rbstehno
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| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Madivid0 - I don't think you get it! IMO, you are the person that will create another thread asking if expensive cables are a scam? Expensive speakers are a scam? Expensive amps are a scam? on and on. You probably put down the people that buy more... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? 19lbs or 23 lbs for a tt is nothing. Mine weighs 150 lbs and I’ve seen and heard a few that are much heavier.i wouldn’t put a lot of your stress on weight of a tt, it’s the whole package. I have friends that put $3-5k cartridges on tonearms and it... | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? I would have to agree with others on this post was started by a rookie. The post started off strange and got worse by claiming that by using Magico speakers with a crappy amp the system would sound great just because of the speakers. Far from it!T... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? I don’t think setting up a soundsmith is any different than other cartridges. You will need to setup vtf and anti-skate accurately to get the best out of any cartridge-IMO | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? Another alternative is a soundsmith moving iron. Sold my last MC for a soundsmith | |
| Schiit Vidar Outlaw RR2160 You might want to get that preamp. If you read the stereophile review, the phono section was a weak link. If you get the Outlaw, break in the phono section for a week and then bring in your external phono preamp and do a a/b test. You will also ge... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison Why would anybody buy a dac without MQA support? Just a few years ago, you probably had the same naysayers about DSD as you do about MQA. A good DSD cut is far superior than the same 16/44 cut. If you purchase an expensive dac today without MQA su... | |
| Sub Integration You should look into using the 1/3 rule especially if the speakers are rear ported. 1/3 rule is to move your speakers 1/3 of the room length from the front wall and move your listening chair 1/3 of the total room length from the behind the chair. ... | |
| Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr. I owned a couple pairs of Totem Mani-2’s and if you have enough power from a good SS amp, you will get very good bass. I had a 200 watt Classe CA-200 amp at the time and they needed more power. I teamed them up with the McIntosh 1000 watt monos an... | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? Some of the best speakers I have heard or that I would own have smaller woofers. For example, your Magico S5, Raidho d5, revel salon 2, and others have 8” and 9” woofers, and they have the cleanest and sufficient bass that you would want. Most of ... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison So if a recent blind test indicated that piece ‘A’ is the best, would you go out and buy this without hearing it 1st? I don’t give a s$&# if a group or a reviewer indicates this it that, I would have to listen to it 1st before spending a dime ... | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? kosst_amojan, you are correct. In a 2 channel setup, you don’t want to call attention to any subwoofer, if you can hear them, you don’t have them setup correctly. They should blend in.For more on subwoofer setup, check out Jim Smith’s articles on ... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison Consumer benefits of MQA? Have you actually listened to MQA and compared this to other mediums or are you listening to other posters remarks? Again, I don’t listen to what other people say about new technologies because there are many times they a... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison How can somebody say that there will only be tiny differences between dacs? Maybe this guy hasn’t heard a lot of dacs. There can be big differences between dacs. Also, I don’t agree that you have to use the same cable or input to compare different... | |
| Oppo 105 and Hegel H160 DACs Where do these guys come from that indicate that all dacs sound the same and you need to see specs that will tell you which dac will sound better?you don’t need to see any test results to know what sounds better, you have 2 ears that will tell you... |