naunc
Responses from naunc
| Record weights 'n clamps: Audible improvements ? I've had excellent results using a Black Diamond one-piece carbon fibre screw-down clamp on my VPI Classic. Backgrounds are quieter and everything sounds more resolved and stable, yet it doesn't deaden the sound in any way. The stock clamp and ano... | |
| CD isolation platfroms Another vote for SRA. I've tried quite a few isolation products that make my components sound different but the SRAs pretty consistently make them sound right. Their entry-level Tremor/Less platforms start at around $300. | |
| VPI Classic Yes, I use the ring now only when the record needs it, and to be honest I'm happy enough to continue doing that. One of these days I'll learn to quit while I'm ahead. Having said that, today I tried removing the plastic anti-skate attachment from ... | |
| VPI Classic The aluminium VPI platter sounds fine on its own. The Boston graphite mat was an unambiguous improvement with my previous Scout table (acrylic platter) but the Classic's strengths are much more evident without the mat. The Classic perhaps shades t... | |
| VPI Classic Someone asked about a TTWeights ring with the Classic. I have the 600g ring but find that it imparts an unpleasant metallic brightness to some material (is this what people call ringing? no pun intended) and now generally avoid using it. This is a... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. I've noticed that audiences in different countries have different customs when it comes to applause. In some places it seems to be customary to allow a few seconds' respectful silence before beginning to applaud. I even remember one concert in Ber... | |
| No Audiophiles in Hollywood There's pair of Martin Logans in the home of the sleazy record producer in "The Limey". In "Traffic" the hit man talks about his B&W speakers before, as I recall, he gets bumped off himself. Both films were directed by Steven Soderbergh. Maybe... | |
| Mods for a PS Audio HCA-2? Well, yes, the Thiels are certainly what I would call a cool sounding speaker but I did hear more body and warmth from them with other amps I auditioned. It's just that the HCA-2 was so good in other respects, and especially in avoiding the hardne... | |
| Mods for a PS Audio HCA-2? I was intrigued to come across these comments about the improvements the mods make, because they sound like what I might be looking for. I've owned an HCA-2 for a few months now, and while I don't regret the purchase -- I'd find it hard to go back... |