r_f_sayles
Responses from r_f_sayles
| Ortofon bronze PNP ALERT!!!!! Soundsgood05, You are not an authorized Ortofon dealer and have no business disassembling a second hand cart and then holding Ortofon (or anyone) responsible for anything IMHO. I have owned dozens of Ortofons and you discredit our hobby to attack ... | |
| Lyra Kleos Repair Sending a Lyra to ANYONE but J. Carr/Yoshinori Mishima @ Lyra is a fools errand. Please pardon me, but these are precision, handcrafted, devices that serviced by ANYONE else, will simply not return to you, what you initially, so dearly paid for. Y... | |
| What's your biggest surprise in hifi? The three biggest surprises in Hi-Fi since the 70’s are easily that, after all these years...1. Valves and vinyl still rule the roost in many ways and are still so damn pleasing!2. I can actually hear the industries performance advancements, in my... | |
| Turntable for life Perhaps a VPI Avenger w/Mag-Lev drive and three choice tonearms, one for a mono cart, one for a stereo cart, and one for demo. Canned Mandarin Orange Slices in Water as footers are a must as well...happy listening! Kāixīn tīng | |
| Most underrated Audio Manufacturers Most Ortofon phono cartridges, and especially in the lower price point models, for the fact that they have historically had excellent positional tolerances from the stylus (when loaded VTF) to the cartridge mounting surface. Allowing for good azim... | |
| Royal Oak, Michigan SMAC (Southeast Michigan Audio Club) 10 years and running with over 300 souls on the mailing list and we have never missed a monthly gathering... | |
| Silent Source cables-Need advice regarding customer service or lack of-- I have two of Frank's Silent Source Reference power cables and they are keepers imho. Happy listening! | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable dvavc56 posts01-02-2016 8:29pm"The point is that all "hi-end"(for whatever it means)) prices are totally baseless B.S., and rip-off. They never justified by any cost of materials or any other logical way or common sense, it never makes any sense ... | |
| Shunyata ztron power vs cx cables... If you know the business end of a screw driver from the handle all one needs to do is purchase a hand full of IEC, standard duplex, and plastic service boxes. Making up a group of plug-in boxes so that you can (safely) connect your power cords one... | |
| ARE YOU A " TRUE EXPERT AUDIOPHILE " ( T E A ) ??? Would only profess to truly be a heart felt vinylphile, I am but a student, and perhaps a somewhat reluctant audiophile... How is that defined? Hell, I do’know. | |
| Aesthetix Rhea signature phono stage Why the (doubled) 4uF Dynamicaps? Perhaps one could ask Jim White, as I am sure he had his reasons. I know for a fact, they listened to many components before choosing these. When I upgraded my Calypso and Rhea from standard issue to Signature, th... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Everything matters... That said, I believe a lot of folks get caught up in the PR (b*llsh*t) techno-speak or theory, and often the bling. Yet, good sounding cabling inescapably, has research, materials, and labor associated with its cost. In any h... | |
| interesting phenomena in the cutting room I would love to hear how this project of transformer-less vacuum tube cutter system is progressing Ralph. PS. I could not be more pleased with my Mk.3 updates! Thanks. | |
| The Biggest Album Release of All Time... I'm still a fan of their music and found the business move to be a smart one for all considered. A nice surprise, yet I will still buck up most likely for the higher res vinyl.But unfortunately not surprised at all by the naysayers and the cheap s... | |
| Hard-To-find Vinyl- Lucky finds As popular a thing as vinyl has become (again), it is a bit of a rare moment to have a lucky streak like that anymore. I guess, on the up side, it's great to be here in the(so called)rebirth of the format and see so many vinyl conscious consumers.... |