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| Compatibility of SME arm and Air Tight cartridge I have an SME V with the Airtight PC-1 on an SME 10 table. It is a wonderful combination. Albert Porter has the Technics SP10 with a 12" SME V and Airtight Supreme which he upgraded from the PC-1. The SME arm and airtight combination is very compa... | |
| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? Just heard the Magico V2 again today at my dealer. Compared them to Rockport and Verity at the same price point. The Magicos were extremely involving, detailed, nuanced, not fatiguing and simply a joy to listen to. Compared to my Egglestons, they ... | |
| Alignment tool for SME V + Shelter I have the SME V and my dealer never installed the finger lift when he set up my arm and installed the cartridge saying that it made for a less direct connection between the mounting bolts and headshell. Is it audible? Probably not. I simply hold ... | |
| Alignment tool for SME V + Shelter I have an SME V arm and bought a MINT LP Tractor when I wanted to align my new cartridge. I have used nothing more accurate. Much better than the stock SME template. Yip is a pleasure to deal with and it is well worth the investment. There are a f... | |
| First Watt F3 or Red Wine Audio 30.2 G_goodwin,Have you read the FirstWatt reviews on 6moons.com? There is a lot of history and it makes for a very interesting read. I have Pass electronis, have great respect for Nelson Pass, and I think you would be very pleased with either the F3 o... | |
| Magico V2? Hello Hce4,Thank you for that comparison to the V3. There is a pair here for sale right now, but I'm afraid my 16'X 15'X 7.5' room is too small. I'm very impressed with the V2 and am trying to find the money. One other concern is the cabling which... | |
| SME V vs 309 Sonic Differences I first used the 309 as it came with my SME Model 10/A table. After a couple of years, I upgraded to the V arm. The difference to my ears was in the bass performance. The V was deeper and more defined/articulate/nuanced. This may be due to the bet... | |
| Magico V2? Hce4,We heard the Spectral DMC 15SS Pre, the Spectral DMA 100 S series 2 stereo amp, the Nagra VPS phono, SME 10/A tt, and the top Spectral CD player, but listened mostly to vinyl. It was truely something. | |
| Wilson Sasha vs Meridian DSP 7200? My friend has the Aurum Acoustics "all in one system". For anyone considering the Meridian system, the Aurum is a "must hear". Google it and try to listen. It is the best digital I have ever heard and it has the convenience of not having to mix an... | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? Muddy Waters, "Folk Singer". I know it is always mentioned. I had the CD which was good, but I just got the Mobile Fielity LP. It is truely great. | |
| Who has dumped the power conditioner? I had my electrician install three 15' runs of JPS Labs In-wall cable from three separate 20amp circuits in my main panel through my living room floor and terminated with high quality Furutech IEC connectors - essentially three DIY power cords wir... | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best Pass Labs XA.5 series should be on the short list. | |
| How to Increase Turntable Height on High WAF Rack Have you considered placing your tt on a wall shelf? You will get isolation and any height you want. | |
| pass labs xa30.5 vs aleph 3 Danielk141,I can sum up my temperature experience with Pass Class A amps as follows: Aleph 3 - very hot in small boxAleph 2 - very hot in two larger boxes, so more total heatXA160 - not as hot as Aleph 2, in two even larger boxesXA100.5 - not as h... | |
| pass labs xa30.5 vs aleph 3 I have had the Aleph 3, Aleph 5, Aleph 2, XA160 and now the XA100.5. I wrote a review here on Audiogon detailing my impressions of the evolution. I briefly heard an X250 at a dealers, but was not moved. My current XA.5 are by far my favorite, thou... |