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| Is anything better than Aleph 3? I still have my Aleph 3 and will probably never sell it. It is simply too good for the money. My friend bought the Golden Tube SE40 at the same time in 1994. No comparison. I moved up the Aleph line to a 5 and then the 2 monos - all fantastic. You... | |
| MintLP arc protractor Doak,I found that I was close to being on the arc of the Mint with my SME protractor but cartridge zenith (rotation) was way off. Dan ed is correct to suggest to also check cantilever alignment at the null points using the Mint. | |
| Integrated amp for Eggleston Andra II Tvad,That's a good decision. In fact, I am thinking about a more efficient speaker in my sytem too. Something around 90+dB. The Rosa just seems to lack big impact with horns and drums. And I think the issue is speaker/amp matching. I want to keep ... | |
| Integrated amp for Eggleston Andra II Tvad,I use the Pass XA100.5 with my Eggleston Rosa (87dB, 6ohm) and I would not go with less power in my 15'X 16'X 7.5'room. They do control the two 6" woofers better than my old XA160 did. But I would say that the XA60.5 could not adaquately powe... | |
| Koetsu vs Dynavector vs Lyra?? Have you considered an Air Tight PC-1? It is very detailed and quick, but not analytical or dry. Lots of body and wonderful timbre. Simply beautiful on vocals and strings. | |
| Pass Labs xa - .5 amps I could definately see where a Pass amp could take care of any perceived brightness......they certainly are market savvy.Chashas1, what do you mean by this comment? Have you noticed a particular characteristic of the XA.5 line? Or are you referrin... | |
| Pass Labs xa - .5 amps Chashas 1,I have written a fairly extensive review of the XA100.5 which you should be able to click to next to my username. I don't know how to create a link, sorry. It is very similar to Tvad's desciption of the XA30.5 above, which I have not heard. | |
| Pass Labs xa - .5 amps Soren,I have the XA100.5. I used to have the XA160. In my system, Eggleston speakers 87dB/6ohm, the 160s were a little slow/heavy in the bass as you describe. The XA100.5 has much faster, more articulate and defined bass and are better balanced ov... | |
| Made in Canada conundrum I thought NAFTA was supposed to "open" the borders to the south and north and make shipping and movement of goods in general much easier and quicker, though not necessarily cheaper. Sorry to hear of the OP's frustrations. | |
| Difference between ZYX 4D and ATMOS Gsparsons sums it up nicely. The Atmos and 4D ARE different - they have different prices, different looks and different names.It seems pretty clear that current ZYX owners are not interested in buying replacements under the new pricing policy from... | |
| Room Treatment: Whatcha Got? One more vote for a "Room Treatments" forum. Would speaker placement and rack location, for example, be discussed in this forum? How about "getting the most out of your system" or "system optimization"? Nice thread Cdk84. | |
| It costs me $100 a week to listen to vinyl When I was in my twenties, I decided to buy a twelve year old 1971 Porche 911T instead of a new 1983 VW GTI for roughly the same amount of money. After about eight years I did a "cost per mile" calculation. I was stunned to realize I was paying ab... | |
| Upgrade for Pass INT-150 I've had many Pass amps and preamps. The current XA.5 is the best they've made. Don't discount the advantage of the mono block XA60.5 over the XA30.5. My old Aleph 2 monos were a big step up from the Aleph 5 stereo. I would listen to your DAC dire... | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic Sirspeedy,No offense intended. It was all about your use of the word "literally". It conjures a very funny image, sort of like that old speaker ad where the guy (in profile) is sitting in his chair and being "blown away" by his speakers. That's al... | |
| Vpi vs. TW Acustic Now that I've caught my breath, I guess it was the Oracle turntable that blew the doors off his room. Even funnier. |