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| VPI Classic 3 vs Basis 2200 I have a synchrowave and it makes a difference, though I would hardly consider it to be a major improvement. Pitch stability is good with Basis tables without a separate power supply so what one hears is not so much related to obviously better pit... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? It was made some time in the 1970's by a Greek audiophile who made several variants of these amps. Two of these amps where brought to the US by a Greek diplomat. One set is a four chassis monster and the other is a two-chassis monster. I believe b... | |
| VPI Classic 3 vs Basis 2200 I currently own a Basis Debut with an outboard motor controller and vacuum clamping system. The build quality is exceptional. Unlike some other tables where you can see slight play or out-of-round "wobble" in rotating parts, absolutely nothing of ... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? I still like my Audionote Kageki amps, although these days, I use a modern version of a Western Electric 133 pushpull amp (uses Western Electric transformers, vintage caps and resistors, and Western Electric 348 and 349 tubes). This amp has 600 oh... | |
| Why so many cut Nordost Odins? There are some cables which include a kind of electrical network in the cable, with different networks for different cable lengths. These cables cannot be shortened and re-terminated without adversely affecting performance (e.g. NBS cables). I don... | |
| Washington DC I don't know if there is any kind of active society in the area anymore. The closest thing is a bunch of guys who hang out at Deja Vu Audio in McLean Virginia on Saturdays. | |
| VPI Classic 3 vs Basis 2200 On a Basis 2500, a friend of mine had both a Vector 2 and a Graham Phantom arm. Using both a Lyra Titan i and a Transfiguration Orpheus cartridge for comparison, several listeners compared the two arms while cartridges were switched in the arms. E... | |
| Why so many cut Nordost Odins? I would be a bit cautious when buying reterminated cables, particularly Nordost cables (or cables with similar construction) because they are harder to reterminate. These cables have multiple conductors, each individually insulated and wrapped wit... | |
| SET amps ? I have been quite impressed with the Horning systems set up by High Water at several shows. They were driven by top of the line Tron amps and Thoress amplification. This is a very dynamic, and immediate sounding system but Horning manages to tame ... | |
| SET amps ? I have no problem with any kind of music selection as far as SET amps are concerned. If they are paired with suitable speakers, they can deliver clarity, detail, weight, and do everything quite well. But, they are considerably harder to match with... | |
| SET amps ? Charles1dad,The OTL amp I mentioned is an amp built in the late 1970's by someone in Greece. It was never a "commercial" product. I have been told that the builder made about 10-12 amps, two of which were brought to the USA by the Greek ambassador... | |
| SET amps ? I don't think any particular topology is inherently superior. A lot depends on implementation and system compatibility. I own two good pushpull amps (a pushpull 45 amp and a 349 amp) and a 2a3 SET (actually a parallel SET). I like both the 349 and... | |
| What happens when a tube amp fails? I have seen, and heard, various modes of failure, but, amazingly, not at all in my own gear. All I've had to do was replace tubes that have started to go weak (sound becomes dull and muddy).The most interesting was an amp at a dealership. I went t... | |
| Blown away by Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 I like this concerto a lot too. My preferred choices are the Ohlsson or Kristian Zimmerman performances. | |
| Need Speakers to be Close to Wall $10k budget The Audio Physics will not have quite the same kind of imaging close to the wall as it is capable of in a more free standing location, but, that would be the case with ANY speaker that must be located nearer to a back and/or side wall. Because the... |