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| Cartridge Advice Please I have a rega rb2000 (similar to the rb3000) and I have the two cartridges Kennyc noted on my short list. Also intrigued by the new AT art 20. | |
| Audio people you've had contact with that proved to be good people. Mile Nestorovic (RIP): seemed like a good guy when I talked to him about a much needed speaker repair. Mile was a designer for McIntosh during the day before he branched out. | |
| Blue Note Tone Poet Series Alex: you noted that most of the blue note tone series you purchased were ok sonically but nothing special. Would you be willing to share your thoughts on any exceptions? | |
| Try This With Your SS Amp Secret guy: You nailed it! So much for the “unless it glows out it goes” crowd. I’m wondering if any of the above posters are the same people that criticize Mac lovers for being infatuated with their “big blue meters”? I don’t see the differen... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 vs Vitus RI-101 This is a great thread and is very useful for someone such as myself looking at a 2nd tier SS integrated. This is a follow up question re. Vitus. Is it a waste to buy an SIA-025 (Mark 1 or 2) if I’m never going to use the low output class A outp... | |
| The band 'Sparks' on Netflix 1111art: I thought it was interesting but was somewhat dismayed at the choppiness of editing (I’m assuming this was a conscious decision of the filmmaker). It seems There is this constant jumping around from one scene to another, every 5 seconds... | |
| Combination streamer and music server…without DAC Leaning towards the Innuos. I like the EVO too but when reading reviews I’m seeing something about altering the sound by playing back in a different musical key? I’ve posted my opinion on the EtherRegen elsewhere but to repeat, in my set-up it n... | |
| You ended up with Ayre, what are your speakers? I have the same set-up for about 15 years now: Hales T8 with Ayre V-5xe / K-5xeMP. i had the K-5xeMP serviced by Ayre and substituted a Conrad Johnson PF-R during the interim and noticed a substantial difference in bass (much more pronounced wit... | |
| Combination streamer and music server…without DAC 8th-note; I will try your experiment (i will substitute a desktop for laptop for ripping). One thing I have noticed is that red book playback, at least with my set-up, is superior to streaming with Qobuz. Just to let everyone know my prese... | |
| Combination streamer and music server…without DAC Brandon: I’m newly retired and the Aurender W20SE would account for 1/2 annual of my combined Pension and SS! I do want to thank everyone for their suggestions. A lot to mull over.. | |
| Uptone EtherRegen It’s interesting to read the different opinions on the EtherRegen in this thread. I noticed no difference whatsoever but perhaps it will work for you? One question for owners: the unit has a provision for grounding. Has anyone tried this and n... | |
| I Recapped my Conrad Johnson PFR. Wow! Some of the best $$$ I've spent Artemis-5: do ‘you (or anyone else for that matter) know of anyone that is doing upgrades on Vintage CJ equipment? I’m more inclined to have a complete overhaul on my PF-R but at the very least would like to have the caps replaced. Thanks. | |
| ETHERNET CABLES Agree with the comments regarding the Etherregen. I have it and did not notice any improvement in sound quality (it's fed into a Sonore UltraRendu). | |
| Doubling a Set of Speaker Cables Apologies to anyone that thinks this should be a separate post but In a similar vein can someone provide cable recommendations for DIY speaker cable runs of 25 ft. My speakers are 4 ohms with dual sets of binding posts. The leading candidate so ... | |
| Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance Well, I have to agree to a certain extent with wesheadley’s rant about cable costs. So often we’re told that Most of the cost is associated with R&D and terminations. Really? So why is it when there is an incremental change in the length o... |