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| Auricle Audio Design or Atlas Opus digital coax?? Rcduck7,Post your decision and what you hear when you install your new digital IC.If you speak with the designer, Joe Mazzaglia, he can tell you about the results replacing other brands with Auricle's best. The Atlas Opus may not have enough sales... | |
| Auricle Audio Design or Atlas Opus digital coax?? If you want to hear the superbly revealing and musicalAuricle Audio Design "Encore!" Signature Digital IC in a longer length, why not ask Joe Mazzaglia to build it for you? On his website it requests "please email for longer cables." | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? Les_creative_edge has put into words the fascinating phenomenon of enhanced enjoyment of analog tape recordings with their ever present but still unobtrusive background hiss. This has long been noted by myself and another family member who feel ma... | |
| "The Heat Pipes are coming"... The Heat Pipes are There is an effect upon the sound whenever anything capable of resonating to "absorb" or "radiate" sound waves is placed in contact with a component or simply placed within the room's sound field.This is the basis for a multitude of tweaks which a... | |
| Interconnect up-grade? If you would like economical thin flexible easy to use superlative IC's (including incredible digital IC) then consider Auricle Audio Design from Audiogon memberJoemazzagliaCan also do google search for his website, and phone number.If you are rep... | |
| are all used LPs dusty? Before using a record cleaning machine it is a good idea to let the record rotate while you use a dust/particulate matter remover such as the venerable Audioquest carbon fiber brush, or one of its competitors.This picks up the dust, then you clean... | |
| Quality In Wall Speakers Solusaudio.comDiamond Reference series for architectural audiois based upon innovative design elements some of which evolved from the long loved high performance Clements RT-7 floor speakers of Phil Clements. | |
| Power strip recommendation. Mapleshadestore.comPower conditioning stripsare well worth trying.I have used the "Double Helix Mk2 Power Conditioning Strip with Plus Upgrade."Despite the complicated sounding title for this product, it makes my components sound better that are n... | |
| Transmission Line Bass I enjoy listening to Clements RT-7 with its version of transmission line bass and ribbon tweeter.Sounds very satisfying over a few decades.Positively thrilling on good recordings of music from challenging opera and organ right on down down to solo... | |
| Dual mono tube integrateds Check out the Aronov LS-960I around $1000 used, a bargain.Dual mono entails using the dual volume controls which are better for performance while representing a slight nuisance for those who don't trust their own ability to hear when the sound ima... | |
| Which integrated Amp, Almarro,Cayin,Red Wine? If you have a chance to purchase the integrated Aronov LS-960I running in $1000 range on Audiogonyou will get an upgrade with excellent sounding sixty watts per channel from 6550 output tubes (can sub KT90 or KT88).The dynamic range and superb bas... | |
| Sound Valves VTP-101 Preamp I enjoyed using this for a number of years with Cary SLA-70 Sig EL34 output amp and also with Sound Valves own VTA-70i EL34 output amp.It is a fine entry into the world of tube preamps. Expect to be pleasantly surprised how lovely and natural is t... | |
| How necessary is a zerostat gun? Oddly, the best effect on many of my records using the Iconoclast from Mapleshaderecords.com or from tweakaudio.comis to allow more more of the "you are there" virtual reality cues to be heard, not simply a pop and static control.This is a competi... | |
| Auricle Audio Design encore kapton vs. anti-ICs Joe Mazzaglia's Encore kapton analog IC's are among the all-time greatest values on Audiogon each time they appear for auction.In addition to the analog IC, he sells an Encore Signature digital IC which is quite stunning musically, and I consider ... | |
| Large brass devices on top of power amps ? Even though I am a fan of brass support BearPaws from edenSound and of Mapleshade's brass footers on their air dried maple board supported by isoblocks, any brass weight on top of amp or preamp leaves me cold.The delicate harmonics are diminished ... |