stanwal
Responses from stanwal
| Best real world radial / omidirectional speaker Shahinian Compass if you can find a used pair. | |
| Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube I am getting a Teddy Pardo version of the Supercap; the Naim version is over twice the price of the Superline; in the HIFICRITIC tests the Uphoric was quite good but not as good as the Superline; which is about twice as expensive as the Uphoric. I... | |
| Denon Pre Amp no sound Take the case off and look inside, both on top and bottom of circuit board. I was once fooled by a Kenwood 917 tuner which had them in both locations. This does not require advanced skills or tools beyond a screwdriver or allen wrench. | |
| Comparison of Musical Fidelity CD players I also have the M3 and had the TriVista 21 in the past. I actually like the V-DAC better than the 21, especially with a Little Pinkie power supply. I would forget about matching looks and get a Metrum Octave; you may find yourself listening to CDs... | |
| Phonostage: Naim Superline vs 47 Labs phonocube The power supply for my Superline is in the mail; I'll let you know how it sounds when I get it. I am currently using a Basis Exclusive. | |
| Denon Pre Amp no sound Have you checked the fuse(s)? I have bought things from ebay with no problems; just like here you have to be careful who you deal with. | |
| preamp out instead of MC transformer It is likely that Al is correct and the gain would be far too low. In my first response I had assumed that it might be possible; however , even if it were remember that the output of a line stage is measured in volts and the input sensitivity of a... | |
| preamp out instead of MC transformer It is not even wrong, as Wolfgang Pauli use to say. A preamp output would hideously overload a MM input. I thought I had heard every strange idea in audio; I was mistaken. The good news is that this is a strong " worst idea of the year" candidate.... | |
| Naim Dac or power supply? A third path might be to look at the Teddy Pardo power supplies. I just ordered a TeddySuperCap for my Naim SuperLine. MUCH cheaper than the Naim unit; it has been shipped but not here yet. Path no. 4 is to buy a Metrum Octave DAC; I have one and ... | |
| Headshell Washers : Nylon or Stainless Steel? I use stainless steel because it gives a tighter fit; never liked the feel of nylon under pressure. I don't really understand the last paragraph; it seems to me that a tighter fit would affect the vibration pattern of the cartridge/arm combination... | |
| Multiple arms, multiple cartridges and geometry? You have obviously set out to drive yourself nuts. Oh, wait; we are audiophiles and therefore already nuts by definition. Sorry, my bad. | |
| How important is an audio rack? I in fact use, and was a dealer for, the Star Sound rack that Studiosoundman refers to. I don't feel that this biases me terribly as 1. I have never sold any and 2. they are not currently being produced. They are quite effective but there are many... | |
| How important is an audio rack? It is much easier to set down the names of those who do know something; saves a lot of paper or electricity also. Whatever you place your gear on has an effect on sound quality; as do various suspension devices. I demonstrated this to a couple of ... | |
| In defense of quantum products. I am not a physicist; my PhD is in the History of Science. But I have read quite a few book on Quantum Theory and find the explanations offered for "Quantum" effects unintelligible. Most apparently refer to "Quantum Tunneling" , which is a critica... | |
| Musical Fidelity NuVista M3 MC Phono gain Enough to work with a Denon 304 or AT 33EV. I have used both. There is a switch. |