lostbears
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| Da Benz? I am not that familiar with your table or phono preamp so it is hard for me to say. I have a ClearAudio Innovation Wood table with Universal arm and LOMC Benz Wood cart. My phono preamp is an ARC Ref Phono 2se. The Benz Wood is a really nice soun... | |
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| Esoteric K-01 vs ARC CD 9 I own both a Ref 5se and Ref CD7. This is a wonderful sounding combination. I am sure the Ref 6 and CD9 combination is even better. There is a synergy in an all ARC system.A friend had a K-01 and it was quite nice. He also owns a Ref 6. He just... | |
| Store auditioning and then buying on-line from others. How do you feel about it ? It is never OK. If brick and mortar stores go out of business there will be no place to demo equipment. Then you are just buying blind. I won't buy a piece without hearing it in my system. Everyone needs to support their local dealers if they can... | |
| Power cable from Audio Research Ref 6 I own all ARC gear, a Ref 5se, Ref Phono 2se, Ref CD7 and Ref 110 amp. I have tried a number of different interconnect and speaker cables as well as power cords. My favorite are the Shunyata Zitron Alpha HC. Sane cables might be slightly better. I... | |
| Advise on TT Support Platform I also have suspended hardwood floors. I use a VPI Turntable stand filled with sand. On top of that sits a 3" maple shelf sitting on spikes. This works really well for me. The stand filled with sand is very heavy and stable. | |
| Doshi Jhor 90W monoblocks Most Audio Research components today are fully balanced. This was not always the case in the past. You can use a converter and I thin there would be minimal impact. I have a pair of little Canare ends that convert from balanced to single ended so... | |
| Doshi Jhor 90W monoblocks I have Sonus Faber Elipsa SE speakers which are driven by an Audio Research Ref 110 with KT120 tubes. Audio Research is an excellent match with Sonus Faber. I would choose an amp that uses 6550/KT120/KT150 tubes and at least 100 watts per channe... | |
| Why do turntables sound different? The corner is the strongest part of a suspended wood floor. The corner of my room is approx 22 feet away from my speakers. You cannot feel any vibration when standing in front of the turntable stand. You can feel the floor vibrate a bit when stan... | |
| Why do turntables sound different? rsf507, What about airborne vibration? | |
| Why do turntables sound different? I agree it is all about vibration and speed stability. I am puzzled when I see a high priced turntable sitting on a rack between two speakers. The positioning of the turntable to avoid vibration is critical. I have my turntable in the corner on t... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 Let us know how the demo goes. Something to think about is how much does each piece contribute to the overall sound. The Table, arm, cartridge and phono preamp all have an affect. They are all important but some pieces have more of an impact than... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 I would go with a balanced approach. Otherwise you will be limited by your weak links. You could also try to find a used or demo Techdas to save money. I bought my ClearAudio Innovation Wood used from my ClearAudio dealer and I have been very... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 If this is going to be your last upgrade for quite .a while, upgrading the phono stage would definitely have to be in the mix for me. A better phono stage will have a huge impact on the sound. | |
| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 You can also fit a second arm on the ClearAudio Innovation wood. The nice thing about the Audio Research Ref Phono 2se and I assume the Ref Phono 3, is that it has two configurable inputs. Which is great if you run two arms or two different ta... |