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| Phono Stage - Diamonds, you haven't given us a budget or told us what cartridge you plan to use. But judging from your other components, I'd put the EAR 834P at the top of your list. This thing breaths life into vinyl like nothing else near its price. Don't und... | |
| Room modes are hijacking my music Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I appreciate your feedback. I've tinkered with speaker placement and listening locations, but it does nothing to reduce the boom. My room is nearly square. According to those in the know, "a perfectly square ro... | |
| Dahlquist DQ-10 dead super tweeters question? What amp are you using? How many watts? The only reason these things would fail so quickly is if you're driving your amp beyond its capabilities. The crossover should be fine. The next question is whether you're sure the piezo super tweeter is act... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Pink Floyd's The Final Cut is doing circles on my table. This has to be one of the best recorded lps ever. The dynamics are shocking. | |
| Looking for turntable for under $1000 Bob, I'm a big fan of the Denon DL-103R. It's 8.5 grams with a tracking force of 2.5g. It's a killer cartridge for the price, but don't take my word for it, read this review: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ranlg&1034089946Of course, t... | |
| Looking for turntable for under $1000 Bob, I'm glad you like the table. I think the drift is due to the fact that the Ortofon X5 is too light for the tonearm. 4.1 grams is at the lower limit for the counterweight. The 9c is not a low mass arm. You can see from Pro-ject's web site that... | |
| Looking for turntable for under $1000 Bob, I'd really like to hear what you think of the Pro-ject RM-5. It's been on my mind since I read the review at 6moons: http://www.sixmoons.com:80/audioreviews/project3/combo.htmlThe price point is exceptional and the design is sleek. It reminds... | |
| Excellent review of CAPACITORS Must read John, I encourage you to talk to Jeff at Sonic Craft. He's a wealth of knowledge when it comes to capacitors and circuit design. You won't be disappointed. http://www.soniccraft.com/ | |
| Excellent review of CAPACITORS Must read Larry, I couldn't agree more. Capacitors can't be evaluated in a vacuum. This review is definitely a positive contribution to the community. I didn't mean to suggest otherwise. The author had a task at hand. He outlined it clearly and added the us... | |
| Hope this helps someone with RFI problems Rich, I've had the same problem for years. Mine is pretty low level RFI, but annoying nonetheless. Thanks for sharing your discovery! | |
| Excellent review of CAPACITORS Must read I thought the review was interesting, but honestly, when you look at the bottom line, TFTF V-caps are ridiculously expensive. A pair of 1.0 uF/600VDC will run you $440. A pair of 3.3 uF cost $1200. Yes, I know there are some people who can afford ... | |
| Best sounding phono preamp under $600 Bob, I was using the standard walwart with the Phonomena. The fellow I bought it from owned the battery power supply at one point in time. He said the sound improvement was subtle at best and, in his opinion, wasn't worth $600. I don't think you c... | |
| cartridge loading Ditto, here's a good primer on cartridge loading: http://www.extremephono.com/Loading.htmYou should also check out the Agon threads. Search for "loading" under analog. There's tons of great information. -Mark | |
| Review: Denon DL 103R Cartridge Twl, thank you for the excellent review! I want to emphasize the need to use a high quality phono preamp with the Denon DL-103. It makes or breaks the magic this cartridge has to offer. I can't emphasize this enough. I've had a DL-103 in my system... | |
| Best sounding phono preamp under $600 Bob, I want to add one more thing that struck me last night and that you reminded me of. Vinyl now sounds significantly better on my system than cd. This wasn't the case before the Musical Surroundings Phonomena. Most people will find budget phono... |