mikelavigne
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| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range Ralph wrote;All these responses and no mention of the type of amplifier used, which is something that should be considered carefully with any speaker in this category.you must have missed my post above where i specifically wrote about amplifier fl... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range i'd recommend auditioning the Evolution Acoustics MM3's. they do list for $3000 over the top level ($45k) of your budget at $48k. to my ears they perform at a level equal or better to any other $100k+ speaker. don't discount them because they don'... | |
| Vintage Phono Stage? pros and cons i agree with Myles; current SOTA phono stages are much quieter than vintage. and with phono stages, it's almost all about the noise floor.almost every sonic aspect of performance is improved with lower noise. and whether we like it or not, the bes... | |
| Technics: PLINTHS: Dobbins, Porter, or Thompson? i've had three plinths from Steve Dobbins; a Technics SP-10 Mk2 like you are asking about, a Garrard 301, and a Technics SP-10 Mk3. i sold my Mk2 plinth when i got my Mk3.now i've traded my Mk3 for Steve's new tt, 'The Beat'.Steve does more than b... | |
| Cartridges better than Colibri XGP? Albert,i don't know about your arm so i cannot really help you there; although a varible dampning like that should help to allow you to tune it. my perception is that the Colibri really loves a 'fast and neutral' arm, whatever that is, to keep up ... | |
| Cartridges better than Colibri XGP? of the Colibri's i've owned; the most 'explosive' is the copper windings/polycarbonite body XCP (i've owned 4 of those--2 series 1 and 2 series 2), the most detailed is neck and neck between the XCP and the XPP, which is platinum windings and poly... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea Will a 100 Ohm impedence on my Atma-Sphere MP-1 pre be too low for a cart with an 18 Ohm internal impedence?.when Steve Dobbins was in my room recently he set up the Allnic Puritas on the Reed. i cannot remember the VTF he used but it was still br... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea Ttbolad,i've heard the Sussaro 5 or 6 times now and have always liked it and a few times loved it. i consider it to be in the same general performance class as the Ortofon A90 or Dyna XV1s.i remember last year at RMAF in the Soundsmith room there ... | |
| Is it ok to use Zero dust on A-90 ? i'll add my 2 cents to Doug and Raul, the biggest issue is clean records to begin with. if they are mostly clean then you minimize the build up which increases the groove temperature and cakes the schmutz on the stylus.i have 2 A90's and use the Z... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea i abstained from posting in this thread until now as i had a few strong feelings about the event for awhile after and thought that would be best. as far as how things came together that evening; with the perspective of over three weeks i'll just s... | |
| Superb PHONO Preamp ? hey guys; this is a 9 year old thread (that was untouched for 9 years)and most of the comments (including mine above) are far out of date. if others start reading the thread it will end up confusing people.i suggest starting a new thread. | |
| Piano on vinyl - the best Nojima Plays Listz, Reference Recordings, 33rpm Lp, is a true to life piano recording. i've been lately using it as an reference for how a reproduced piano can sound.first of all, the performance is excellent (not all Reference Recordings are that... | |
| What are the optimal percentages for analog system i agree with Microstrip....it depends.it might be easier to offer helpful assistance if you shared a little about what particular gear you have in mind and an overall budget. as this is your first post and there is no posting history to look at to... | |
| Playback Designs vs. Berkeley i did this comparison a few years back and at the time it was only on Redbook. i had just got the Playback and a friend sent me the Berkeley to compare for him as he was considering the 2 units.i used the Playback as a transport into the Berkeley.... | |
| Graham Phantom B44 2 or Taela ? i own an original Talea, and am on the list for the newer 2nd gen Talea.Joel did do some listening tests in my system of the various 2nd generation changes as he went along; he visited 6 or 7 times over the summer. it was a real privledge being in... |