starwarrior
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| Kiseki Purpleheart Well a little semi-closure here is in order. I sent the PH cartridge back to Upscale Audio for evaluation and since it has been determined to be defective and is under warranty, I get to pick out a replacement. (Yippie-Ki-Yea!) In all honesty thei... | |
| Kiseki Purpleheart I purchased a Purple Heart N.S. SB about six months ago from Upscale Audio. First off Kiseki suddenly lowered the separation spec by 5dB as opposed to the standard 30mm model. Second about 35 hours in I started to notice 2-4 slight tings when rais... | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp Your overthinking my friend, information saturation can make you crazy. My advice is to enjoy what you purchased and stop doubting yourself. Mcintosh makes exceptional equipment. After a while and a proven assessment you should expand your mind an... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @roxy54 It's all good, We really are talking cats and dogs here, the MOAB's are a completely different speaker design than Harbeths. 20Hz vs 40Hz right off the bat will require a significant power boost to run the woofs efficiently and each speak... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @roxy54 YesI agree MOABS are more efficient, 90dB@2.83V@1m as opposed to 86dB@2.83V@1m however my point was that driving 17 as opposed to 3 speakers will take quite a bit more power. To reach compatable efficiency (150W vs 900W max input) I would ... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? I guess those at the top of the food chain are always prone to get knocked down regardless of how well they perform. I have a Mac MC 275 paired with a C2700 and I’m totally satisfied not only with the product but also the company. I’m sure their a... | |
| Which Harbeths? HI, I latched onto a pair of Harbeth SHL5+ about a year ago and I'm quite happy with them.I compared them with the 40.3 but they were way too big for my room and quite more expensive. Basically the differences are that the cabinets are 2Cu3 and 3C... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? I recently adopted a Kiseki Purple Heart Cartridge and after about 10 hours of break-in and set-up time......Tonight was Elton John Night: Honky Chateau, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Madman Across the Water.As it is breaking in, I am becoming mor... | |
| Building my 'first' system - Advice on Phono preamp please Your first proper system is a key statement. Don’t start out too exotic or your mis-match may end up costing you dearly. In the beginning it may behoove your interest by sticking to the basic’s and eventually add a little flair. The manufacturer h... | |
| Upscale Audio and Primaluna I did some research before I settled on a Mac C2700/Ma275 Tube setup and my second choice was PrimaLuna EVO 400. If you look at the PL circuit board it tells a story. Unalytic Polypropylene Capacitors and independent relay line inputs are quality ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yo-Yo Ma, Six Evolutions | |
| I have been on the hunt for the best turntable I can buy. Any suggestions? A few good suggestions here but unless your in the 3-5k range your nowhere near high end. VPI and Techniques have some excellent TT,s but the cartridge an arm can make or break any TT regardless of how many shekels you dole out for it. As for my t... | |
| Ready, set, comment! Speaker cables don’t make a difference? What interests me is those that are responding to this forum at 4:00AM. I guess they have no life to speak of or they would be spending their early hours in dreamland like the rest of us regular bellied Sneeches. | |
| Ready, set, comment! Speaker cables don’t make a difference? Oh my friends, speaker wires definitely can and does make a difference. The cable has to be able to deliver a clean signal with minimal loss and not pick up EMI noise along its journey. That means that the insulation can actually be more important... | |
| Hum after replacing tonearm cable Check the continuity of the turntable ground wire. Secondly make sure that the ground termination makes it to the tonearm. An SME 3009 tonearm as an example is mounted on rubber grommets. If the cable ground is terminated at the chassis it may nev... |