ledoux1238
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| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update @parrotbee I ordered the arm with the Sera low pressure pump and surge tank. It’s placed in an adjoining closet as the hum is noticeable. However, the designer, Vic, placed the pump in a wooden enclosure next to his TT and stuffed it with insula... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update @slaw Finally, rumblings from across enemy lines! Hehe!There are similarities between the Terminator and ET communities. It seems that we are buying into a ’project’ rather than a product per se. Tweeks, modification, experimentation....etc encour... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update Harold, I can confirm all your listening impressions: pronounced quality and quantity of bass, deeper soundstage, more natural organic flow of music ( compared with my previous SME V ). What you are saying is that the new upgrades are not nuanced ... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update Harold, I just caught a glimpse of your turntable on the Trans-Fi web-site. It must be a couple of generations prior to your slate plinth version. But I totally understand part of your turntable now, a heavily modified Oracle. It certainly has co... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update Hi Harold, Congrats on your contribution towards the improvement of the arm. The lamination of different materials helps eliminate resonance, as I understnd it, as well better machining of air holes in brass. Frankly, I did not know that carbon f... | |
| How many turntable’s have you owned? 1. Dual2. Aristan RD 403. SOTA Star4. Townsend Rock V5. Verdier La Platine | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a @pvmike The Sanders Technical White Paper on Tube vs Transistor , which you recommended, opens up a whole new can of worms. I understand Sander's argument. And it doesn't seem to bode well for my 40 watt tube amp driving ESL speakers. Need to do m... | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a Hi George, No, It's not that kind of dampness. Going by your suggestion, I should be alright then. | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a @georgehifi Of the five points to 10+ years of maintenance-free ESL usage, I can fulfill all the requirements except one, dampness. With the rainy season upon us in my part of the world, it's a constant 70%-80% humidity level. In fact it kind of... | |
| Differences among the electrostatics of Martin Logan models? I am looking into ML 11’s. The dealer near me didn’t have a pair on hand, so he suggested the ESL X, from the Electromotion series. I was not impressed. The one aspect that bothered me the most was the disjointed nature of the upper range with th... | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a @ mijostyn, I had done some research on Sound Lab. Given my situation with lower power tube amps, unavailibily of dealer support, and frankly, pricing that is out of my range, there is close to zero possibility of my owning a pair of Sound Lab ... | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a @pvmike, Thanks for sharing you speaker placement info. I would have thought that 4' and 1.5' from side and rear walls respectively were too close, not enough space to breathe. But if professionals set up the speakers in your room with those fin... | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a I auditioned the ML 11a yesterday. The speakers were not optimized in their placement and the source was a smart phone streaming through Tidal, although with Anthem electronics. Given less than optimal conditions, and no more than 40 minutes of li... | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a @pvmike2 Thanks for that assessment. I have arranged an audition of the 11a this weekend. Looking forward to confirming that the integration of bass with electrostatic panel is not an issue. I will report back shortly. | |
| Replacing my MFA Luminescence B2 preamp @atmasphere Thanks for that bit of insight on the JP80. Next upgrade for the Lumi will be the vol pots. |