rauliruegas

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Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
Dear @treitz3  :   "   When a system makes you want to close your eyes to experience even more?  That’s when you know you are listening to a stellar system   "   First than all I know for sure that I'm ignorant of many/several home audio sub... 
Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap
Dear @treitz3  : "  " When a system performs so superbly, even if your eyes are open and you have visual cues and a true 3-D experience? When a system makes you want to close your eyes to experience even more?  That’s when you know you are liste... 
Fun with MM cartridge
Dear @joenies  : My mistake. Your vintage Grado is not similar to the AEON but to the top of the line EPOCH 3 that's the one with a price tag over 10K: go figure . R.  
Fun with MM cartridge
Dear @joenies  : Agree with @lewm , your Grado is truly excellent performer. Today top of the line Grado AEON 3 that @awise1961  mentioned comes with similar design and the AeON  is a10K+ cartridge. Yes, 1.5mv  " low " output. Regards and enjoy... 
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
Dear friends : In my last post I  posted about  ".fine tunning " room/system.   Even that no one of you makes any comment on that critical room/system characteristic  I think that maybe almost all the  vinyl oriented/biased  audiophiles have the... 
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
Dear friends:  In this special audio topic: digital/analog is extremely impossible to have a fully in agree whole opinion. Each of us are different and with diffrent audio history experiences, our room/audio systems overall reflects whom we are. ... 
What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes?
Dear @billpete  :  " Next up will be the SLP98, another classic to add to my system. " Now I can understand a little where you are " seated " and why the Linn and who knows which cartridges in use.   I think  you need to listen this Lp: title P... 
What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes?
Dear @billpete   : Exist several LPs track recordings to make an overall/whole evaluation and IMHO not one LP for everything.   Btw, I can't understand using tube electronics your deep bass is just optimal, makes no sense to me. I listened sever... 
What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes?
Dear @whart  : I love Janis Ian and own the Breacking Silence Test Pressing excellent. R.  
What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes?
Dear @billpete  : Drums and percussion here it's:   https://www.ebay.com/itm/226291958534?_skw=sheffield+direct+to+disc+lp&itmmeta=01JPB3RAEKG3FH8A7BKC0RJDYC&hash=item34b00d4306:g:PTMAAOSwj-dmu6Y6&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w... 
Best MC step up transformer
Dear @charliee   : The best SUT is NO SUT.   Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R.  
Calculation verification please
Dear @sksos1  : Other that the LOMC cartridges are not sensible to load changes and with all respect I can't understand that you want to use a SUT when you own an active high gain phonolinepreamp. Just my curiosity. Any cartridge will sound and p... 
Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please
Dear @dgarretson  : I listened the Luxman  444 many years ago and not in my system so I don't have an opinion about other that Luxman was  not the realmanufacturer but only put together the parts sourced by Micro Seiki and Pioneer. I own the P350 ... 
Turntable Upgrade
Dear @drbond   : Yes , your Dohmann Helix is an excellent TT that outperforms any of the other TTs named here but is at the same time a lot more expensive.   Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R.  
Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ?
Dear @inna  : First than all you need to own not only a first rate tonearm and phonolinepreamp but a true high room/system  resolution and you need to be a experienced listener of live MUSIC and that your room/system try to even that live MUSIC ma...