stevecham
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| Most compatible phono pre for Lyra Delos Run my Delos through a Steelhead. By far the finest phono stage I've ever owned, and I have owned quite a few, both solid state and tube. | |
| New VPI 3D Arm So why should a 3D composited form perform better than a cast or machined version made from the same material? After all, there is no crystalline structure at the molecular level. Such material is amorphous.Seems gimmicky, as in we do to because w... | |
| The End Of Big Iron? Manley NEO 250s that I use certainly have some big iron in them and they sound better than the Krell 400cx they replaced. | |
| your experience with mod or upgrade companies..... CJ is a top shelf company and they will do you proud with any upgrade offering. I had a CD player that they repaired and upgraded some caps with and it came back sounding much better than before. | |
| Thinking about getting into vinyl again... Enjoy your new system ct. Let us know when it has broken in a bit more and share your findings.Steve | |
| What does "compression" like? If it always sounds loud, no matter the volume of playback, it is compressed. | |
| Best Rock Album of 2014 Beck - Morning Phase | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? Really SRA? Stereophile use to be a real thick audio journal with much data and detail. Now it's just a shell not worth my time and effort. So, respectfully, I have disagree with you here. And TAS no longer captures my attention.Also to throw Senn... | |
| On the hunt for best phono cable under $1k Do you need the ground wires? If not, you are free to choose from any RCA IC. | |
| Sennheiser HD650 and ipod Ditto what Neal said above. | |
| Active vs Passive Pre amps The resistance range on the volume pot is not appropriate for your system. Also, do you know what taper the engineer put in there? It could be swapped out for another pot and solve your problem, that is if you like the sound of it. | |
| Best cartridge for SME 5 Tonearm? My vote would go to Lyra. | |
| Grado Reference Series I have Sonata with about 50 hours on it now and I hear no smearing or darkness. It could be your set up; it took me some patient alignment and adjustments to get this one to sing. | |
| Lyra : World class service Lyra is first class in my book. | |
| Phono preamp question What's the cartridge? |