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| The Economy.. will hi end audio mfgs lower prices? Some good points Andr. I agree there sometimes is too much model turnover, and I don't doubt much of it is market driven. Still, rapid model turnover can be of benefit to the listeners, real sonic improvements are often realized over time, model t... | |
| need warm and LAID BACK hi-rez/focused power cord While I still think finding one cable that is both maximally focused and detailed and consequently maximally warm and laid back an impossibility (this would be the perfect cable!), I do think you can achieve this system wide. A cable may be able t... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster with Super Platter Come on Stingreen and Cerrot, give us details about the sonic improvements wrought by the Super Platter, I've thought about getting one as well. Is is the most cost effective VPI upgrade, and if not, which VPI upgrades are best bang for buck and/o... | |
| need warm and LAID BACK hi-rez/focused power cord I agree with MrTennis, I don't know how you can get warm and laid back combined with hi resolution and focus. I've never heard the combo (at least to the highest degree) in any cable I've ever tried. Now, if you're willing to compromise on hi reso... | |
| The Economy.. will hi end audio mfgs lower prices? Every response thus far has had at least a grain of truth in it.As for gvt. spending, gvt. spending has in truth gottten us out of depression, WWII, the biggest gvt. spending program in the history of the world, 42-44% of GDP, depending on whose s... | |
| The Economy.. will hi end audio mfgs lower prices? Predictions are always difficult. Having said that, I think there will always be a high end, wealthy consumers will always exist. Big ticket items also have higher margins than the lower priced spread, they can lower the prices, continue to make a... | |
| MintLP/Dynavector 17D3 question My eyes not so hot either. I found laying a white light mini flashlight down on the platter, pointing at stylus helped greatly. | |
| Sandbox-style isolation I should add, every move I've made towards a less compliant plinth and more massive platform has resulted in increased sonics, specifically, much more coherence, solidity, slam and bass articulation. Any compliance sounds smeared and soft.I plan o... | |
| Sandbox-style isolation Dave, the sand should move in both the vertical and horizontal plane as well, It still seems to me a mass loaded design should sit on the most stable platform you can provide, seems some non-sympathetic vibrations would be induced by more complian... | |
| Effects of Power Outages Where You Live My experience mirrors Foster, everytime my PC shuts down my system takes at least a day to sound right. My digital runs 24/7, my preamp standby, and PC transformer wiring drawing current. Think about a hard shutoff, I can imagine a lot of parts ar... | |
| Sandbox-style isolation I can tell you from my own experience the single aluminum plate using the vibration sinks, per Thom's instructions, is superior to the segmented top plates I've tried. More refinement, resolution, more slam, solidity, greater dynamics. Now, I've t... | |
| Effects of Power Outages Where You Live Returns to normal after about 24 hours unplugged. We've had a few outages up here in Michigan as well, I too wonder about how all the new power line equipment affects the sound. I use a power conditioner on everything but the amp so it may be a mo... | |
| I am sick of cables I agree that some of the exotic materials and construction involved in some of the high price cables serve as marketing hype. Still, there are extra costs involved here, now, as to whether those extra costs are reflected in the price. This is wher... | |
| Jethro Tull questions... I have nearly every album on either vinyl, cd or both, can't even remember the sonics since I haven't listened to them in so long. Happy to see this posted, have to include them in this weekend's listening sessions. Its all good, although the earl... | |
| Power Receptacles - Review and Comparison Phillyb,No doubt about the choice of colorations. One other notable difference I've found between the Oyaide GX, R1 and Porter Ports is soundstaging. The Oyaides are more forward in their presentation, the Porter Ports emerge much further behind t... |