larryi
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| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? $500 can get you a nice cartridge, it does not have to be something unworthy of a nice table. You can then upgrade the cartridge in time. It is far harder to upgrade the table or arm, unless both are purchased at the same time. When looking for... | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? I met AJ twice and he was such a nice, soft-spoken gentleman. You could also tell how passionate he was about getting the best out of analogue gear.I know it is time for me to get a new belt. I will be ordering one shortly. I like the Sota tabl... | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? Basis tables may be expensive, but, they are certainly not ripoffs. The precision in their machining is impressive. You will not see any visible wobble or eccentricity or up and down movement in the platter--their machining is absolutely perfect... | |
| ground control devices I heard a demonstration of the Nordost grounding system at a local dealership. The system had multiple dedicated power feeds from a dedicated subpanel and was dead quiet. The addition of the grounding scheme improved the sound to a surprising ex... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action Why horns? Because they can deliver a sense of "weight" and scale that few other kinds of systems deliver. When people talk about how small monitors, for instance, can deliver a really expansive and impressive soundstage, I agree, but, while the... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action No, no, no. Youtube tells you nothing about the sound, much less the qualities you describe and the putative problems with nearfield, low level listening, and small rooms. I have not heard them under these conditions, but, I’ve heard many horn sy... | |
| SME 309 HTA Key. Does anybody know how to get one or an alternative? Analogue Seduction sells the SME HTA key. I just saw the picture and it does look like a Torx head. The item shown is pretty expensive, so a set of Torx head screwdrivers is a good alternative. | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices What prices are you seeing? They don't appear to be that hefty in price, at least compared to real old stock Telefunken ECC803S (12AX7) which now go for around $1300 each. In the right circuit, these are all very long-lived tubes, so you might b... | |
| SME 309 HTA Key. Does anybody know how to get one or an alternative? A Torx head is not the same as a hex head. A hex screw has a six sided depression, while the Torx depression has a 6-sided star shape.From the instruction manual danmar posted, you are looking for a common allen hex driver. Get a metric set with... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action How did you arrive at the Avantgarde Duo as the only better system? I hope it wasn't via listening to a youtube video. I like that system, but, I don't think it would be universally loved by horn aficionados. Also, how did you arrive at that pa... | |
| You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which? Audio Note (because you would have a full range of source, amplification and speakers)Western Electric (some of the very best speaker components and great amplifiers) | |
| SET the best? Not necessarily. I own two low-powered pushpull amps (both custom builds) and a very good SET amp (Audio Note Kageki), and even limiting the analysis to my personal taste, my particular room and my system, I cannot say that any particular amp is ... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action To me, the big takeaway from this discussion is the importance of using drivers that permit the crossover points being moved out of the heart of the midrange. I've heard one way, two way and three-way systems utilizing wide range drivers that per... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action I am very much a fan of wide-band drivers, particularly in systems employing them in multi-way systems where the wideband driver covers a very substantial part of the frequency range.But, even among fans of this type of speaker, there is no consen... | |
| Tang Band 2145 in action I don't think that the posted videos show problems with the speaker; I don't think it shows any merit to them either. It is simply the case that you cannot discern anything about the sound of speakers from a video. If someone is listening to the... |