larryi
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| Need recommendations on phono amp upgrade The Viva Fono at $6k is a pretty good bargain, considering that it lists for $16k euros. I own that phono stage and I like it very much. I have replaced the stock 12AX7 with Telefunken ECC803S tubes. In the past, I have used it with the .30mv Tran... | |
| The best preamp without a doubt..in my experience I own four different preamp/linestages: a Placette Active, a Mark Levinson No. 32 (with built in phono), an Emotive Audio Epifania and a custom-built preamp built by Aldo D'Urso. They are all different and I would not want to say which one was une... | |
| Scratches on acrylic platter Clearaudio Emotion Most tables that utilize an acrylic platter do so specifically to couple the record to a surface with similar characteristics so that vibrations (from the stylus tracking in the groove) travelling in the record will be transmitted to the platter a... | |
| Siltech G5 against the rest of the world. When comparing expensive cables, it really doesn't make sense to say this or that brand is superior to another--it really is a matter of matching gear to the cable and a matter of personal taste. It appears that the original poster found a good ma... | |
| Solid state phono/linestage vs Tubes All of the Aesthetic phonostages I've heard were on the noisier side. I suppose that this is, in part, because they use only active gainstages and don't use a step up transformer. There are many tube phonostages with step up transformers that are ... | |
| How does tone-arm mass impact performance? As others have described, the effective mass and the compliance of the cartridge's suspensiondetermines the frequency at which the arm will resonate. But, as Viridian mentioned, there are other, much higher frequency ringing that really affects th... | |
| Tonearm Options for Basis 2800 Omsed,Is AJ Conti working on the design of speakers that Basis may put on the market in the future? Can you disclose anything more about the nature of these speakers? | |
| best value current production tonearm I haven't used one myself, but, there has been some good press about the 12" Thomas Schick tonearm. I believe it accomodates the detachable SPU headshell like your Ortofon arm. By the way, your Ortofon arm is a terrific arm. | |
| How do you respond to this question? Right now, mainly because my music server has crashed. | |
| Beautiful Classical Smaller Pieces, duo,trio,etc I like the three string quartets by the Spanish composer Arriaga who did not make it out of his teens. I believe he was 16 years old when he wrote them. | |
| Sonos to Amp - is simplicity better? My dealer loves Sonos as a source component, but, always uses a better DAC feeding into a preamp. | |
| Beautiful Classical Smaller Pieces, duo,trio,etc Schubert,Janacek #2 IS a terrific modern piece, and # 1 (Kreutzer) is worth mentioning too.For modern American I would add Carter's Quartet #3 and Ives #2. For another "modern" composer, but, composing more in a late romantic style, Schoenberg's "... | |
| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? For nice, pleasant sound, Magnum made/makes great tuners. In terms of looks, nothing beats the Day Sequerra tuners with the panoramic oscilloscope display. But, for sheer RF tuning capability, decent sound and incredible build quality, to me, the ... | |
| New speaker technology vs. Old speaker tech??? Yes, I agree that given the limited and fixed supply of ancient horn compression drivers they are not a realistic option for most people. It is also unfortunate that the good replicas and good modern alternatives are also quite pricey, with a few ... | |
| New speaker technology vs. Old speaker tech??? All speakers should use the appropriate magnets (if they use magnets at all), whether Alnico or other material. The woofer and the midrange of my speakers DO use Alnico. The woofer, which is modern could have been made with alternative magnetic ma... |