o_holter
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| Hearing Aids Reduce Dementia Risk Which hearing aids are good for music listenig (and maybe, memory)? | |
| How good is Aesthetix audio? I have not seen any agreement regarding phono stages that outperform the Aesthetix Io Eclipse with dual power supplies and good NOS tubes (some say: Allnic 8000 - others: maybe - a question of taste). You can find a lot of info on the Io here , m... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere I am sure it sounds good. | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Hello @ketran Congratulations with the Einstein, I hope it works out for you. Mine is still doing well. The main tweaks I’ve done: 1 - changing the 12au7 tube in the middle, to NOS. First, a CBS Hytron, which was a clear improvement, and then t... | |
| Vacuum tube amplified headphones... Would this be a kind of update on the Audioquest Nightowl / Nighthawk headphones? I look forward to a comparison. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA 2s for Dummies (by a dummy) @mijostyn - I admire such dedicated work! I have two questions. Is your room very long and narrow? Seems so, from your system info. Maybe the Sound Labs dont have the space to breathe, on the sides? Also, I see you have a screen in the middle. I... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA 2s for Dummies (by a dummy) @mijostyn - thanks, I see them now. Your system probably sounds amazing. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA 2s for Dummies (by a dummy) Bad luck - in my case, I’ve found that less is more. I gave up on subs, and my ’effect’ speakers are no longer in use - the main speakers (designed to resemble Sound labs) do the job better alone. Heat - a cheap fix is to mount computer fans behi... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA 2s for Dummies (by a dummy) Yes, I know this is Ralph's opinion, and I agree up to a point. For 12 usd I would go for it. Moreover, you can support Ukraine. I paid 40 something for RCA NOS some time ago. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA 2s for Dummies (by a dummy) @mijostyn - congratulations with your MA-2, sorry to hear about your troubles. I have owned MA-1 for twelve years with almost zero problems, and Ralph has given excellent support to me as well. I don't understand why OTL amps are still a minority ... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing Yes, but I think it is more evident with tube amps than with s-state? The MA-1s can sound ok with 4 ohm (maybe), quite good with 8 ohm, but to know what they are really capable of, you need to go up - my speakers are 16 ohms, staying between 13 an... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing I hope Atma-sphere are successful with the new class D amps. This is certainly well-deserved. I love my MA-1 amps, and have learned to live with them, using NOS tubes, turn them off after listening, and so on. The best advice I got from Ralph was ... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? @lewm - I am just following advice from @jcarr that experimenting with more mass may be useful, and that Lyra carts often sound progressively better up to 16-18 g. 10 pct at the c-w is obviously a rough approximate, very dependent on the pivot to ... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? @neonknight Mass on counterweight: I used a small disc that was part of a footer (cone + disc) with a center cavity that fits on top of the c-weight screw head. A coin with a hole might work too. So with a little bluetac it is stable. Effectiv... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? I am trying the added mass modification suggested by @JCarr for SME V with a Lyra cart, with promising results; sound seems a bit fuller and deeper, with no obvious problems, mistracking etc. Total mass ca 35g (5 on the headshell, 30 on the counte... |