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| Is Audience or Cardas a better choice than Kimber? IMHO, Cardas Golden Ref is a much better choice than Kimber for use w/Merlins & Berning(I own both). au24 is pretty good, but the Cardas Golden Ref is much smoother, full-bodied and natural sounding. The au24 is a tad lean by comparison, but s... | |
| Spacedeck Shelter 501mk2 question. Jon,I agree w/Raul. The DB protractor is similar in design to the one Nottingham provides. Raul, a quick of the Spacedeck is that the armpod swings in an arc towards/away from the table when a bolt is loosened. This has to be adjusted with the pla... | |
| Spacedeck Shelter 501mk2 question. My recollection is that it should only be 203-205mm. Either way, the body of the cart won't be lined up w/the headshell. Try contacting member, "4yanx". He knows tons about Spacedeck setup, and was very helpful to me when I owned one. Cheers,Spencer | |
| What is a good sounding classic tube amps to hunt? Good classic tube amps aren't often available for <$500. Of those you list, Marantz is a winner in my book. Quad II might be in your price range, and isn't too bad. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Spacedeck Shelter 501mk2 question. What is the pivot to spindle distance? That's the best way to judge if armpod is okay. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Merlin TSM-mm placement Talk w/Bobby about possibility of a diagonal configuration. Your room is almost square. That is a challenging environment, and it has often been conquered by using a diagonal setup. I know it's a tad unconventional, but it often does the trick. Ch... | |
| Tis a sad, sad day... Len,You might want to post another thread inquiring into the typical pricing & sales tax rates in Hong Kong. If equivalent gear there costs more than at home, you might be better off bringing something with you. I beg to differ with your origi... | |
| CAT SL-1 iterations Frank,It's hard to say without having heard those combinations. When I owned BAT amp & preamp, I used Balanced connections, because they recommended strongly doing do, and you need adapters to use RCAs. My experience in general is that balance... | |
| Should I purchase an expensive phono preamp Signal Cable is good stuff for little money. Cheers,Spencer | |
| What's the story on Pluto turntables? I heard one at CES. It was very impressive sounding, and beautiful. As I recall, it was a bit imtimidating compared to most other tables, in terms of a few fragile-looking string weights etc. The pricing scared me away without really evaluating it... | |
| CAT SL-1 iterations Andrew,Yes, the CAT has plenty of gain to drive the .48mv ZYX. Prior to buying the ZYX, I used a Shelter 501II that is .40mv. Both were fine matches. I typically keep volume around 8:00-9:00 for about 80-85db. The CAT allows for on the fly loading... | |
| CAT SL-1 iterations Frankpiet,In this hobby, there are few absolute truths. I can't prove anything either, but when I was looking to buy a preamp to go with my Berning amp & Merlin speakers, I talked to everyone I could(including Ken Stevens), and asked for recom... | |
| any Sopranophiles here? Article on usatoday.com alludes to picking up on a story line that goes "back to the first season". So perhaps they'll wrap these angles, too. They also talk about AJ and Meadow gaining perks of "the lifestyle" now that they're older. Should be fu... | |
| Bad experience with ZYX AIRY 3 All great things to say about my Airy3 & Mehran at Sorasound! Go for it Andre. It will be a blast on your Verdier. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Speaker Distortion or Room Interaction ? French Fries,Your ears are much more complex instruments than Stereophile's test equipment. Take their measurements w/grain of salt. Just because an amp measures well doesn't mean that it is free of the distortions that we can hear. As to your com... |