stanwal
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| LP12 with Linn Silver T-cable or Nordost Frey,Tyr I bought one of these:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/pure-silver-tonearm-cable-Linn-SME-ittok-ekos-sondek_W0QQitemZ370464599669QQcategoryZ116850QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo=DLSL%2BSIC&its=I&itu=UCI%2BIA%2BUA%2BFICS%2BUFI%2BDDS... | |
| Cambridge Dacmagic? Real improvmt or hype? Toslink is worst possible way to go, that is the problem. Use a good 75 ohm cable and hear the difference. I was just listening to 3 different ones this morning on my V-DAC. All three are good but noticeably different.I don't use balanced so can c... | |
| why do some turntables have multiple tonearms? The battle cry of the militant audiophile: 2 ARMS! 2 ARMS!!! I tried it myself 30 years ago with a Micro Seki DDX 1000 but found that I used one to the exclusion of the others. Haven't tried it since and most of the reviewers I trust seem to rely ... | |
| Spade to banana connectors, do they exist??? It might be better to replace the binding posts; I have done that several times but don't know what would be involved here. Good binding posts can be reasonable; I sometimes use WBT but Madisound or other suppliers have good ones for 4 or 5$. Some... | |
| Phono Stage or TT upgrade It is not clear to me why you sold the Groove if it was that much better; why not sell the P 75 and get another one. I have found it best to stay with what I know I like and that for you sounds like the Groove. I am a dealer for both VPI and Dynav... | |
| Real Music vs Audiophile Mumbo Jumbo It is news to me that rock concerts are "real music". LOL | |
| Experience with Transcriptor Turntables? They were probably the most striking table ever made. Russ Beardsley at Harmony House in NYC told me around 1970 that he had sold 11 the first weekend he had them just by putting them in the window and turning them on. Did have problems as outline... | |
| B&W Matrix 802s3 Xover upgrade The problem is changing for better parts may not always give you a better sound. The crossover is designed with all the parts contributing to give the sound the designer intended. If you change one the balance is changed and you have to know what ... | |
| Parasound JC-2 v. Musical Fidelity A308cr Preamp I have the Kw line stage and phono stage and Nuvista M3. I drive a CJ 350 amp with the line stage. They are very good pieces of gear, as are the JC -1 and JC-2, which a friend uses. My advice would be to leave well enough alone unless you get a ch... | |
| Ordering cartridge from overseas I have done it in the past; no duty on a new $400 cartridge from England. | |
| Krell preamp According to the Audiogon Blue Book the 150, 250 , KBL and KPA all came out in 1990, the KRC-HR in 1997. I agree that later Krells are better, it took quite a while for the preamps to catch up with the amps. | |
| The Hub: QUAD ESL-57, Some good things last a lifetime. My friend is getting ready to rebuild his for the third time; he uses a rebuilt Heathkit power amp. About 10 watts but plenty for the 57s. | |
| Good Clamp for VPI HW-19? Harry has always appeared a little ambivalent to me about clamps, the top tables used the HRX weight instead of the clamp. I have used the TTW clamps and weights quite a bit, I liked the brass Heavyweight better than the HRX; at least partially be... | |
| Krell preamp I believe it was the KBL, KPA era. Line stage and seperate phono stage. I had the KPA or else the cheaper KPE phono. Too long ago to remember but it was big, heavy and had complex loading capability. | |
| What's more important, watts or capacitance? Watts are the amount of power that can be delivered, capacitance the amount of current stored for immediate delivery. It is possible to add outboard cap banks IF you know what you are doing, possible to generate an interesting epitaph if you don't... |