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| Sound Labs 645-8, A Review @mijostyn , How's it going there? Give us an update if you can pry yourself away from the music. Cheers,Spencer | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? @chungjh, While I agree w/ @chakster that mats won't affect sound as much as a cartridge, IMHE, they have a fairly significant impact on Technics tables and are worthwhile. When I owned my SP10mk2, @dgarretson came over with his superheavy CU-180 ... | |
| Analogue Productions announces May 21st release of ultimate Kind Of Blue LP @bdp24 I'm excited for this, but confused and a bit anxious over whether or not I'll be receiving a copy. I ordered from AS on 5/12. My order confirmation and online account list it as "BACKORDER". The page to order the album (as of right now) sti... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? @chungjh Audiomods Series V with the optional silver wire tip-to-tip and the micrometer. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/133Cheers,Spencer | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? TIME OUT!!! Round over. Everyone back to there corners. I can't bare to see this thread degrade.@chungjh , I may be somewhat unique relative to this conversation because I've owned close to all 3 of what you're considering. Over the last decade, m... | |
| High end streamer/server profound choice It all comes down to tradeoffs and picking your poison. One box solutions provide elegant simplicity for a use case at a point in time. Separates sacrifice some of that simplicity for flexibility as your needs or technology changes. When dealing w... | |
| Sound Labs 645-8, A Review @mijostyn,Congrats! In my biased opinion as a Soundlab owner, you've made a great choice ;-) I've had my A3s for about 5 years and consider myself lucky to have them every time I listen. Having heard many systems at luxury price points, very few b... | |
| Streamer to go with the Denafrips Terminator? Thanks, John. Yeah, I really lucked out finding the Sound Labs.FYI, Andrew at Small Green Computer is a great guy, and will be able to answer any questions about the Rendus. He works closely with the Sonore team. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Need help: turntable market in the $1500-$2000 range is overwhelming One nice thing about the Sota tables is that if you ever decide to move up down the road, you can trade in or make significant upgrades, depending on which model you start with. You won't lose value like you do you with many alternatives. A phone ... | |
| Reference Recordings (The Label) Yeah, their LPs are usually fantastic sounding. Recommend these especially...https://referencerecordings.com/artist/eiji-oue/ | |
| BAT VK 55 SE Yeah, the MIG history sounds cool, but it's not the reason to buy or not. The 6C33 is a reliable tube type and has been used as the primary output tube since BAT began. They are long-lasting when used in a BAT amp thanks to their auto-biasing. Son... | |
| Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth" @hilde45 ,You've provoked a very interesting conversation! As for the "well designed" ss amps that can reproduce depth well, IMHE, Krell older Class A designs, Pass Labs, Boulder, and more affordably Coda, Odyssey, First Watt and Sunfire all have ... | |
| Streamer to go with the Denafrips Terminator? Agree the sound quality from Sonore opticalRendu (and even from microRendu) is miles ahead of the Blu Nodes. A good linear power supply is an important part of the equation and shouldn't be forgotten too. FWIW, I'm using a Pontus II fed by the opt... | |
| DAC Denafrips Pontus 2 or AUDIO GD R8 2021 Doubt you'll find anyone who has seriously compared them side-by-side. You'll just have to roll the dice based on impressions of each. I was in similar situation a few months ago and chose the Pontus II, which is working out great for me. Based on... | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread BAT VK51SE pre and Krell FBP-300 amp. One of the great Dan D'Agastino class A designs from before he left Krell.While I have often paired tube preamps w/ SS power amps and believe this route often makes great sense, the pairing of amp and speakers... |