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| Better XLR's I only usehttp://www.bocchtech.com/bocchinoaudio/baxlr.htmThey are very expensive but you never bother with connectors again and you can change cable to your hearts content.I have tried Xshadow previouslyregards,Phil | |
| zyx Airy R-1000 cosmos - vs Benz LP S ? Markd51 - I have had a broken cantilever repaired previously but zyx appear only to do a trade up system now. It is still quite generous but more than just a retip cost as per benz.I had a previous shelter 901 rebuilt by Garrot Bros ( ahem - a bro... | |
| zyx Airy R-1000 cosmos - vs Benz LP S ? Chaps,thanks for the thoughtfull responses - the new pre is a halcro Dm10 and it is a shame the zyx died at the same time I introduced it otherwise I would have a direct comparison to share I am not convinced about the noton of system mismatch - p... | |
| zyx Airy R-1000 cosmos - vs Benz LP S ? Thanks David12 - great to have a direct comparison - I must say the loaner ruby is sounding pretty fine - under the "full" sound there seems to be lots of detail - an area where I thought the zyx may be superior - not an easy task to select a new ... | |
| zyx Airy R-1000 cosmos - vs Benz LP S ? Thanks George,I have a loan of a Benz Ruby and it sounds great but the cart died when I changed preamp so I have no comparison with the zyx with same pre - however I do detect a sense of lack of excitement compared to the zyx which is in line with... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Kj - I had a phono stage shoot out with cole, pathos and herron and the herron bettered the phono stage on the cortese - a bit more solidity without any loss of musicality that you might get with AR ( also tried AR ref line stage on previous ti... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Chelvam - you could be right - the hardwood would conduct heat and transfer to air but not as efficiently as metal - if you really wanted to lose heat better if top plate was black and well ventilated- I have actually since changed bottom plate to... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Ait - you have a good point - although my experience is that isolation under everything - tubes and SS - (even power supplies for TT motors) make a difference as do cables and power supplies - when you drop in the new cable and it is bright ( but ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century All disbelievers - just try out some vibration reducing tweaks - then report back - dont worry about the theory - prior to Newton you would have fallen off the earth - Fiddlers posts started the current flurry but his posts have always been clear ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Fiddler - agree totaly with your results - I actually added a hardwood base under the metal bottom plate just using longer screws ( and drilling vent holes) so I could use footers of various types - only difference is I have found that balls wo... | |
| XLR Connector Comparison Mtdking - I have tried Xhadow and while they are good I believe Bocchino are better.Abruceaudio - they are expensive as blazes but if your are a restless DIY person they will pay for themselves quite soon as they are so easily reused and they have... | |
| CEC TL0X not playing long CD For anyone who is interested the problem was the flat wire to the laser assembly was pressing against the housing at the end of its travel - it just needed a small bend added - thankfully a simple solution | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Cr - I have DIY active ( 12vdc) shielded single ended IC from dac to cortese and there has been no hum at all - I am doing similar to amp ( solid state) - a rough prototype did not hum - it all gets very complex with lots of different currents at ... | |
| CEC TL0X not playing long CD Thanks Casouza - I have tried that exact thing and it did read further than before - I suspect the problem is more than lubrication - I will fiddle with it some moreCheers,Phil | |
| CEC TL0X not playing long CD Thanks Guys - you are right - the CD is 76 minutes - it showed up as 86 when I did a rip using eac - must have something to do with the K2HD format of the FIM CD.The fact remains that longer CD's have problems with the last track - it seems to be ... |