richardbrand
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| Pass labs krell parasound amps @invalid Yep. They were ranked as one of the ten most influential amplifier designs of all time. I don't really compare mine to anything else - I am just deliriously happy.with it. I also use it to drive KEF Reference 1 speakers. My Krell repl... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR For what it is worth, here's TAS' list of cartridges from 2020 "50 Top Bargains in High-End Audio": 1: Enry Level: Grado Prestige Black2 phono cartridge, $75 2. A step up: Audio Technica VM540ML and VM760SLC phono cartridges, $249/$649 3. Mi... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR @mijostyn First time I've been accused of being promiscuous, at least over a few old records! I'd like to say that I've spent my money on wine, women and song: the rest I've wasted. As a ten-pound pom, I immigrated to Wollongong which had the ... | |
| Pass labs krell parasound amps @gano Krell were first to introduce beauty in the form of blue power-on LEDs. My KSA-80 with its massive external fins protruding way beyond the facia must be the ugliest of all! While it is rated at only 80-Watts into eight Ohms, this doubles f... | |
| Pass labs krell parasound amps @dcclone Krell = Krona? I am very happy with my old Krell KSA-80 which has needed a couple of repairs over the decades. Class A with no power saving gimmicks. Good room heater! | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR @mijostin You wrote "Yes Richard they were, but they also did not do a direct comparison with my other cartridges and my system is also very commanding from a visual perspective. It did not take me long to make the realization that the Shure was ... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR @mijostyn You postulated "So, far two friends have been pleasantly surprised by the V15. Was Shure on to something?" Shure were! The killer combo in the 1970s was an SME 3009 or 3012 tonearm with a Shure V15 cartridge. SME sold almost half a mi... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @mijostyn Sorry, you did say your table was a Sota Cosmos Vacuum table! | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @mijostyn Now I am curious about your turntable! If I ever have the money, and the Garrard does not work out, I have my eye on a Slovenian Holbo deck which has a tangential arm riding on air, and an air-bearing platter. About the same price as ... | |
| Power cord upgrade @vetsc5 I like the article you referenced and have three comments. 1. Just about everybody assumes that exotic power cables fix up the power coming from the wall. Why that last six feet has that effect is beyond me. Instead, I would suggest th... | |
| CD Player: Vintage or modern ones? Unfortunately old lasers burn out sooner or later, and are often irreplaceable. I'd be looking for an inexpensive transport (even a universal player including SuperAudio CD playback) and spend the leftover loot on a good DAC, I do not know of a ... | |
| SACD Players @rlsammie I only have one system for both music and video ;-(. Probably the only Dolby Atmos capable system in the world with no center channel! There are some seriously good Atmos sound recordings available too. If you like classical then Norweg... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @mijostyn Thanks for the list! One or the early upgrades I thought about was putting a Jico SAS/B stylus into my Shure V15, which I guess is 50 years old and has an elliptical stylus. For about the same price I bought a new Audio Technica VM540M... | |
| SACD Players @rlsammie I understand that you have gone down the Mcintosh route, but I’d like to comment for others wishing to go down the SACD path. First thing to be aware of is that most SACDs contain both muti-channel and two-channel (stereo), as well as a... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @mijostyn My gut feel is that you are right, but I do have a few records not available on silver disk that carry deep meaning for me on the rare occasions that I play them. Then there is all the hype about analogue versus digital which I'd like t... |