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| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Wow! I have been missing from the party :-).@j_damon Sorry to hear that your first attempt to ART-9 has not been smooth. I agree with what others have said, it must be an isolated case. Generally Japanese have a very good track record when it come... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... sebrof, just for your info I had the Rondo Red for some time too. Recently I compared the ART-9 to the Cadenza Blue, I would say the only area where the Blue and ART-9 were close was their relative neutrality to tone and timbre. In all other areas... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Sbank, my suggestion on lowering Vtf is not a concept. I just figured it out as I used the ART-9. Initially I liked it closer to the 2 grams mark, probably because the high frequencies artifacts was compensated by some heaviness in the lows. As th... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Avanti1960, yes initially you will hear some brightness and edginess with this cart. I also heard it and so did my friends. It will all go away in about 100-150 hours. And dynamics are splendid, just wait for it. What phonostage do you use ? | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Initially keep the VTA flat and tracking force at closer to 2 grams. Loading at 100 to 120 ohms. After a month bring the tracking force closer towards 1.85 grams. After 2 months 1.8 grams. And finally when you feel it is almost settled, get it dow... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... 2-3 days is too short. I remember being somewhat concerned about the high frequencies for the first 10 days but I let it play. I would say play it for 2 months and then compare it with 2m Black (if you still want to at that point). It takes that m... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I have been using this cartridge for the last 2 years and I am yet to spot a single flaw in this cartridge. I have never used such words for any audio gear till date, let alone a cartridge. It is an unusually balanced sounding product that defies ... | |
| David Berning preamp..looking for suggestions Geoch, which single ended FET 50 watt amp are you talking about ? | |
| David Berning preamp..looking for suggestions I am now seriously considering Audio Note preamp and amp for the Tannoy. A parallel single ended Conquest Silver. Since I haven't heard the Berning I have my reservations around SMPS | |
| David Berning preamp..looking for suggestions Transparency and black background is something we get in digital playback in spades. Most Lps don't sound as clean as a good cd. Yet there is something about analog playback which is more like the real life (even cassettes sounds more natural than... | |
| David Berning preamp..looking for suggestions My only problem with Berning design is the use of SMPS (switch mode power supplies). From all the gears I have heard till this day which has SMPS, none of them could manage to sound without some "digital" hash/artifacts. Not a single one. My only ... | |
| EAR vs Audio Note preamp Unfortunately in the region I stay (Singapore) Atma-Sphere has very little presence. No dealers here, hardly anyone has any experience to share. So, it is a total shot in the blind for me. Else I would love to try a OTL tube preamp | |
| EAR vs Audio Note preamp Ralph, if I go with ARC then I will get their Ref phono 2 too, it all still comes down to well within $15k (used) which is affordable | |
| EAR vs Audio Note preamp My target preamp has changed a bit. I am still considering Audio Note M5 strongly but after a recent audition of some Audio Research gears I am also considering the ARC Ref 5 SE preamp. Audio Note vs Audio Research, M5 vs Ref 5 SE !!The amp that w... | |
| EAR vs Audio Note preamp I personally also favour Audio Note over EAR as a line stage. But when it comes to the internal phono stage I am not sure. EAR phono stages are well known and the 868/912 both carry the EAR's top phono implementation. By contrast the phono stage i... |