mijostyn
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| dCS Bartok Apex vs any similar priced DAC dCS is horrendously overpriced and represents some of the worst value is audio equipment. There are many DACs that are built even better and sound as good or better than the dCS like the Bricasti Design M1. The ATC speaker you are interested in r... | |
| Cd player Transport/Dac advice @sidog1460 The thing about digital is that regardless of all the trash in the middle, when all is said and done, 1 is a 1 and a 0 is a zero. Digital equipment can not make heads or tails out of anything else. If it could our cell phones would be t... | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone @testrun The only reason you need amp stands is to get the amps up off the carpet so that they ventilate correctly. I made a set just recently and used 8/4 walnut on spikes. You have to finish the wood which is more expensive than the wood. Stone ... | |
| CD Transport @leog2015 And just what is wrong with the Bricasti M19? I have listened and played with it and it is a wonderful CD/SACD transport. | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? It is not the arm. It is a slight difference in the cartridge alignment. Small changes in overhang and VTA can affect the amount of surface noise you hear. All the best arms of similar mass are going to sound exactly the same as long as cartridge ... | |
| What are the best subwoofers you have heard for music. Speed, Musicality and integration https://imgur.com/gallery/building-resonance-free-subwoofers-dOTF3cS | |
| Straight tonearms without offset angle @lewm then let's say it is daring to go off the beaten path. It is the Reed 5T Lou. I would love to try both arms also, but they will not fit on my turntable and i have not current plans to buy another. @larryi staying digital is the smart thing.... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... @orthomead Etymotic makes great products. I have been using their ear buds for decades and always take their attenuators along for every concert. I insist on people using hearing protection in my shop. Having said all this the recommendations of ... | |
| Cartridge for Michell Gyro SE and SME 309 You will do much better with a Soundsmith Aida. The Aida has a more advanced stylus profile than the Grado and is also an MI cartridge. Dealing with Soundsmith, IMHE, is better than dealing with Grado although Grado is not bad. The Aida will work ... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... @orthomead 90 dB is pretty loud! The loudest I listen is 95 dB. The reason to use the bass management I previously discussed is to create the FEELING of a live performance a less than ear shattering volumes. It is, in large part, the visceral comp... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... @mulveling That 20 Hz rating is at one meter. They do better than most speakers, but the issue is that you have to boost 20 Hz 10 dBSP to get the right balance. This will push the S7's woofers into their nonlinear zone at rock and roll volume incr... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... The issue for many audiophiles is digital phobia. They stubbornly want to keep their system pure analog in the belief that it sounds better. In reality the benefits of moving over to a digital preamp/processor are legion. Conversion to and from 24... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... @orthomead The KT 88s are more crystalline for lack of a better description. With proper subwoofers they will really sing. You have a fine turntable. Do you listen to any digital sources? By proper subwoofers I mean a subwoofer system that can be ... | |
| JL Audio hifi subwoofer match for my system You have a fine set of speakers. Unless you are willing to put a two way crossover with digital bass management into your system you stand a good chance of making things worse. Subwoofers add the most kick when they are crossed between 80 and 100 ... | |
| Straight tonearms without offset angle @jasonbourne71 Even if those arms "sound fine", lack of an antiskating device is going to increase record wear and cause miss tracking in the right channel prematurely. The Viv arm does not get rid of skating. The only point it does not skate is... |