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The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL
Doggie, wait a bit for Mijo to tell you that you must use a stereo pair (or quadruplet) of subwoofers to reach Nirvana. Actually I agree stereo subs have some advantages. But I am not in a position to criticize. I’m munching on the idea that my S... 
Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital
So perhaps that explains the special-ness of Among Friends, in that Trio were showing off their capabilities. I have a Denon branded jazz LP that is also superb sonically. Pepper died in bad shape in 1982, but in 1978 he still had all his chops, a... 
Sutherland Dos Locos Dual Mono Phonostages
Are you inferring that the Dos Locos is current driven? Because up until now, I think the TZ Vibe is Sutherland’s only such device. Interesting if so. A search reveals I am out of touch with Sutherland. Yes, the Dos Locos is current driven, and n... 
Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital
Not sure if I have “Today” LP. I’ll have to check. I also have high regard for Cecil McBee. Until the other night, I didn’t know I had “Among Friends” on Trio hidden in a low shelf in a cabinet I don’t often search. There may be more unplayed gems... 
Suggestions for phono preamp for LOMC's
But does the Modwright use a built in SUT in order to achieve adequate gain for an LOMC, or not?  
The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL
I’m on board and have been for years. I just don’t want the extra clutter and complexity. Whenever I get close to pulling the trigger, my inner self says, "Nah. My Sound Labs do excellent bass, though I would not argue that very low bass could be ... 
Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital
There’s no way to predict the excellence of a particular LP, in terms of sound quality. There is always an element of serendipity. But for jazz, ECM, Pablo, Bethlehem, Riverside, Contemporary, then Columbia, are pretty reliable. Perhaps best ever ... 
The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL
OMG! I once owned Tympani 1Us and then Tympani IIIs. Those were my only forays outside of the ESL paradigm since 1973. Without the ribbon tweeter, magnepans were dead sounding, utterly lifeless. It’s frightening to think how closely our bouts with... 
The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL
Guys! All I was trying to do was to establish the definitions of bipole and dipole. But I must say I’m curious about a “dipole cancellation compensation circuit” or whatever Mr Ding calls it. I remember reading about subwoofers using two woofers i... 
The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL
There is dipolar and there is bipolar.  The difference is important.  In one case, where we are talking about two subwoofers mounted into opposite sides of a cabinet, the rear or opposite side firing woofer will cancel cabinet movement that might ... 
Suggestions for phono preamp for LOMC's
Not enough gain is often a problem with the lowest output of LOMCs, like less than 0.3mV @ 5cm/sec.  However, I cannot recall ever having a problem with too much gain, if we restrict the discussion to LOMC cartridges and MC inputs. And what most f... 
Suggestions for phono preamp for LOMC's
When one uses the phrase,” specifically designed for MC cartridges”, what does that mean? I assume it means that the phono stage has gain sufficient to allow the use of a low output moving coil cartridge without the need for a step up transformer ... 
The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL
Like I said, in my opinion Quad 57s are best if you remove the complex electronics that Walker implements in order to make the panel act like a point source. Then a stacked pair (or triplet) can act like a line source. Hearing is believing.   
VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service?
Is this Steve Leung the same person who was previously associated with Raysonic in China?  
Suggestions for phono preamp for LOMC's
Check out he recent thread on SUTs. There you will find mention of good high gain phono stages that are compatible with LOMC cartridges. Also I suggest you read up on “gain”, the meaning of db, etc, so you can calculate how much gain is enough for...