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| Martin Logan vs. Thiel This may sound like beating a dead horse but I would blame the Audioquest cables for the "lack of shimmer" in your system. The Martin Logans are incredibly transparent and I never realized how much so until I replaced some very pricey Audioquest C... | |
| Which speaker is the master of IMAGING ???? Spica TC50s are phenomenal but with some fundamental flaws i.e. no lows and not much highs either. The TC50s paired with Quicksilver amplifier and a Counterpoint 3000 preamp does many things that my bigger setup (Hales Sys2 Sig, Muse 18, Classe el... | |
| Acarian Systems Black Orpheus Speaker Cable I've used the bi wire version with the Alon MkIIs and they sounded great. The bi wire version of Wireworld Equinox III were a little better but they cost twice as much. In the end, I purchased the Wireworld but still have the Orpheus cables around... | |
| Best sounding LP's You can't go wrong with any of the Decca classical reissues on Speakers Corner. They are pricey at around $25 each but you get a thick slab of 180g vinyl for your money. Next up would be the Classic Records reissues some of which are being sold fo... | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? Just in case anyone is interested, there's an auction currently on Ebay for an Infinity turntable from 1973 which has an air-bearing arm. Looks like this prototype never got off the ground but it looks interesting (in a retro kind of way). My othe... | |
| VPI Aries owners I really wouldn't recommend the Seismic Sink as I've had many problems trying to level the darn thing. You can pick up a used Vibraplane on Ebay (just keep an open eye.. I got mine from a Used Scientific Supplies store for about $300!). Barring th... | |
| www.high-endaudio.com & Arthur Salvatore I've read his site many times and some of the things he notes make you wonder about the "ethics" of the audio press. I agree with what he says about many of the components on his list (Spicss TC50s, the Well Tempered Turntable and the Linn (overra... | |
| Alon triwire cable I own the AlonIIs and am currently using the biwire black orpheus. I've heard good things about the Discovery line of cables but have not heard them in my system. The one cable that was a major improvement over the black orpheus were the Nordost B... | |
| VPI record cleaning system I don't think it is necessary to clean a record before every play (some folks think that this may actually degrade the sound... I don't know about that but I do know that practially every record cleaning fluid does leave a sonic fingerprint). I cl... | |
| tt advice. best arm/table combo around 4k used Just read the previous post concerning a recommendation for a SOTA with an ET2 tonearm. Since the SOTA is basically suspended down on springs (rather than on top of springs), using it with a linear tracking arm like the ET2 will cause it to move p... | |
| Wow I listened to my old AR ES1 last night Well, it depends on what you mean by improvement. A Well Tempered Classic can be had (used) for around $700 and it will put to shame just about anything short of the big buck turntables. If you want a serious improvement, you'd have to consider a ... | |
| Hales owners discussion Hello,Great discussion... I own a pair of System 2 Signatures powered by Classe electronics with MIT speaker cables andNordost interconnects. This was a huge improvement overthe Alon IIs (nice speakers) and Thiel CS3.5 (currently inthe basement). ... | |
| A good cartridge between 300.00 and 400.00 As you can see from the responses, you can get many superbcartridges within this price range... your options depend onthe type of music you like. If you like jazz or rock, theClearaudio is the way to go (fast quick, maybe a bit lean),for classical... | |
| Is there a better deal than the AT OC-9 at 200? Not in that price range. If you want to spend a little more, the Clearaudio is definitely a step up (but it's also costs $350). I haven't heard the Denon DL103 but I think Origin Live sells them for about $140 or so... that may be a serious conten... | |
| Best 5 engineered rock albums? If you're talking about audiophile quality sound, my top fivewould be:Pink Floyd- "The Final Cut" (heads above Dark Side for sound)Dire Straits- "Love Over Gold"Rough Trade- "Weapons"Human League- "Dare"New Order- "Blue Monday" (the 45rpm 12 inch ... |