macg19

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Fezz vs Raven
I owned a Raven Osprey but moved to SS due to speaker choice. It is a very well made, sweet sounding amp. In a lot of ways I miss it. If you buy new you really cant go wrong with the 45 day trial - the restocking fee if you change you mind is fair... 
Looking to upgrade my Goldenear Triton ones. Need help
All this advice is somewhat moot IMO without knowing what kind of music you listen to.  
Phono Preamp Selection
@ghdprentice perhaps you mean Jolida? Now Black Ice. I have their tube DAC. Amazing for the money with good NOS tubes. phono’s are out of budget for the OP @z32kerber GN PH-10 and PSU-10 are great for the money but used are 3x the OP’s budget an... 
Wanna take it to the next level? Buy MORE speakers!
I’m still stuck on how a post with a couple of screen shots from a surround sound AVR set up screen got so much traction??? Worse still is trying to school @mikelavigne on concert hall acoustics. It IS all about the source. For me, it is mind blo... 
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
@cundare2 NO ONE who is serious about vinyl reproduction should try to fool themselves into thinking that they can accurately and precisely align a commercially manufactured cartridge without WAM on their side. I could not agree more. I went ... 
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
+3 for the WallySkator  
A nice tribute to my favorite living musician, the last man standing.
Great video thanks for sharing!  
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
@mijostyn @lewm I did set up my latest cart myself. With these tools you can be just as or more accurate than anyone. True statement, without microscopy analysis. The analysis gives you the data to account for azimuth, SRA and zenith errors ... 
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
If you want to get rid of the uncertainty once and for all, call JR at Wally Tools, get your cart analyzed and get the tool kit. It’s not cheap, but any other method is merely an estimate.  
The Audiophile Song - Who Can Relate?
@deep_333 God saved some petrified goof queen What?  
The Audiophile Song - Who Can Relate?
@tsacremento I asked my wife the same question, she thought it was hilarious and posted it on FB. @acman3 that's funny   
The Audiophile Song - Who Can Relate?
Awesome - it is very well done - thanks for sharing.  
JA Pulsars vs Harbeth 30.2
Thanks for clarifying and good luck in your search  
JA Pulsars vs Harbeth 30.2
you scared me a little concerned with the magnesium cone. I believe I will stay away from the Harbeth line. the magnesium cone issue was reported by a JA (not Harbeth) owner   
Rel sub
@fertguy now that you’ve settled on 2 RELs, when you get the wiring sorted (floating the ground or not and only requiring 1 hot lead per channel) I suggest ordering a custom set of Speakon cables from designacable.com in the UK They use genuine N...