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SACD vs. Vinyl
SACD will always have an advantage over any PCM digital; no matter the resolution (even 352/32). 2X DSD is even better than regular DSD (SACD). i have lots of high rez PCM files (many 192/24) which i do enjoy. but better SACD's are better. and 2X ... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
Jonathan,on 9-5-2010 i did answer your question 2 posts below your question. i'll quote it.Jonathan,i'll do my best to answer your question.Albert does not do the 'nude' SP-10 Mk3 plinth. his Mk3 plinth design keeps the case-work on the Mk3. Steve... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
So what I'm trying to understand is how you and all others who accept only a "single variable comparison" think it is fair to mount the same arm and cartridge on two different tables and then judge which table is best? Yes this may tell you which ... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
Pryso,my guess, knowing the likelyhood that Albert tried quite a few of the pretender/contender cartridges while he owned the Walker, is that Albert had a pretty good idea of what cartridges worked the best on the Walker. and in any case; the Walk... 
wilsom MAXX3 or Evolution Acoustics MMThree ?
Weseixas,thanks. my wife thinks i should charge. :^)seriously; if you are ever in the Seattle area you are welcome to come by for a listen.my brand of Scotch is Lagavulin. 
wilsom MAXX3 or Evolution Acoustics MMThree ?
Janeb,the MAXX3 is a rear ported speaker; the Evolution Acoustics MM3 and MM2 have a sealed box with a powered subwoofer and many bass adjustments.a rear ported speaker is definitely more limited in set-up choices than a powered sealed box with ma... 
wilsom MAXX3 or Evolution Acoustics MMThree ?
there is an Audiogon'er Eddiesudz, who upgraded his MAXX2's to MAXX3's, and then switched to Evolution Acoustics MM2's.here is Eddie's system pagei'd recommend e-mailing him and ask him that question.i am an Evolution Acoustics MM3 owner. i also l... 
Ortofon A90 or Air Tight PC-1
Anyone (preferably with personal experience) care to describe the similarities/differences between the A90 with the ZYX UNIverse?recently i've been involved in some tonearm development; to be perfectly clear my 'involvement' is me watching. i own ... 
2010 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet
i've been to every RMAF so far and will be there again. looking forward to hearing all the exciting new analog gear and the Friday night get together. 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
Jonathan,i'll do my best to answer your question.Albert does not do the 'nude' SP-10 Mk3 plinth. his Mk3 plinth design keeps the case-work on the Mk3. Steve Dobbins Mk3 plinth, which i own one of, does at least remove the top case-work. however; i... 
Listening VS Reading
i would separate my time listening into 3 different modes.dedicated listening; only the music--40%multi-tasking listening; web surfing/magazine reading--45%reading a book while listening--15% i read 2-4 books a month, mostly when i travel.i have n... 
Best Line Conditioner
don't mess around. if you truely want the best then get one of these bad boys. i just did.the Equi=tech Wall Cabinet System will give you up to 10kva of clean balanced isolated power to all your system outlets and render all the nice, but limited ... 
can anyone recommend tube amp for dartzeel preamp?
this month's Stereophile has an Audio Research integrated that they think very highly of which is priced reasonably; under $5k. OTOH it may not be quite 'tubey' enough to give you that 'change of pace' you desire.as someone who has your same gear,... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
Violin wrote;I am not trying to hi-jack this wonderful thread but I have a question about wall voltage and it's effect on not only tt motors but amps, pre-amp etc. Logenn's comments above caused me to think about my situation.I live appx. 4 miles ... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
the copper-tops are platter surfaces, not mats. Steve sells a Garrard 301 copper-top platter that lowers the noise floor 4-5 db compared to a stock platter and sounds great. i don't think he makes any copper mats that i know of.all three tt's do l...