opus88
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| How do Dunlavys compared to new stuff? I also own the SC4s, and have from almost the time they originally appeared. One significant improvement to mine occured when I freed the internal driver wires from those nasty clips, cut off the splayed ends, tightly wound the newly bared ends an... | |
| Anti skating SME V Audioquest4life: I own an SME IV.Vi arm. It does not have a removable headshell. | |
| Uneven balance Have those new tubes tested with a tube tester(unless they were already tested/matched to begin with). The transconductance of your tubes for the right and left channels in your preamp and/or amp might indicate a considerable difference or mismatc... | |
| Tonearm choices Grubscrew: In your comments comparing the TW 10.5 and Phantom arms you say, "The TW was quieter(geometry?)but not as deep in soundstage." Then, further down, in listing the evaluative categories you indicate: soundstage depth-TW. Please clarify, t... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. Though perhaps interesting, all of this might just be a tempest in a teapot. It seems that either despite colorations or because of them, what really matters most is do we enjoy the kind[s]of sounds we hear or not? Of course, within this context, ... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. Sorry if I was responsible for any misunderstanding. I was trying to say that I like some of the natural colorations(e.g., warmth or soft sounding contours of some instruments) that I hear at live concerts. I also don't care for a number of the ar... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. Nilthepill, my complements to you for saying it in a much more succinct manner than I did. | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. Hello Mapman: I had to smile(not sarcastically) a bit as I read your following statement in response to mine above. You said, "Yes, but if the system in fact is 'neutral', then you should get that live-like sound if that is how the recording was m... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. I usually read the comments that precede mine in an effort to avoid repetitiveness, but not this time. I'll simply say that a somewhat darkish sound may just give you the romantic sound you're looking for. In fact, I more often than not hear that ... | |
| Dunlavy SCIV - What amp are you using? After having lived with the Dunlavy SC4s for nearly 17 years, I would have to give a pat on the back to No_regrets for his very apt column above. I simply could not have provided any better description of these extremely fine speakers. Some time a... | |
| Graham Phantom DV XV-1s setup question My SME IV.Vi arm is without a damping mechanism, my Dynavector XV-1S gives its best to me between 1.87 and 2 grams, depending on whether the temperature is warmer or colder and loading is in the vicinity of 100 ohms, pretty much in line with most ... | |
| Listening impressions of two tonearm wires Inna: I'm not sure if we're on the same frequency. I've never heard of any [internal] tone arm wire from Purist. I'd certainly like to know if they produce it and if it is available for purchase. Thanks. | |
| Listening impressions of two tonearm wires Thanks again to Frogman (Lino) for allowing me the opportunity to listen to the Discovery and Cardas wires in my system. His own impressions once more reinforce how extremely important it is to realize(technical/electrical and personal preference ... | |
| Good Clamp for VPI HW-19? Macd: Yes, the center piece popped out on me twice in about twenty years, and I simply screwed it back in with no problems whatsoever. Also, one does not have to overdo it on the screwing down. Some people want to screw things beyond a snug fit. N... | |
| Good Clamp for VPI HW-19? After many years, I still use the original VPI screw on clamp on my HW-19, and it performs its job with no problems at all. I tried a few other more expensive clamps for the heck of it, but they were a chore to work on and off and weren't even as ... |