mikelavigne
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| Kharma Midi Exquisite vs MBL101E Cchckc, your room is good sized; and you already like what the (i assume Kharma) subwoofer does. the Midi Exquisites will take you further down that (wonderful) road.my Exquisite 1D's had the same ceramic mid-range and tweeter as your 3.2's......s... | |
| Conrad Johnson ACT2 against Audio Research Ref 3 Ginas, i have heard both the ACT II and Ref 3 at shows; i like them both. what is interesting is that both pre's actually are more strictly neutral than their pedigree's might suggest. i like the sense of control of the ARC Ref 3 and the delicacy ... | |
| Kharma Midi Exquisite vs MBL101E Alectiong; i owned the Exquisite 1D's for almost 4 years; and then used the Midi Exquisite's for 5 months while waiting for my VR9's to be built. i have listened to the MBL101E's a few times at shows; i don't consider myself an expert on the MBL's... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Thomas, you need to read the link to my previous post at the beginning of the first post of this thread. it describes exactly what you are saying; that the Lamm LP2 at 57.5db of gain is marginal on a .24 mv. output cartridge. in my particular case... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Raul, thanks. i have always admired your dedication to the pursuit of analog high performance; and many times looked at your system page and came away amazed at the dazzeling arrray of cartridges, turntables and such that you have. your room is li... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Sirspeedy, thanks.my 'flame' comment had to do with the fact that my set-up (cartridge loading) was not ideal and i was speaking plainly about very popular products with very loyal owners. in retrospect my concerns were unfounded; as the participa... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Doug, i'm glad you enjoyed my analogy......and i liked your way of continuing it.i took those pictures of my 2 Colibri's 3 years ago when i was complaining to vdH about the mis-alignment of the barrel with the body of my Colibri's. vdH simply said... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Smokester; to set VTA on the Colibri i first set VTF at 1.45 grams on my Winns guage with the arm as level as possible. i then drop it a full turn on my Rockport arm height dial. this is my starting point.from here i go by sound. the Colibri XCP i... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? here is a picture of;my 2 Colibri's, XGW on the left, XCP on the rightnote the out of alignment barrel compared to the mounting housing; the XCP appears more out of alignment due to the angle of the picture. | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Tangram and Sirspeedy; addressing quality control and customer service issues regarding the Colibri's.IMHO Mr. vdH likely knows more than most cartridge designers about what is important to performance. of course; that is just my opinion.his produ... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Nrchy,thanks.serious comparisons are a bit of work and not particularly looked forward to. what makes them fun is not knowing how they will turn out. i usually learn something whenever i seriously focus on comparing gear. my current system can rev... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? further comments regarding Colibri questions;Tafka Steve;yes, Frank Peraino had some frustrations with his Colibri. to explain, you need to understand that some Colibri's have very short cantelivers and then the canteliver is attached to very low ... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? hi Guys, thanks for your kind words. before i continue with my 'ramble' i'll try to answer/comment on your posts.Doug,the UNIverse was copper coiled and had the silver headshell weight.Smokester,yes, i have compared the Colibri to my much-loved Ko... | |
| What's your chair ? Frank, congrats on the chair. i'm sure it will be very comfortable. as far as angle; i fooled around with that for 2 or 3 months over 5 years ago and have not changed it since. you will find a perfect angle that allows you to comfortably read or l... | |
| What's your chair ? Agaffer; although 'comfort' is a personal subjective issue; i would disagree with your statement;"There is no chair more comfortable than the Eames."if you added "to me", then i would have no issue.my opinion is that from an objective standpoint; ... |