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| SME 20 SME V cartridge I have an SME 10 with SME V arm. I used to have the Sumiko Celebration (Pear) and as Raul says, it was a very nice combination with the SME V. I replaced the Sumiko with an AirTight PC-1. The stylus is a line-contact rather than elliptical, so it ... | |
| Cartridge Recommendation Have you contacted Steve Dobbins? Presumably he sold you his Technics/plinth combo and the Reed arm. Perhaps he has some recommendations. | |
| Pros and Cons of "Staying with" Analog and Vinyl Well, perhaps not if just one individual decides to listen to only one medium, it being something other than vinyl. However, I care if many of us start abandoning vinyl. We have all benefitted from the recent vinyl resurgence of the past few years... | |
| Used Magico V3 or Rockport Mira 2 Sibelius,Are you saying the Magicos smoothed over the rough edges of a trumpet played at fortissimo levels or that other speakers often do that? What model of Magico did you hear? | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA60.5 Monoblocks Amplifier Hi Stephen,I responded to you via email when I go your last post in my inbox. Basically, I played my XA100.5 with music on softly for about 200 hours. I noticed the most change during the first 100 hours and then some for the next 50 hours.Congrat... | |
| Pros and Cons of "Staying with" Analog and Vinyl I have met fishermen who only flyfish and tie their own flies.Anyone spend time out on the water? Would you rather spend an afternoon on a sailboat or on a motor boat? And if the answer is a sailboat, the question becomes wood or plastic? | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA60.5 Monoblocks Amplifier Pettyfeversk,I just read your review and found it very informative. Your pleasure with the new amps is very apparent through your writing. What you describe is actually quite similar to my experience from when I switched from the XA100.5 to the XA... | |
| Tube preamp for about $1500? Watch for impedance match. If you want neutral, why not try a Pass X-1 or stretch for an XP-10? | |
| Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp? I also am quite pleased with how holographic or 3D my system sounds with the XP-20. However, this was improved by placing the XP-20 and other components in my rack on Vibraplane and Townshend Seismic Sink isolation platforms. The increased isolati... | |
| Armoire between speakers Don't forget sideboards and secretaries. A dedicated room is the ultimate component as long as it has a couple of extra listening seats. | |
| Do You Love Music or Do You Love Hi-Fi? I listen to music at home and to talk radio in the car. I guess the HiFi has something to do with it. Music is just not as engrossing in the car. | |
| TT suggestion in the $7 - 10K range? How about new or used, direct drive, belt drive or thread drive? Where to start?Find a good local dealer or a trusted friend and start to listen. Take your time. It could be a very enjoyable search. | |
| Do You Love Music or Do You Love Hi-Fi? I like both, and for me the hobby is about both. One could ask "On which do you spend more money?" My guess is that most of us spend more on one than on the other. And only a few of us spend about the same on each.I find it interesting that most c... | |
| surface noise and cartridge/ phono pre questions I meant to write...enjoying, learning and asking questions. | |
| surface noise and cartridge/ phono pre questions I agree with Doug's suggestions about the VP1 16.5 and AIVS fluids. Those should get the pops and clicks under control if you devote the necessary time to the cleaning regimen. I have a Pass Labs Xono phono stage which can be found used for under ... |