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| Schiit Urd CD Transport vs Marantz CD6007 Player The original post starts with a premise based on assumptions about a yet to be released product and closely resembles a promotional platformYou may as well ask ,“Schiit are about to release a new dedicated CD transport, what makes it sound better ... | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy The Credo video is indeed a bit cheeky, a former distributor claiming to have taken Max‘s work to another level.......Interesting guy (Ozzie) with a background in microwave engineering. I had an enlightening conversation with him decades ago about... | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy Anyone for a spin of ’Brain Salad Surgery‘? | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year I think Jim Austin gave a pretty good account of the design intent: ie deliberately eschewing feedback in the interests of improved SQ into tube friendly speakers - rather than designing a panacea for all speakers. It‘s also interesting to note th... | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy Too bad if you’re a vegetarian...... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV Based on what you say, you‘ll get plenty more “wow“ moments. They (Heritage series) really love even moderately powered tube amps of good quality. My JLH69 class A transistor amp sounds wonderful with my Quartet‘s, as does my Leben CS600. | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV I have a pair of Klipsch Quartet’s in my collection, have heard other heritage speakers, and agree with the previous poster that they are sufficiently ‘different’ to warrant an in home demo. You will either ‘get them’ or wonder what the fuss is al... | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year I have no opinion as I have not read the review, however it may be sample variation, as you have surmised, because Stereo Magazine found that it measured wellhttps://stereo-magazine.com/archive/articles?tx_archive_pi1%5Baction%5D=download&tx_a... | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy Those who bash springs dont know what they speak about.... I know.....I devised my own method with total success...Excellent to hear of your successful outcome through careful experimentation. I feel inspired..... | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy Springs, are you know.. “springy”, and would not be be best at damping vibrations. The spring action would just add their own color or even potentially, resonance to the vibrationThen add some carefully calibrated damping to address the vibration... | |
| Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com @cocona that’s excellent to hear. It’s always worthwhile checking, if only for peace of mind. i hope it fulfils your expectations. | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year I own two components on the Stereophile A list. However, I still have a problem with its commercially driven content and the insidious manner in which it influences consumer spending and dealer‘s decision making.There are some things that got on t... | |
| Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com Have you measured the voltages in your amp? I have seen some pretty high B+ and (especially) filament voltages in some Chinese amps which lead me to question their long term reliability. A few resistors may save you heartache. | |
| The Best Live Recordings on Youtube Si Cranstoun who was in the band singing Reet Petite started off as a busker.......https://youtu.be/P07K9AKdhi8 | |
| Stereophile's 2021 products of the year Get some horns, let ya hair down and rock the house. You‘ve got to have one pair, even if not for anything else but to punish your neighbours. |