too exhausting starting dozens of threads and drafting hundreds of sentence fragments for e... |