mschott
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| Salk Audio Sound You’re best bet is to go to the Salk forum on Audio Circle and find owners in your area. They are usually open to have you over to listen. I am about 30 minutes from Jim’s factory and he invited me for a visit about 3 years ago. I can’t recall det... | |
| Just received shipment of my Magnepan LRS’s jetter’s last post is on point. After reading the Stereophile review, they are terrific speakers for the price as long as your expectations are reasonable. They are sensitive to setup and amplification. But no matter what, the dynamic range is lim... | |
| Metal cabinet speakers Paradigm Persona’s are not metal. They are wood composite. Also, different metals have different damping factors. There are far too many variables to make any judgement on this. | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers I would choose sound over looks 95% of the time but it’s not hard to have both. Mine are Paradigm Studio 100 V5’s in the cherry wood finish. A very good looking speaker as long as the grills are attached. Without, they are ugly. Brands that make t... | |
| Axpona reviewers perceptions and reality There are far too many variables at a show like Axpona to compare one’s judgement to another’s. The source of course being the largest variable. The seating arrangement another. I don’t know if there was a Press Day but if so that would have had f... | |
| Audio Doctor goes to Axpona observations so far Chrshanl37 has it right. It’s nearly impossible to judge components and speakers at a trade show. Very few rooms were suitable for good listening. Even the big Focals were boomy. I wanted to hear Larson and Sanders and both impressed as they are n... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD It really is all about the source material and the cartridge when it comes to vinyl. I have a digital front end playing FLAC files from my computer through JRiver then through an Oppo Sonica DAC through Jolida tube separates then to Paradigm Studi... | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? Not a chance and not because my Paradigm Studio 100 V5 are not excellent speakers. Not that I have an unlimited budget (far from it) but I've heard some very impressive speakers that ignite the wanderlust in me. | |
| Inexpensive Tube Amps Interesting thread. I'm coming in pretty late. I've seen this before and it seems like the OP is looking for support for his choices. Opinions were given regarding potential QC issues of a Chinese made product at a very low price point which is va... | |
| Done buying new vinyl Some new vinyl may be crap but there is plenty of really good remastered vinyl. I'm very happy with all the vinyl I've bought from MoFi. I have a Bobby Darin album. Tony Bennett, Bill Withers which is particularly good and if you can find the 45 r... | |
| Reducing Background Noise On Records Assuming the cartridge is properly setup (if not get this fixed before anything else), culprits should be a dirty album which is solved by something like the Record Doctor V or similar, hum from your interconnects or dirty power which is harder to... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? I have an Adcom 555 but it has't worked in years and is not worth the price to repair (over $500.00) but it was a fine amp in its day, tons of good clean power but a bit harsh at higher volumes. They powered Snell E3's in my system. The Snell's we... | |
| Turntable Dust Cover Option I had a cover custom made by JMK Displays. Same kind of business, store displays but as a sideline they make dust covers to order. I designed it including cutouts and they built it for me to cover my VPI Scout. About $180.00 shipped. Perfectly bui... | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? The Dragonfly Black USB DAC that I paid something like $98.00 for is amazing. That's value. | |
| Disappointment with Pro-Ject... Are your tt interconnects shielded? If not change to shielded. |