spiritofmusic
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| Zu + what DAC =Musical Happiness. Congrats on the Zus. I'm a seven years-long owner of Definitions 4, the 2s for 5 years prior to those.Mr. Zu on this forum, 213Cobra, absolutely loves his MHDT dacs. Pagoda balanced or Atlantis s/e, w some tube rolling. Reach out to him.On his adv... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Aha Raul, I neglected to consider owners of multiple tts. | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Who exactly is trialling tts w the same carts? I can't think of anyone trying out tts in a retail store and moving the same cart from one tt to the next.That's just so...70s-90s Lol.In the UK, I can count the dealers on one hand who can even fit a... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive As a massive fan of analog, the best recording I've ever heard is a digital version of Sarah Vaughan, and the worst, Metallica's Death Magnetic lp. All in the mastering.But across the range of Golden Age recordings, I'll bet on vinyl more times th... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Mike, hi. I thought it was a little instructive that on WBF you didn't mention much in yr comparison to existing NVS of yr new CSPort and Saskia. Now I'm reading you have some strong opinions on potential negatives of servo and use of such on NVS.... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive I have a chance of going for a bespoke high quality replacement for the tt speed controller on my Salvation direct rim drive tt. It'll be a total punt in that I'll be buying a custom order device w no chance of hearing it. The designer is long ter... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive E, when you get to the best analog and digital, the differences/preferences go w masterings not formats.My Miles Davis "Nefertiti" on Jap vinyl is so superior to cd, it's laughable.Go to Miles "On The Corner" and my collectors box set cd is just m... | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? Tomic, I used to laugh at those audiophiles who were OCD on setup...no more, SG has really taught me EVERY detail and adjustment parameter matters. | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive It took me three decades as a resolute pro analog guy to find a cdp that totally satisfies me, the Eera Tentation I bought in 2014.In the time I've owned my Eera that was likely beating my analog when it was first installed, I've taken that analog... | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? Tomic, don't say it! I had to wait 9 months for my Zu Defs 4 spkrs after the reviewer wouldn't let them go. At least he wrote a good report Lol.Azimuth set once during initial install. VTA set on the fly, a matter of seconds per lp. | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? Thermionic, my tt/arm not considered high end, but I've maxxed out performance w some fairly radical mods incl €6k Stacore isolation.Audio is a synergy and a blend, and I've spent as much on the tt/arm as I have on the SG which I consider a cart/p... | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? Just checked w my contactHe runs his SG wKecces P8 24V, 2 no. R and L channels, $700 eachAbsolutely transforms microdetail resolution, air, imaging, grain reduction, bass power, speed...basically impvts across the board$10k gets you a world class ... | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? Nicely summarised Jeff.My additional thoughts are that despite increased micro resolution, this is not a forensic presentation, more a lifting of veils.For me, the startling uptick going to my LPSd SG is lifelike speed at no compromise to tone den... | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? Levels of preamp if you're just using the solitary analog SG-based source.For those w cdp, streaming, tape, AV...it's not really practical.Cannot comment on those different units, I have the energiser-only "entry" model.Stylii slot in and out on a... | |
| Anyone have experience with Soundsmith’s strain gauge? So Thermionic, can I answer anymore Qs you might have re SG? |