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| New Von Schweikert VR 33? I've heard quite a few iterations of Alberts speakers and not only thought they were nothing special, but actually find them not a good speaker at all. ..to the point that a friend of mine and I who were auditioning the speakers couldn't believe t... | |
| Audioquest Oak speaker and Sky interconnects In MY system...sky was one of the best....Cardas the worst. Audition your cables in YOUR system before spending lots of money | |
| VPI Classic/Clear Audio Maestro Wood Question Actually, I use a carpenters level with the weight of it in my hands...I just touch the top of the tonearm head and adjust the rear counterweight so that the bubble is absolutely cenetered. This works if and only if the cartridge stylus was mounte... | |
| VPI Classic/Clear Audio Maestro Wood Question You simply can not "eyeball" that rod correctly. My suggestion is to put some small block of wood...dominos, Cardas blox, etc. under the ends of that rod so that you can determine if it is indeed square. I suspect you are very much off the mark. I... | |
| Monster Cable Monster Cable reminds me of Bose...that is...they are both consumer driven rather than audiophile driven. | |
| Transparent cables with Thiel speakers I have an all Ayre system and there was nothing worse than Ayre for MY system. Again...cables are soooo system dependant I am only reporting on MY system. | |
| New Von Schweikert VR 33? Pinoy6....I certainly wouldn't | |
| True Headphone AMP? The headphone amp of your choice would be a better approach than your Hafler. ..better sound, easy connection, etc. Look at Headphone.com | |
| All time favorite speaker cables I've said this so many times...there is no best cable...all cables sound different in different systems. The absolute worst sounding cable in MY system was any iteration of Cardas cable. That's not to say they are crap, because in the right system... | |
| Power Cord Recommendations I use Acrolink with Furutech F1 connectors or Oyeida...very happy with the results. | |
| XLR and RCA interconnects in the same system? Kr4....listen and be enlightened. I am a musician, not a scientist. I place my trust in my ears. | |
| XLR and RCA interconnects in the same system? Hi again Liz.... Actually isn't "theory" as you suggest. Anyone doing an A/B between balanced and single ended can clearly hear the difference. I guess using mid-fi equipment it makes no difference....however in the persuit of perfection, balanced... | |
| XLR and RCA interconnects in the same system? Hi Liz...you're very wrong. If (and only if) your system is completely balanced from beginning to end, there is a definite advantage.. providing the components are truely differentially balanced. Most components that sport XLR connections are Not ... | |
| VPI Classic original vs newer tonearms Although the tower is "nice" ...making VTA extremely easy to adjust, it doesn't contribute to the sound at all, and indeed, setting VTA via the knurled screw is pretty easy after all. The Valhalla wire is worthwhile...just send the arm and junctio... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster Tonearms I went from a VPI 9 inch Valhalla to the 10.5 with Valhalla...There was not an aural difference that I remember ...if there was one, it was very hard to find....not worth the time or money. |