larryi
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| Alternative names for "ZYX UNIverse" cartridge I can see someone, for easy access to a collection, and perhaps, out of concern over record wear, might want to rip lps to a digital server. I am currently ripping my cds, but, I will not be doing that with records. I do have a newer belt and that... | |
| Alternative names for "ZYX UNIverse" cartridge Jwm,Is the new Basis arm the Super Arm 9? Do you know anything more about it than what is on the Basis site?I have a Vector 3 on a Basis Debut (vacuum clamp, outboard motor controller) setup so that new arm, assuming it has the same geometry as th... | |
| step up transformer? I think you would hear a substantial difference only if you went with much more loading (LOWER value resistors for loading) than your phonostage allows. If you tried 30 ohm or 60 ohms or any other such values, you should expect to hear more of a c... | |
| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k Dave b,I would guess that we disagree with what is "neutral" sound. I have heard AR gear in numerous system, though not my own, and as I have mentioned above, I don't really like their linestages below the Reference 3. I am with Orpheus that the s... | |
| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k Mitch,I probably should not have been so glib. I have heard AR gear in a wide range of systems and I generally did not like the lean sound of their linestages. But, this could have been more a matter of system matching. I did hear a few nice syste... | |
| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k Keith,Progress can come at a furious pace when one starts at such a low initial reference point. | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Many, but given the title of your posting, I suggest:"Haunted Heart" (In the night, while we're apart, there's a ghost of you within my haunted heart...") | |
| step up transformer? For a LOT of MC cartridges, there is not much sonic difference between 100 ohms and 47,000 ohm (47k) because 100 ohms is, relatively speaking, close to being wide open; this is particularly the case with low source impedance cartridges. The differ... | |
| step up transformer? I know a couple builders who are big fans of Jensen SUT. The Jensen MC SUT use to be in your price range (don't know about these days, particularly with the weak dollar vs. the pound).Rothwell, another English company also makes MC step ups that h... | |
| CD player with Tube Output or Music Server I don't think there is an easy answer to your question. A lot of people have found that a computer or server into a good dac to offer great sound. There are theoretical advantages (low jitter, no problem with error correction on the fly because da... | |
| recabling my Stax sr-009 to pure copper cable How do you know it is the wire that is the source of your concern? Have you heard a set with different wiring? Have you heard other Stax electrostatics and compared the sound?I have only heard the 009s once, at an audio show where it was powered b... | |
| Replacement for Maggie's? If you really like the basic sound of the 1.6, but, cannot move up in size to the 3.7, I take it that getting a subwoofer would also be problematic. That probably means you are looking for a small system with the sound of a dipole speaker. Perhaps... | |
| Cartridge loading Atmasphere brought up a reason for having some loading with stages sensitive to RFI. I helped set up a table for someone with a Hovland preamp. We had problems with noise that turned out to be RFI. The factory "default" loading for the Hovland tur... | |
| Cartridge loading Oddly, as much as the comments above seem quite varied, I think they are all right. Loading recommendations are just that -- rough guides -- and following them closely does not necessarily result in the best sound. It is possible that something WA... | |
| Can a $3K table be among the best out there? I hate to even consider characterizing anything in such absolute terms as "best," so given the ambiguity of how broad "among the best" can be, I would agree with Ihcho that a good working Thorens TD 124 or a Garrard 301 or 401 could be "among the ... |