peterayer
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| Comparing the Pass Labs XA30.5 to the XA 30.8 Superb review Sonicray. It is very well written and the descriptions are very clear. I am not a musician, so I am astonished at your ability to hear, distinguish and then to describe the different types of wood on those guitars. The only thing tha... | |
| Recommendations for SS preamp for Pass XA-30.8 Are you sure that the XP-10 is responsible for your system's lack of those sonic characteristics?All of those were improved in my system by very methodical experimentation and then optimization of speaker and listener positions.It could be the pre... | |
| New VPI 3D Arm I just think it is very cool that a son would take over his father's business and continue to look for ways of improving it. Congratulations Mat.SME is another example of a son having been groomed to take over his father's turntable/tonearm busine... | |
| Dumb VTA Question Thanks Doug.As usual, Doug explains it as it is, or as it should be. The key is to know what to listen for. Doug explained that in another VTA thread. I've got a USB microscope, but I use it only to take close up photos of the cartridge to confirm... | |
| Dumb VTA Question It depends on the stylus type. I think that the Ortofon Replicant stylus is meant to be measured along the rear edge of the stylus while most other stylus shapes are meant to be measured along the center shank axis. MF discusses this somewhere. Yo... | |
| Brinkmann/Spiral Groove/TW Acustic Black Night...? Syntax, could you please be more specific about why you think Spiral Groove is the only serious design? Thanks. | |
| New VPI 3D Arm Kiddman, With rapid communication through the internet, I think companies are going to have to pay a bit more attention to customer service. | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? Dave, I did not get the impression of a "subdued upper midrange and treble" when I compared the XA160.8 to the XA160.5 in Madfloyd's system. He has Pass XP30 and Wilson Alexias. | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? Ozzy, I did not hear the .8 as darker, but there was definitely more control of the lower freq. and extension. That may be changing your perception of tonal balance. The Egglestons need lots of power so it should sound more dynamic with a cleaner ... | |
| New $35K pivoting tonearm @Berlinta, Frank, thank you for correcting my error. I looked at photos of an LT arm in Texas and it did not appear to be wood. Neither did the headshell. I must be mistaken. My apologies. I appreciate your contribution to this forum. | |
| New $35K pivoting tonearm Frank Schroder is using a composite arm for his new Linear Tracking arm. His old arms used to be wood also. Will the Telea II model switch over to composite as well?Unoear, are you referring to the DD platform that Jtinn is selling? I imagine the ... | |
| New $35K pivoting tonearm And apparently there is no trade in discount. Throw away the old, buy the new which has new wires and supposedly sounds much, much better. So $19.5K for the Telos + $6K for the composite wand, more $KK for the sapphire bearing. This is in the high... | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? I used to own Pass and Eggleston Rosas. Pass and Eggleston are a great combination. I found the more power I had with my Egglestons, the better they sounded.My buddy Madfloyd just upgraded from the XA160.5 to the XA160.8. I heard both in his syste... | |
| BEST CART FOR SMEV12 ARM at TW BLACK NIGHT TT I own an SME V-12 and can report that the AirTight Supreme is an excellent match. It was developed on an SME arm.Albert Porter also has a Supreme on his V-12 as well as an Atlas on his second V-12.I am about to directly compare a My Sonic Labs Sig... | |
| Graham Elite That sounds overly harsh. Is the VPI 3D that different from the Cobra tonearm or composite speakers like Rockport or Wilson? There are plenty of reasons for using plastics to better control resonances. I have not heard it myself, nor have I heard ... |