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| Phono stages belong to which tier? I am reluctant to "rate" any particular product -- a lot depends on taste, system matching, etc. So, I will submit some names of phonostages that sounded really good in a particular system I heard. I own, and really like the Viva Fono. Music throu... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s and JMW 10.5i question Doug,I agree it can be a break-in issue. It can also be the listener changing his perspective. Sometimes one gets into a hypercritical mode of listening and will then hear all sorts of things going wrong. I don't myself fiddle with VTF. My arm (Ba... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s and JMW 10.5i question Doug, I hope you are right. I too thought it was a break-in issue, but, with the number of hours involved, the change in sound quality should not be that dramatic. I hope that the Dynavector is indeed a difficult to break in cartridge and that a s... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s and JMW 10.5i question I agree that antiskating might be an issue, but, Philb7777 reports that sound is unchanged when the antiskating mechanism is completely disabled. My own experience with antiskating adjustments on other arms (Vector and Graham arms) is that much le... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s and JMW 10.5i question Philb7777,Unless your cartridge is taking an inordinate amount of time to break in, it is pretty hard to account for such a significant change in sound for the worse. Since you haven't been fiddling with the adjustments, aside from trying the setu... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s and JMW 10.5i question How many hours have you put on the cartridge. It could be that the cartridge is either still breaking in, or, after break-n, the tonal balance has shifted in a direction that you don't like. The shift in channel balance could be the result of the ... | |
| Lyra Argo i tracking force There is a reason the manufacturer gives a recommended tracking force range. For one thing, within that range the coils are properly centered and sound quality suffers outside that range. Also, the suspension parts and cantilever are not being ove... | |
| How many versions do you have? Gawdbless,I like Norman, too. I also like Janowitz and Schwarzkopf. But, if you want to hear a version that is amazingly good and both dramatically and vocally different from that of Norman, find the version by Isokoski. The recording is also quit... | |
| Is it best to isolate?? I use or have used Symposium shelves, couplers and rollerballs under CD players. The shelf provides both isolation from external vibration and dampening of self generated vibration. The shelf dissipates any energy transmitted to the shelf in its s... | |
| step up transformer for clearaudio Dertonarm,I agree with practically everything you have stated. Particularly, I agree with your implication that it is not the particular technology that matters so much as developing the right synergy. On paper (meaning conventional measurement), ... | |
| step up transformer for clearaudio Raul, Sure, SUTs distort. But, correctly implemented, an SUT does not introduce hiss or any such noise not correlated with the signal. Sure, "noise" can be introduced from imperfect shielding, but the act of converting current to voltage in the SU... | |
| step up transformer for clearaudio Dertonarm,I agree that a SUT is a good approach to dealing with low output moving coils. Such cartridges need an additional stage of amplification and any form of active amplification adds noise whereas an SUT does not add noise. | |
| Should I avoid thick vinyl? I don't think you should avoid 200gm records; if something you want only comes in that format buy it. I just don't prefer thick records because of the VTA issue and because many suffer from dish warping because of improper pressing practices (thic... | |
| step up transformer for clearaudio Csr827,A friend of mine has a Tron phonostage. The design does not afford the user any options on loading, gain, or anything else and the designer insists that the tubes provided are the "best" for that particular design.While I thought that the p... | |
| Transfiguration:sonic balance/Axia shares Phoenix Tpsonic,I think a lot of us will be interested in hearing about this cartridge. The company is new to the cartridge game, so not many have heard it (I haven't). |