o_holter

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Pickup SRA - starting from a 500x microscope
Thank you Sunnyboy1956. I do agree with you (and with Rpeluso) that too much adjustment can become on obsession. On the other hand, a bit of it is a needed. Since you have an Atlas - where do you set the arm - up, down, or just parallel? 
Pickup SRA - starting from a 500x microscope
Thanks for advice! I dislike it, however, when an honest question is turned into a stupid statement. Rpeluso writes as if I've left my ears behind - I have not. Going the visual way is a "nightmare". Well perhaps not though I trust my ears mainly.... 
Pickup SRA - starting from a 500x microscope
It is fairly easy to mark the angle between the cantilever and the record. If the stylus had been 90 degrees on the cantilever, I would have no problem using this method. But this is what we don't know - right? Estimating the stylus angle vis-a-vi... 
Dynaudio Evidence Platinum or Consequence UE
O holter- I use to own the Consequence a long time ago. I am not concerned about getting enough power to them. Well, I would be. I think enough good power is a key to get the best from these speakers. Just my 2 kroner. 
Atma-sphere amps best power tubes
I read somewhere that testing the 6AS7G is one thing - another is how it actually performs. (And - how it actually performs in an Atma amp). I had the amps to repair recently and the repair man Hans Kise tested while I looked, finding that about 4... 
Atma-sphere amps best power tubes
84 tubes only - you are on a diet I suppose? 
Atma-sphere amps best power tubes
Thanks Rushton! A pleasure. Besides buying some US tubes to try out, I am investing in a MR-1 tube tester from Helmut Beck, Germany - custom setup so it takes all the tube types in my system. I have no less than 87 tubes alltogether in the system ... 
Atma-sphere amps best power tubes
I found some comment in earlier threads.06-12-11: Entrope"As the owner of Atma-sphere M60 mkII.3's I find the the RCA 6AS7 available and not to pricey. They sound much better than the stock Russian tubes. In speaking with Ralph Karsten he indicate... 
Atma-sphere amps best power tubes
Rushton - Yes it seems that Ralph is now more positive to using American 6as7g tubes, at least in recent amp versions (I have 3.2). In another thread he wrote about some customers reporting good results. Preconditioning is important. There will pr... 
Dynaudio Evidence Platinum or Consequence UE
One thing about the Consequence - they need lots of power to really come alive. I had a Krell FPB600 and it wasn't enough (!). I think this is the case with the UE also. 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
"For life" is a heavy proposition. Currently I very much enjoy Audiokinesis Dream Makers (v2) and LCS effect speakers. They combine an electrostat-like presence with the push of dynamic speakers. Formerly I had Dynaudio Consequence mk2 but never r... 
Speaker Stands Question
One method is to try with "virtual stands" first. Actually I am doing this now, since my main rig is down, I am trying out Audioengine A5+ active speakers that are in my house temporarily. Use a stiff chair or small table, and then a stack of heav... 
Most overrated audio manufacturers?
"07-05-14: Judyazblues1. Atma-sphereAmps that are suitable with 5% of all speaker systems."This is unfair! This thread is about overrated products, not how wide a range of components they can be used with. Also, I have the MA-1 monoblocs, that can... 
Buying new vinyl?
Of all the reissues I have bought, Speakers Corner and Analogue Productions usually provide good sound. It pays to investigate each album before buying. 
SME V problem
Dover - yes, it is the whole arm, and tightening the base screws helped. Syntax - thanks for the warning. I hope it isn't caused by oil spill (from the damper reservoir). Perhaps I should try to clean the arm.