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A Big Thank you, to Albert Porter...from My Mother
Mcrheist, I know what you and your family are going through....May I suggest setting your Mom up with a music collection of everything she loves, burnt onto c.d.s.At minimum a small portable player with speakers and headphones or what ever she can... 
Synergistic Research's Tricon Phono Cable
This tiny fragile signal of your cartridge before it gets to your phonostage is easily altered by different wire designs. This includes the actual tonearm wire itself.You may never know how good your system actually is unless you experiment with d... 
ASR Emitter owners,What speakers are you using?
Gosh, The Emitter Exclusive battery powered preamp version is the one to own. You need a strong back including a well built rack...Regarding your Quad 2805s. Your electrostats maybe safer and sound much better using your Manley mono blocks instead... 
Designer Hall of Fame
Truly innovative, years ahead of others in their area and on top of this they are young progressive company's.I'll start with the above posting by Gosh.Herve Deletraz....DartZeel, Amp Preamp and phonostageFriedrich Schafer....ASR Emitter, Amp prea... 
ASR Emitter owners,What speakers are you using?
Gosh, Good to hear from another Quad owner / music lover. I bought my model 63s new in 1983 84 there about,still have them.Yes your right ,not many Emitter owners here. I have never once tried a solid state amp with Quads,though I'll try it once ... 
Harshness in tweeters: the price of transparency?
Ktstrain, I have not been a fan of speakers built in a box for many of years.However my bias towards speakers in a box has changed over these last few years.Recently I heard a pair of speakers with diamond tweeters at high volume levels at times w... 
TW Raven Acustic AC Owners
GerryM.Nice system!...One up from your closet spot, set up of a front end in an adjoining room is by far the best solution...Especially for those that listen to their music at eye denting levels.I know how well this works, if you can do it.Not man... 
ASR Emitter owners .What speakers are you using?
Sphere Thank you for your response, I will check these German speakers out. 
TW Raven Acustic AC Owners
As a long time user ,since 1983, of Quad electrostats and Magnepan speakers with a Linn LP12 front end right up to 2001.I never had to deal with sound pressure levels , foot falls yes.Back then ,the Linn was one of the best tables you could buy on... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Is shipping and insurance included?... 
TW Raven Acustic AC Owners
I,m another happy guy which will be taking delivery of my Raven One at the end of the month.My current dedicated turntable stand is made of Canadian hard rock maple. True butcher block, three shelf 2 inch thick vertical grain, 20 inches by 20 inch... 
What do you want from the hobby?
Sirspeedy, Really interesting site! however never found the artical yet by Lavorgna, got off track looking around.I know acouple of "old school" fellows up here in Canada that would fit right in with Oswaldsmillaudio.Certainly a differant world of... 
ASR Emitter owners .What speakers are you using?
DahesterThank you for your reply.I did a search here on Audiogon for ASR Emitters, somehow your reveiw did not show up....Good job on your reveiw.Still waiting to take delivery of my TW Raven table,I just got word that it will arrive at the end of... 
Best table/arm/cartridge for $12K/ Dartzeel Preamp
Underdog Nice system.12 grand for a turntable, arm and cartridge.I would give some serious thought for a TW Raven model one.A new cartridge and a used arm, this is with in your budget.Jonathan Valin of TAS has reveiwed the Raven AC model along sid... 
VPI JMW9 Sig toneram cables - what do you use?
The whole premise here is to get this tiny fragile signal of the cartridge to your phonostage unmolested.Your Valhalla wired tonearms are extremely revealing. I understand why some audio reveiwers use it through out their systems. However ,make no...