mglik
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| The Horror Seems you are a planar guy? If so, Quad has done something I have never seen in Audio: they greatly improved their newest 2 models and cut the price by 50%! I am an almost lifetime Quad 57 guy. Never thought I would change. But my new Quad 2812X ... | |
| What is your front end ? Currently 100% TT. Artisan Fidelity Lenco, TriPlanar arm and Grado Epoch 3 cart. Going into the phono stage of a Dartzeel CTH 8550 integrated. Just bought an Aurender W20SE to feed my dCS Lina DAC with Lina Clock. I only use the Lina now only for... | |
| Need recommendations on 15ft speaker cables IME in over 50 years at this, the best speaker cable and best deal, by far, are Silversmith Fideliums. 15’ is long but 2 meters of Fideliums are $1200. They replaced $6K in my system that are now relatively junk. They have some amazing reviews i... | |
| When Was The Audio Golden Age? “Golden Age” certainly refers to a time in the past. I would agree that the time pre SS and pre digital would fit. However, if it refers to the High End’s achievements in absolute SQ, Now is pretty “Golden”. For decades, I was a die hard tube gu... | |
| Can you tell the difference between a $200 and a $200,000 guitar? A Stratavarius violin can sell for millions. A ‘50s Fender Strat in pristine condition can sell for half a million. Surely, these both are priced for their rarity. But also surely both produce amazingly, uniquely wonderful tone. I have been a pr... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing IME, the Atma Ds are far superior to the AGD Audions (MK II). And a bargain. What is also super impressive and one of a kind is that Ralph actually recommends his Ds over his much more expensive and highly thought of tube amps. And tubes are a ha... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? Sadly, the London Decca Reference cartridge is no longer available. It seemed that the next best thing was the Grado Epoch 3 MI. That is what I bought for $12K and have been enjoying for quite some time. Grado has been manufacturing cartridges ... | |
| Napping while listening Like @ghdprentice and @mahgister I frequently fall into a meditative state while listening. I feel the “spirits” of the musicians and composers. Better than sleep! | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? BTW-I was never into Rock. No longer. Not only do I now love it. I get it. | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? I am very biased. Have been a loyal Quad 57 owner for far longer than any other speaker. They don’t do big dynamics and are a bit frequency limited but what they do is truly natural and lovely. And their transparency is addicting. However, afte... | |
| 15k for streamer and dac....how much on each? Aurender certainly would be biased. However, they say the streamer is 30% and the DAC 70%. I currently have a dCS Lina DAC and Lina Clock. I am not particularly happy with its built n streamer and am considering an Aurender W20SE. Although I did ... | |
| Experiences With Costly Balanced XLR Interconnects Above $3,000 I am waiting on Jeff Smith of Silversmith Cables for his new XLR cables. They should be out in a few weeks. I have had great success with his Fidelium speaker cables. Very reasonably priced at about $1200 for an 8’ pair. They absolutely creamed m... | |
| Phono Stage, Tonearm, Cartridge Question - Which is the most important? I have recently, after many months with no TT, upgraded to a much better table. I had a really good Woodsong Garrard 301. And am using a super nice Triplanar arm, Grado Epoch 3 cartridge and great full function Atma-Sphere MP-1 preamp. But after... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? Ralph, I have to believe that musicality, immersion, involvement and, ultimately, suspension of disbelief has much to do with an amp designer’s taste and ear than simply harmonics and distortion. I would say that your sensibilities as a musician ... | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendation I am quite surprised that no one has suggested, to me, the slam dunk answer-Silversmith Fideliums ($1295 for an 8’ pair). They replaced a $6K set I had. Those are now, relatively, junk. After the introduction of Fideliums I was sure there would ... |