mikelavigne
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| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? AS-2000 is the real deal. formidable turntable. heard the AS-1000 myself, not the AS-2000, but almost bought the AS-2000. the AS-1000 was impressive to look at in person. personally I love the look for what that is worth. | |
| Roon vs OS and Native Players - Impact on SQ? Roon is actually hard wired into the Wadax Reference Server operating system. Wadax was an early adapter to Roon and there are custom Wadax Roon Extensions. very happy how Roon has worked and performed these last 2 years with Wadax. | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? i like the K3 and K5. think they are works of art and legit. some time back i honestly did try to buy a K3 but could not work it out, so there is that. | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? When it comes to experience, Fremer got rid of his Caliburn and now owns a K3. He didnt buy the SAT (which I have crossed of my list since it is basically a modified SP-10 motor) or TechDas or even the Esoteric (which is magnetic and not direct d... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? the most significant part of a turntable is the steady powerful drive and energy of the music that the turntable projects. that is the main separator of good, better and great. cool looking turntables are a dime a dozen. exceptionally musical and... | |
| Is it important to long demo or own HIGH END gear to have a fair accurate view about it? I have heard a lot of opinions about high end gear on the forums but a lot of it comes from folks that don’t own it. They bash it because of the price. Which I understand on one end but many don’t own, haven’t long demoed or even heard a lot of h... | |
| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape thanks @mijostyn for the response. it’s a huge effort these days to have a top tape deck and acquire the proper media, and few have the commitment to do it. but it does deliver fully. it’s kind of a crazy thing, to be honest about it. dabbling ... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? Esoteric costs ??? @lewm Esoteric T1---$72,500 without arm, $80,000 with the TA-9D Ikeda arm and arm board. arm boards are approximately $3000 each, and take 90-120 days to get. the Esoteric T1 sounds better with an OCXO 10mhz clock. the be... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? I wonder why you describe it as a "magnetic drive idler", since according to the Fremer review there is no conventional idler wheel, and the platter is driven by magnetic induction, such that the drive force is applied at a distance from the plat... | |
| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape All I can say is that IMHE, with modern digital recordings, High Res digital is superior to analog R2R. @mijostyn please describe your most recent experience supporting that viewpoint. the particulars of the digital source and tape. it is ex... | |
| Ultimate Turntable search...OMA K5 or ? @mattdrummer exciting to be contemplating turntables of this level, i use to own the Rockport Sirius III, and you own the Caliburn. heady stuff. personally not heard either of the OMA tt’s, but i am impressed with what i’ve read about them. how... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz "if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all" | |
| The dangerous world of Reel-to-Reel Tape if you really want everything tape can offer, this is what gets you there. https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/ak-hot-rodded-ampex-atr-102s-w-mr-70-preamps-replaces-my-studers.36288/ read the first post which describes the upgrades and custom... | |
| How good is good enough? huh? | |
| Was 1971 the high point of popular music? through 80s @elrod seriously? what about 80’s music will live forever? culturally more about silly comedy movies than any music. no lasting musical culture came from those years....compared to the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s. ’Thriller’ and ’M-TV’ w... |