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| Mobile Fidelity StudioDeck Setup Issue millercarbon"What is the angle of the arm tube to the platter? When lowered all the way onto a record it should be just about dead parallel with the record. Looking at your table manual there are two things that could be wrong. To know which one r... | |
| Mobile Fidelity StudioDeck Setup Issue sryeager"I have a Studiodeck and just looked at mine. Unless the whole tone arm assembly isn’t fully seated down in the plinth, you may need to raise the pivot of the tone arm to get it above the cue lever. It’s kind of hard without pictures, th... | |
| Mobile Fidelity StudioDeck Setup Issue Too low? It's too high! | |
| Manufacturers past their heyday There are several factors at play here. One, many of these legacy companies have been absorbed by big conglomerates (Mark Levinson, McIntosh, Harman Kardon, and Martin-Logan come to mind immediately) so they're no longer driven by a few brilliant ... | |
| Why No Love For Peachtree Audio? I've been a big fan of Peachtree for more than a decade. Dollar for dollar their stuff is among the best value for audiophiles on a budget. In fact, some of their gear, like the DeepBlue Sky bluetooth speaker beats anything comparable on the marke... | |
| Focal Headphone Repairs? Update as of 8/20/20:Wrote Focal Naim America. Received a reply within a few hours. Filled out the form required to get return authorization. Then...nada.Four days have passed, three emails sent, and zero follow up by the company. I called their 8... | |
| Focal Headphone Repairs? Not sure how to reply to each post individually, so I'll attempt to do it collectively here.I guess I can't hold the dealer accountable since the 'phones worked fine initially, and asking him to do a replacement loaner for a $1500 headphone for at... | |
| Focal Headphone Repairs? Tried that, and no go. Needs to ship back to France, at my expense. | |
| VIBORG power cords I have several Viborg power cables, all under $150 and they spank many US-made cables selling for 2-5x the price. Their connectors are state-of-the-art and the wiring is pure red copper. Too many folks think if it's made in China it's crap. I can ... | |
| Peachtree Audio 2.0 I'm a huge Peachtree Audio fan. Their DeepBlue 2 redefines what bluetooth can do. Simply the best of it's kind, and a bargain under $400. I also own the SonaDac, which is essentially the Nova 150 without the power amp. Beautiful design, superb bui... | |
| Phono Pre Selection Advise Spend more money, get the PS Audio GCPH. It's worth every extra penny, and then some. | |
| Wadia 781 Not yet. Still in R&D. | |
| Emm labs Dcc2 se + cdsd se vs CDSA? The consensus is the CDSA se betters all previous models, including the separates you list. Read The Absolute Sound review of the CDSA se, Harry Pierson enthusiastically claims the unit is the best there is in digital. | |
| pass or levinson I wholeheartedly recommend the Pass X1. An outstanding preamp, especially for the money. | |
| Opinions regarding Parts Connexion SE + upgrades Check the other posts on this subject The overall opinion is the upgrades are definitely worth the money. I had both my Line 3 and Phono 1 upgraded and appreciated the improvements made. Shipping to Canada is a negative, though. About $100 each wa... |