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| Betonart Audio Arrivato Speakers...Cabinets made of Cast Concrete!.. Mark and Daniel! That was it. They make speakers out of what's essentially formica and CAM process granite. | |
| Betonart Audio Arrivato Speakers...Cabinets made of Cast Concrete!.. There're a few speaker manufacturers who use stone or concrete of some sort:http://andersonspeakers.co.uk/http://www.norh.com/Norh_Loudspeakers/Norh.htmlAnd vintage Gemma speakers from the 80's were made from marbleAnd I believe there's another on... | |
| Two Canadians and a Dane walk into a bar.... (bookshelf advice) I've owned both the de Capo BE (I installed the tweeters) and the Totem Sky. Having said that, I'd recommend you call both manufacturers and let them know your amp and see what they say Tash at Reference is accessible and honest. I've never touch... | |
| Go Buy Some Music You Deadbeat Streamers! @big_greg. Exactly. Streaming leads to physical (vinyl) purchase for me. And I can't remember the last time I bought a cd. I do stream tons, though. And go to a ton of live shows. | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono -vs- Manley Labs Chinook Interesting. I went from the Goldnote PH10 to an LFD and felt the improvement was incredible. | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life Develop your secrecy skills if you have a spouse. Always claim that a particular piece of equipment costs much less than you actually paid for it. Phrases like, "I got a great deal on Audiogon!" or "It was actually way less than I expected because... | |
| What should you hear? Toms should also stretch from your right to your left in descending tone on newer recordings, mimicking what you'd hear if you were watching a right-handed drummer on stage. | |
| Retipping Cartridge @uberwaltz. +1 | |
| Retipping Cartridge Wow, @nandric, way to crap on the OP's cornflakes. Why does he need to justify is so-called pr4 this place? He was happy with it, provided anecdital evidence about how it worked out for him; what else does he need? | |
| Owners of Jelco arms? @jond Yes. | |
| Your "Best of..." audio manufacturer in each state @rWait, wait, wait. BAT is out of Delaware? | |
| Owners of Jelco arms? Morrow cable I think it's still having their 45% off sale. I just picked up a PH-4 cable for my jelco 750 e b and it really really opened up the sound | |
| New TT for ~$1500 The Hana SL is a wear-it-down to the nub cartridge. Thats a good thing. Also look at similarly priced Benz. | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? Not to mention I had to adjust the VTA after reinstalling the arm, so that may be a factor as well. | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment On a bit of a tangent, I get more and more disillusioned with the actual prices of some of these things. They have no basis and relative reality of the prices of comparable items. You will never convince me that a tonearm, no matter how incredibly... |