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| Pass Labs XP 30 VS Ayre KXR Pre Hello Philip, I have no experience with the Simaudio 750D. I presume it is your amplifier, but never having heard it, I won't offer an opinion on how complementary it will be with the XP-30 pre amp.I will try to answer your questions about the XP-... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? What happened to the world's best pre amp? | |
| B&W 805D2 or Magico Q1? I heard both the TAD CR1 and R1 at Rocky Mountain in 2010 with the Walker turntable and Technical Brain electronics. Outstanding. Actually, I think the CR1 sounded better because of the room sizes. I own the Magico Mini 2 and though the bass does ... | |
| Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp? No. I got the point. I personally prefer lower noise and less distortion too. However, I also have to like the way a component sounds in my system. That's why I have the components I have. I have not heard the Hegel P30 and can not comment on its ... | |
| Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp? Zen, I have not had the opportunity to here the Hegel P30. It must be quite something judging from your raves here and on other threads. I have heard the XP-30 in my system for ten days and it is the best pre amp that I have had in my system. Have... | |
| VTA and HTA overhang Sarcher, you are absolutely correct that raising or lowering the VTA the same amount as the LP thickness difference will preserve the original alignment. There, I knew I would learn something and this is so obvious. However, some of the people I k... | |
| VTA and HTA overhang Theo, You can refer to my system page. I have an SME 12" arm. As such, it requires a greater increase or decrease in VTA to effect the SRA than it would with a 9" arm. Similarly, the offset angle at the headshell is less than with a shorter arm, s... | |
| VTA and HTA overhang Certainly no offense taken, Theo. Let me try to explain my point again. Here's my thinking: Imagine that the following three points form a triangle as viewed from the side. The first point is center of the arm tube intersecting the arm bearing poi... | |
| Why does your turntable sound the way it does. Atmasphere, that was a most interesting post. I'm going to listen to my stylus/LP interface tonight with no volume and hear how subjectively neutral it sounds. Do you know if this pad you describe was smooth or was it grooved to better connect wit... | |
| VTA and HTA overhang Theo, I think you are referring to an SRA of 92 degrees. I have met MF and listened to him discuss this topic and it makes sense to me and I have viewed my stylus through a USB microscope and tried to calculate the angle. I do my final adjustment ... | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable Spirit, during the loading of an LP, what kind of protection does the stylus have? It sounds from your description as though the cartridge is exposed to the LP being slid in horizontally. Is this correct? And if so, are you ever nervous about acci... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? I've never read anything like this thread in these forums. I don't really know if the OP is joking, serious, or if he is a dealer for these products. I have one question: Once you have assembled these holy grail components, who is going to set it ... | |
| Why does your turntable sound the way it does. I can't say much about dampening vibrations and effecting the sound of a turntable. Is it livelier or deader? But I can write from experience that I have lived with two turntables in my system, one unsuspended, and one suspended, and the sound imp... | |
| Just got my Audio Desk Systeme LP cleaner... Syntax did offer me some very good advice regarding Vibraplane isolation platforms. I also agree with him that there are more effective record cleaning machines and multi step fluids out there, though the Audio Desk is by far the most convenient m... | |
| Difference between Pass Labs XA160.5 an X600.5? Gary, Thanks for the update. Are you keeping either amp for your system and may I ask which speakers and pre amp you use? I had an XP-30 in my system for a week with the XA160.5 and XONO and really liked this new preamp. |