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| Disservice: XLR interconnects I moved from some random XLR cables that I got from Amazon to the Dealer bought Cardas XLRs. And I am just kicking myself for not having done it sooner.. That's cool! I know some advocate that the balanced standard removes audible differences b... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? I agree with others on their adulations of the ARC Ref 3/3SE phono stage (I have a 3SE). It will ascend you above the fray of the ~3K phono stages. It was a big difference when I upgraded from $3K stages to this next level. Also my VAC Renaissance... | |
| Single vs Bi-wire Speaker Cable Every time I’ve experimented on my Tannoys, they’ve sounded better bi-wired. They’re an ideal use case for symmetric 50/50 bi-wire: a 2-way with 2nd order crossover at 1.1 kHz, which gives a much closer split of high/low energy than most speakers.... | |
| Disservice: XLR interconnects Did you move from RCA to XLR? A balanced component like the HiFi Rose will output double the voltage on XLR, usually while keeping noise floor the same. So that’s a huge advantage (and +6dB level boost), among other balanced drive advantages (comm... | |
| Silver Speaker Cables After experimenting with many various Audioquest silver and copper speaker cables - silver will render significantly more detail for sure. And that detail increase will be weighted more in favor of higher frequencies. But it won’t be strident, har... | |
| Help me choice Audioquest speaker cables Your dealer offering demo Redwood for $6k is far closer to a kick in the teeth than a favor. That model has been discontinued for at least a couple years, and is now highly depreciated on the used markets. The model above it, Wildwood (also long d... | |
| What is the best tonearm for a SOTA Nova turntable? The ET2 was actually a pretty common pairing with SOTA Star. But I had one on a Merrill Heirloom (a much jumpier suspension), without the silicon damping, and it was very nerve-wracking to use! From what I could tell the ET2 sounded pretty damn go... | |
| Transients hurting my ears on hifi solid state amps I can't provide suggestions in your budget, but what you describe is definitely an attribute of some SS amps. Of course we should be cognizant of room acoustics and address problems there when necessary, but I've heard enough examples of gear acro... | |
| TANNOY will stop Hi-FI ? not sure what the comment about them not competing against Fyne, that makes zero sense. One is a very modern generic looking speaker and the other is a much more classic look and they sound quite different. Agreed - Tannoy models Kensington an... | |
| Should I bi-amp or bridge my amps to feed my speakers Which amp were you planning to bridge? Stereo tube amps aren’t usually bridged; their sides are run in parallel for mono. My VAC 200iQ tube amps are like this, and it results in a huge upgrade in performance (at the cost of 2 amps versus 1). I’ve ... | |
| Is this a audioquest cable counterfeit fake? There are no serial numbers and no certificates of authenticity (silly slips, anyways - CoA is a gimmick for Franklin Mint type of trinkets to certify that you have genuine worthless junk, lol) with AQ. The solution is simple - send it to AQ for a... | |
| Is this a audioquest cable counterfeit fake? Wow, you really jumped the gun leaving negative feedback. The Diamond has been around for a while. AQ has been known to change braiding & packaging over time (even on the same model). That’s one heck of a leap to assume you’ve got a counterfei... | |
| Koestu original Onyx Sig pre-platinum cart vs. later/current platinum Sig comparisons I experiment with swapping a lot of gear - depending on partnering gear, the non-Platinum magnets (Onyx in my case) work better in some cases, and Platinum works better in others. The non-Platinum magnets have more output to work with. They're als... | |
| Koestu original Onyx Sig pre-platinum cart vs. later/current platinum Sig comparisons @edgewear By now I’ve seen pics of several slightly different pre-Platinum Onyx short bodies; it’s almost impossible to say exactly what you have, unless you get in direct contact with Koetsu. Still so much mystery with Koetsu! I don’t personal... | |
| Vinyl goes green! It’s hard to imagine any consumer product with as long a useful life as traditional vinyl records. This is yet another questionable gimmick pandering to current trends of "going green" - don’t think anything through; just go with what sounds nice ... |