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| Rogue 99 preamp and Parasound A21 combination? I’ve owned both in the past but not used them together. Both are great sounding pieces, particularly the A21, and not at all analytical or harsh. BUT if you can score a used Rogue Athena or Hera (if a great deal) preamp it will sound much better y... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme 12" - heavier counterweight needed ?! When I bought a new Phantom Supreme 10" in March 2013, I had the same problem with a Koetsu Onyx Platinum that - for some reason - is 2 or 3 grams heavier than every other stone Koetsu I’ve encountered (very thick walls). No extra weight or 2nd co... | |
| proper Tannoy Canterbury room set up I upgraded from Canterbury SE to GR, and the latter definitely has more treble energy & extension, which I felt was a bit lacking in the SE (with controls set to "flat") - it’s more balanced, more detailed, and simply a better speaker. I enjoy... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 I have a Koetsu stone with and without diamond cantilever, and indeed it offers notably increased detail, speed, and dynamics without reducing or altering the Koetsu’s musicality or flow - in fact it even helps those attributes. However if your sy... | |
| Phono Preamp I wouldn’t drop ~ 3K on a Herron when running a 1600 turntable/arm/cart package, just saying. Others like the EAR or JLTi might be a more reasonable fit, still leaving room for growth with the crucial table/cart upgrade. | |
| Best Analog for $10K A SOTA table is a great choice on that budget. | |
| Mag Lev Turntable. Your Thoughts? At its current price point (around $4K) it will be completely outclassed by more traditional solutions. Also realize that it can't run MC cartridges. | |
| Phono stage with 3 inputs VAC Renaissance phono stage has 3 inputs and sounds absolutely amazing. | |
| SUT's -Looking for one with some meat on the bones If you’re not happy with the speakers then chasing upstream solutions seems like a band-aid fix. Might just have to bite the bullet, sell, and retry there. As far as SUT’s go, the Bob’s Devices Sky series has a pretty meaty, powerful and warm soun... | |
| Is the MoFI UltraDeck wit the MasterTracker cart the best TT solution @ $2,499? 25g effective mass is more believable, but i still have a hard time believing that, just eyeballing this arm with its lean straight arm tube and affixed headshell. Are there lead rods in the thing? Lol. Or are they counting mass with the MasterTra... | |
| Is the MoFI UltraDeck wit the MasterTracker cart the best TT solution @ $2,499? @chakster I agree those compliance numbers are very strange! Something seems fishy about it all; not sure I would trust any of those numbers. There is no reason for an MM to be that low in compliance. I’m sure it’s a nice sounding deck, but defini... | |
| Is the MoFI UltraDeck wit the MasterTracker cart the best TT solution @ $2,499? Add me in with the SOTA guys, from the Sapphire model on up they are a phenomenal value - superb build quality and stunning sound quality for the money. Plus you can literally plop it anywhere and not worry about isolation or feedback issues. The ... | |
| Is the MoFI UltraDeck wit the MasterTracker cart the best TT solution @ $2,499? There is no universe in which that tonearm has 35g effective mass - that would make it the same as known heavyweight Fidelity Research FR64S with its monstrous 20g stock headshell. I think you can safely consider that listing a misprint, and assum... | |
| Tonearm/Cartridge Combinations: What Do You Own (Or Have Owned) And Recommend? Any stone body Koetsu sounds magical on either a Fidelity Research FR64fx or FR64S. In a lower price bracket, the Shelter Accord on FR64fx can be pretty shocking in just how much of the stone Koetsu’s musicality it replicates, for less $$$$. But t... | |
| garrard vs clearaudio innovation I had a Clearaudio Innovation on a cheap rack (Lovan) on suspended wood floor (but much more sturdy than that of a typical residence, which are impossibly flimsy), and I would experience nasty woofer flapping at times. It was very easy to see on m... |