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| VPI paper alignment jig Be sure of the length of your arm! The jigs for 10.5, 12" etc. are different. Cheers,Spencer | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range What cartridge(s) are you planning on using with it? Gain and loading options are an important part of your decision. If you want an extremely low output cartridge, then you will need more gain or to add a step up transformer (aka SUT). If you hav... | |
| Beware AudiogoN Forcing Credit Card Payment One of the most basic & accepted aspects of Audiogon & eBay transactions has always been that after a deal is reached, payment sent by buyer AND RECEIVED BY SELLER happens before any shipment takes place. Having worked in eCommerce for man... | |
| What do I need for customs if purchased in Canada & ship to US? When the seller buys the postage he completes the form. You shouldn't have to do a thing. The seller states what's in the box and what it's worth. Not a big deal. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Most of the great ones for your need have been mentioned. Personally, I like the McCormack, Odyssey and Sunfire suggestions. Most of the Sunfires have choice between voltage and current outputs, which let you tailor the sound to "tubey" vs. more t... | |
| Mogami wire quality? @dlcockrum interesting summary. Please add me to the "Posts with actual comparison of Mogami with other wire" category. I've previously owned Cardas Golden Reference in both speaker wire and interconnects. They've all been sold as my system has ev... | |
| Shunyata Venom IC's review | |
| Ayre V3 Owners I wouldn't invest in any upgrades. Twice I've heard presentations by Ayre sales team talking about their current products and twice they referred to what they've learned since "we didn't know much with our V3 design". Kinda made me cringe when I h... | |
| B&W 802 Nautilus speakers Also, if you have headphone option, try to replicate the issue thru headphones instead of with the speakers. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Dang my luck Did you inspect it BEFORE you installed it? Cheers,Spencer | |
| low power tube amp It's a serious problem, don't do it. A good chance you will damage the speakers when you clip the amp. If you absolutely love the speakers, then get a more powerful amp, but I'd suggest finding speakers that are made to mate with your lower powere... | |
| Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC. @ghosthouse I've no doubt that with your Aries Mini that the USB>spdif adapters yield an improvement over USB, but my point about USB isn't "USB is always better" only that "WITH A SOURCE OPTIMIZED WITH SUPERIOR USB OUTPUT" like the microRendu,... | |
| Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC. @rritcher email sent.@ghosthouse You raise some good questions/issues, sorry for long reply:Yes, the Aries Mini has many convenience features built-in, but the sound quality won't be up to the same standard because many of those conveniences are i... | |
| Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or? Scott, FWIW, the outputs of the 105 aren't truly balanced. Going single ended shouldn't make a big difference. Did you try a different pair of XLR cables? It could be something as simple as a lose ground wire inside your cables. Did you try a diff... | |
| Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC. @ghosthouse @mgattmch You guys are one small step away. I have been basically where you both are. Replace the MacBook Air or the Aries Mini with Sonore microRendu with a linear power supply and you will not believe how much improvement you will ge... |