sktn77a
Responses from sktn77a
| How Soon Do You Realize You Don't Like a Piece of Gear? Pretty much as soon as I start listening. And I don’t buy the “run-in” argument. If I don’t like it from the beginning, it never changes significantly. | |
| The Great Cartridge Shootout "Careful with that axe, spatialking" Nice one!!! | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. Sheesh, amazing how much uninformed BS in this thread! I won't even dignify some of the posts with a response. But I will advise readers to look elsewhere for information on antiskating, its causes, and remediation. | |
| Where in the US to send my Linn Sondek LP12. Great! So how does it all sound? | |
| SME 3009 II Unimporved -- "Thin" Sound Many tears ago I had a TD125/SME3009S2 (not improved) and a Denon 103D cartridge. Nothing "dull" or "thin" about that sound. Try a 103 cartridge. | |
| Am I the only one who doesn’t love Harbeth P3esr? I've always found the P3-ESRs a little smooth (hardly bright). However, everyone's taste is different. If you've been living with a smooth, maybe recessed-sounding speaker for many years then, yes, I guess the could sound bright. Give them seve... | |
| Most impressive small footprint speaker Well, how long is a piece of string? Putting a Wilson Audio WAAM in a small study will sound awful. Putting an LS3/5a in a huge auditorium will be inaudible. Context, context, context. | |
| What was your first big eye opener with regard to audio? 1978 Denon 103D moving coil cartridge. Never heard anything like it before and don’t think I’ve heard anything like it since.:( | |
| Harbeth 30.1 ? The Ultimate Speaker under $5K ? Listen to them. Gene will loan you a pair so that you can audition them in your room. As big as it is and with your stated preferences, you'll probably need your sub. Just don't cross it over to high. | |
| Is there actually a difference? They have to do it over and over again to prove to the "golden ears" that there truly is no real difference!!! | |
| ROGERS LS 3/5A MONITOR SPEAKERS Classic water/humidity damage to the enclosures. They'll still bring a good price, just not as much as a mint pair (maybe $1200-$1500). | |
| Denon 103R or 304? I didn't get the 103D retipped because back then (20 years ago) retipping services were unreliable. Even today, I'm not sure a cartridge can be rebuilt to sound the same as the original. | |
| Denon 103R or 304? I must agree with Ed - the 100 and 300 series have a very different sound. Having lived with a 103D for over 10 years, I was devastated when I couldn't replace it. Unfortunately, the suspension also ages in these cartridges, so a retip/retube freq... | |
| Rogers LS3/5A Replacement Recommendation I've had the same dilemma for many years! I tried all sorts of different speakers but always went back to the LS3/5a. I used them with a subwoofer - compensates for most of their deficiencies, especially if you cross them over at 120Hz. | |
| LS3/5A owners - what sub do you use with them Just make sure you get a sub (passive or active) that rolls off the bass to the LS3/5a. You need to get rid of that bass hump and you'll be amazed how it cleans up the rest of the audio spectrum and increases power handling. |