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| Need advice on what to look for in a turntable - budget $6K to $10K @mmporsche As I mentioned earlier, VPIs match well with Dynavector, Soundsmith, van den Hul, Benz, ZYX and Cardas carts, amongst others. The HRX and TNT6HR are same dual motors/flywheel, same tonearm with on-the-fly VTA, same leveling adjustable ... | |
| Reclocking device for the Schiit Gungnir? The Gallos are good, no need to replace them w/bookshelf speakers. My guess is that the Schiit is revealing distortions from somewhere up the chain. Trying the Intona, Remedy, Schiit Wyrd or even a Jitterbug would all be worthwhile experiments. Th... | |
| Rushton's DIY approach to ultrasonic record cleaning published by Positive Feedback Well done, Rush! Great advice and insights. Cheers,Spencer | |
| What are you using for ripping CDs? What media player do you use? XLD on the Mac, dbpoweramp in Windows. Best advice is Kenny's "What worked for me was to acquire a good knowledge base by discovering the latest trends in digital audio components and setup, from the Computer Audiophile website: http://www.compute... | |
| Need advice on what to look for in a turntable - budget $6K to $10K The current F&R Tredegar ($10500) without arm on their site looks to be the same $4500 a-year-ago table that Herb Reichart wrote about in Stereophile, then called "The Turntable". Now it's shown with Schroeder arm options that take the total t... | |
| Reclocking device for the Schiit Gungnir? Sorry, using a microRendu to feed my Gumby. Definitely haven't heard any digital edge, and I did direct A/B test here vs. Chord Hugo before deciding on Gungnir MB. Do you have access to a different transport to try or cable that isn't coax? Do you... | |
| Need advice on what to look for in a turntable - budget $6K to $10K @mmporsche You're right about the JC3, that's a smart choice especially at its price point. I used to own a Vendetta that paired with my VPI table and it was a great combination. VPIs match well with Dynavector, Soundsmith, van den Hul, Benz, ZYX ... | |
| Good quality wireless, active speakers ?? Meridian has been a leader in actives for decades. Personally, I'd reprioritize. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Conrad Johnson Repair Issues Please don't be one of those super-passive customers who give them weeks or months to reply to you. The reported behavior is completely unacceptable and deserves a commitment to fast resolution without any need for a drawn out response. Start out ... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC @williewonka You're welcome anytime you come down Philadelphia way. Off topic, I love Toronto and used to spend many weekends there when I live just "across the lake" in Rochester. One of my fav record store towns back in the day. Hope vinyl still... | |
| Polarity of speaker drivers @glai This is potentially a huge issue. Yes, MANY designs do this and some argue that it's because the result is potentially better measurements which in turn look better in magazine reviews, and result in higher sales. Others would say that the m... | |
| Micro Seiki MA 505 Arm - how good is it? Do all the versions of the MA-505 have on-the-fly VTA? Is it easily repeatable? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC @williewonka That's all very interesting and insightful. I also tried a dual-headed USB from computer to DAC and it did help on its own to decrease noise from the computer to a small degree. Glad to hear you are using an upgraded LPS on the comput... | |
| Looking for music streamer/server...Is a Macbook Pro better than a Sony Hap Z.... Well it's clear that we have a topic where we all finally agree on what's best. Cheers,Spencer | |
| What tonearm will better mine? @binkt Please tell us more about your experience with the Pete Riggle Woody. I just read up on that arm which I have not heard, and it has many amazing features that I haven't seen before like on the fly azimuth adjustment. (Not sure if I am brave... |