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| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass The pair of Eufrodites that I heard sounded terrific--very dynamic and lively, with surprisingly little eviddence of midrange peakiness that I would have expected from the Lowther origins of the midrange driver. Doesn't great sound alone qualify s... | |
| Feickert blackbird, kuzma 4 point which cartridge The Titan is a fine choice. For setup, I found it to be relatively insensitive to changes in loading, but, it is somewhat sensitive to changes in VTA/SRA. I found that small changes are audible (more than is the case with my Orpheus anyway). It is... | |
| The Best of Chandos? I would recommend Grechaninov's Passion Week. This Chandos SACD is fantastic, both for sound and for somewhat obscure material that is flat out gorgeous and deserves a wider audience.The music is for a large chorus without any instrumental accompa... | |
| Your Favorite Cover Songs? Hendrix-All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)Nouvelle Vague-Guns of Brixton (Clash)Shonen Knife-Top of the World (Carpenters)Odetta-Times They Are a Changin' (Dylan)Orbison, Nazareth-Love Hurts (Everly Brothers)Be Good Tanyas-Waiting Around to Die (Tow... | |
| Feickert blackbird, kuzma 4 point which cartridge Altanpsx,There are so many good cartridges out there and system matching and particular taste can be so specific as to make suggestions somewhat unhelpful. I have heard great systems using all of the major brands, and some you have not mentioned (... | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass There are various forms of digital or analogue bass equalizers that can greatly reduce bass booming. Since this is a very serious problem for you, this approach should be considered even though it is anathema to a "purist" approach. This is much m... | |
| Linn Linto and Ortofon Rondo Red I thought about waiting till tomorrow, 6-13-13 to respond, but, I will do so now, because you might be "indisposed" tomorrow.I had a Linto a while back and liked it a lot. It has a lively and engaging sound. I used it with a Lyra Helikon. A friend... | |
| Feickert blackbird, kuzma 4 point which cartridge I own both a Lyra Titan and a Transfiguration Orpheus L. I like both cartridges--the Lyra has a touch more open and airy top end, the Transfiguration has a bit more prominence in the upper midrange. Neither is really a "warm" cartridge, as I would... | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass Cones with sharp points are intended to couple the speaker/stand to the floor so that energy is transferred to the floor. If that floor is sitting on something like a concrete foundation, this huge mass will dissipate the energy without that much ... | |
| Horning Eufrodites - help needed with boomy bass I have found that putting speakers on a Symposium shelf will reduce the tendency for bass to boom, particularly if the flooring is suspended (not on a solid concrete base) and made of wood. I use Svelte Shelves (the thinnest Symposium platform) wh... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? I am NOT fond of any digital vs. vinyl spat. I have good gear for listening to both, and because of convenience and availability of material, I listen mostly to digital media at home (exclusively digital in the car and at work). Very little in the... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? The fact that the considerable mass of the cartridge is way out on the end of the "lever" means that inertial mass is higher with a 12" arm. With modern materials and technology, it is possible to make the mass of the arm itself much less so that ... | |
| Top ten tube preamps I don't know about top ten, but, I have heard good sound from systems using the following:Emotive Audio Epifania (I own one of these)Aldo preamp (custom built preamp from a Western Electric rebuilder in Italy-transform inputs and outputs. I also o... | |
| Lots of detail, great imaging, not much bass? If you like your speakers, what you should be considering is some sort of highpass filter, or electronics with tone controls, to reduce the really low bass output.As far as speaker choices, you should not necessarily be looking for speakers with r... | |
| New Speaker for Under 5K A lot of very helpful suggestions made above. I particularly like the suggestion of Vandersteen, the Sonus Faber Liuto, Maggies (if you have the room to place them correctly), Gershman, Proac, Martin Logan and Stirling (the Spendor classic box spe... |