rodman99999
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| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? That's what my system needs: a wife with money and good taste.....oh,wait.... | |
| Best MM? The Zephyr Mk III IS, "something else", than a MM cart(and, yes- better than many): https://www.sound-smith.com/cartridges Watch out for tonearm mismatches, before you pick a cart. | |
| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? "Just cannot accept the MC sound character. It’s significantly distorted from source tape. " Way too many MCs/arms/alignments/loadings, for me to make a blanket statement(though you may have been referring only to the Ortofon). I do also enjoy my ... | |
| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? @invictus- While it may be true, that diamond is heavy, Dynavector has skirted that, by using a very short/small cantilever in their Karats. | |
| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? @cleeds - There have been three iterations(every one an improvement), since the original Karat17D was introduced. I love my 17D3! The X is the latest, of the same model line. I may have to think about it. http://www.dynavector.com/product... | |
| Amplifier for Sonus Faber Amati Homage? Not certain if this will help, given the impedance swings of those speakers, but- you could contact either Speltz(or Ralph Karsten, at Atma-Sphere, who offered something equivalent, once) and inquire. http://www.zeroimpedance.com/zeroimpedance_007... | |
| Cary 805 questions; with Sonus Faber Amati Homage speakers Not certain if this will help, given the impedance swings of the Amatis, but- you might contact Speltz, or Ralph Karsten(of Atma-Sphere) and inquire. Ralph used to offer a transformer, in his product line-up. http://www.zeroimpedance.com/products.... | |
| Forum error when posting on phone One of a number of problems, currently. Refer to this thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/what-is-wrong-with-audiogon-forums | |
| What is wrong with Audiogon Forums? Using Chrome, with the same issues, ONLY on this site. | |
| My Amp is Broken - Not Sure What to Do - Any Recommendations? ARC now is owned by Big Mac, so- I can understand why they want everything you own, to be obsolete. Gotta buy more of that high-Dollar real estate! ie: https://worldofmcintosh.com/ and: http://www.audiophilia.com/reviews/2018/1/25/world-of-mcinto... | |
| My Amp is Broken - Not Sure What to Do - Any Recommendations? @stereo5 - The oldest that amp can be is 11 years(unless the ARC database is mistaken). It was discontinued in 2010, so- it could be less than 10 years old. NO EXCUSE! http://www.arcdb.ws/SD135/SD135.html | |
| What Characteristic Strikes You First About Un-amplified Music? Outside of adding the ability to hear the room, given a well designed/executed venue, adding, "and feeling" to , "hearing a drum set being played" and being able to listen to horns, all the way back to the reed/mouthpiece/lips, I'd say you've cove... | |
| Magnepan SMGa - what are they worth, best places to sell? Generally speaking, unless the damage is severe, they only rattle at certain freqs and power levels(iow: once in a while). Best way to test, is very slowly, with a sweep generator, at a decent amplitude. Of course, the original owner(s), may hav... | |
| Magnepan SMGa - what are they worth, best places to sell? The glue that secures the, "voicecoil" wiring to the diaphragms, on the early Maggies, often fails(age/sunlight). Be certain to test them, before selling. You may avoid an unhappy customer. Around $400 sounds correct. I gave mine to a friend, a... | |
| Scott LK-72 Integrated Amplifier worth restoring? Lots of options, regarding being able to tweak it's presentation, as you rebuild. Plan on a pair of fairly efficient speakers, unless you listen softly. If you don't have it already, this may come in handy: http://hhscott.com/pdf/LK72manual.pdf |