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| Benz Ebony vs Wood A few years ago I replaced a low-output Wood L2 with a Benz LP (pre-S version). The LP was a major improvement across the spectrum---more solid bass, more detail, smoother and better tracking. The L2 is certainly a decent cartridge but the bass al... | |
| Who uses high end TT setup for vintage records ? I have another theory as to why records pressed in the 50s and 60s sound as good as they do. In addition to the fact that the recording, mastering and pressing were all done with tube gear, we shouldn't overlook the fact that all of this electroni... | |
| How much should I pay for a 2001 Thiel CS 3.6? I used the 3.6 for about 8 years, and it is a very good speaker in many ways. It is quite demanding in amplifiers though. If you go with a solid-state amp, you will find that you need lots of power. I started with a Classe DR-10 with about 200 wat... | |
| Why does your turntable sound the way it does. I am definitely of the "tune for liveliness" school as opposed to the "damp all the life out of the music" school. My high-mass non-suspended table may be more susceptible to this than other tables, but if so only in degree. Whatever material the ... | |
| Wilson Sophias and Jolida Integrated Palena, Don't confuse "Emotive" with "Emotiva." They are different companies in totally different market niches. | |
| Anybody heard Galibier or JC Verdier turntables? Thermio,Not sure what you mean. The post was about Platine Verdier and Galibier, both of which are still available. What is your point? | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread I was at CAF for several hours on both Friday and Saturday, and I had a chance to visit rooms of interest on multiple occasions. My reactions were somewhat different than expressed above. In general I thought the overall sound quality this year wa... | |
| Turntables with warm/smooth mids and highs A VPI HW-19 Mk.3 would do quite nicely. It sounds just like you described and is available in your price range. I used one for many years and it is still going strong in my son's system. | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? But Mapman what you described just highlights the potential for improvement in the sound of LPs. If somebody has a "typical consumer" phono playback system, he can still buy records and enjoy them, but later on if he upgrades his phono equipment t... | |
| George-Warren Turntable Kentg,Do you have any photos of your table? I can be reached through the Audiogon email system. Thanks. | |
| Moving coil with a bit less leading edge I second the Benz recommendation. Your description of how you react to certain MC cartridges is why I chose a Benz Glider M2 over a Dyna 17d2 in a direct comparison at my dealer (Deja Vu Audio). Since then I went to a Benz L2 and then the Benz LP.... | |
| SME 312S versus SME V-12 Halcro, that's interesting about 2juki. A yeaar ago I bought a supposedly NOS Orsonics headshell from him that doesn't fit any of my cartridges without a shim and has a misaligned metal bayonet. From your account, I suspect that it must have been ... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? Let me give a couple examples of LPs with organic sound. "Meet the Jazztet" is a 1960 recording on Argo that's available in both mono and stereo. Get the mono version since it sounds much better. This is the recording that first opened my eyes to ... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? I have a somewhat different take on the issues raised by the OP. The issue that matters to me is not ticks and pops, which I am able to ignore for the most part, but rather the quality of the sound. The key point by the OP is when he said:"It wasn... | |
| ARC's new REF-75 Kana813, You asked 213Cobra for an alternate amp in the same power range as the REF75 that is more musical. Although I don't claim to be 213Cobra, I can certainly recommend the Emotive Vita monoblocks to be a highly musical alternative in the same... |