o_holter
Responses from o_holter
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere A little update: Einstein The tube mk 2 continues to do a good job, with no operational problems, including the NOS tubes, over four years - very good. Synnergy with the Aesthetix on the one hand and the MA-1s on the other hand. It is not the "per... | |
| Audiophile recording and playback - Tascam DA-3000 Reporting from using the Tascam unmodified.Comparing my vinyl rips with Tidal. The rips are better. Comparing to sacd on an oppo player results are more equal but even here the vinyl recordings are best. | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it Mechans - yes a good headfi system is a low cost basic. I’ve learned a lot from this over the years. My Audiotaylor Jade otl heaphone amp led me to otl amps in my main rig - no regrets.A good way to keep costs down if you have a good sounding anal... | |
| 6sn7 tubes for Atma Sphere amp Congrats from me too...belated. The Atma amps are great and rise to the occasion. Some tweaking helps..Contrary to preconceptions that the input tubes are all that matter I changed all the output tubes to rca nos. 28 tubes in my ma1. Very good inv... | |
| Good carts with SME V Snackeyp, markmendenhall - Kiseki - yes, this is an interesting alternative. I read a very good review of the purple heart. Pricing is not up in the sky. Output is a healthy (for me) 0.48, weight only 7 g, so even if the given compliance of 16 is... | |
| Good carts with SME V tzh21y - Benz Gullwing - could be interesting, thanks. 0.35 output, 12.2 g, compliance 15. Wish I had one, to try. | |
| Good carts with SME V It may be that with good tonearms like the SME V, the resonance calculators and test record results are not very indicative. You may have a very good sounding cart, with no perceived problems (maybe, depending on system resolution in low frequenci... | |
| Good carts with SME V Ideal requirements: 1 My phono stage plays fine with carts from 0.25 output and it can probably sound good (with quiet tubes) with just 0.20 too. But in my system, it really shines with higher output carts, like 0.5 or 0.6. 2 The SME V effective m... | |
| Good carts with SME V tsloan - I love the Atlas, no problem, but it needs repair/retip. My friend had a Helikon on a SME V and could never get it quite right. I think the Titan was a better cart. So, for me, it is more a question of trying something new, and have a bac... | |
| Good carts with SME V sublmnl - thanks - thats an interesting experience you had with the Frog mating with the SME IV. One might think that the arm was a bit heavy but apparently not? Compliance seems very high - 35? When I put the figures into the vinyl engine calcula... | |
| Good carts with SME V Right! I have originals, some UK, some US - so I think I will resist the Steven Wilson remaster. | |
| Good carts with SME V Atmasphere - listening to Yes Close to the edge, side B track one with a heavy organ solo, I dont hear any breakup. Where do you hear it? I have a ca second press UK. | |
| Good carts with SME V I love form and finish as a final solution in a product. A beautiful-sounding cart should have as good a material design and form and look as well as possible. But more than that? I get sceptical. If the sound is so-so, does it help me if I look a... | |
| Good carts with SME V Atmasphere - glad you like Yes -or like me, their best parts. Pipe organ - I will check. Invictus005 and rauliregas - a case in point could be Doors albums. Recorded through tubes at first, s-state later. Giving a more hard, flat sound, to my ears... | |
| Good carts with SME V Testing some more, the Titan i. Yes: The Yes album, and Fragile - UK originals.Certainly heavy duty fare.The cart is mainly up to it.Not much congested but a bit flat and hard on the highest dynamic parts of the music.The Atlas tones this down and... |