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| Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ?? >>Agree that Kondo may not be hungry fro reviews but reviewers ? Are they not interested in a Kondo either ?<<Not if they have to buy the review sample, especially at the prices Kondo chargesUhhhhh, true. And when the Importer does no... | |
| Oppo BDP-95 sounds GREAT? Digital satisfaction goes an interesting way. Years before it was not possible to listen to units below 20k without getting pain in the ear, now we talk about a 1k unit and even owners from much more expensive units don't escape. Any idea why it i... | |
| Kondo DAC : Why no reviews ?? DAC's are always problematic, the next generation has better processors for half price. The only way to survive for a manufacturer is to keep the ball rolling with an update 2x a year. And a "legend" can hold the price much better, specially when ... | |
| SME owners, what is your table sitting on? The first step you should do, is to look for a rack with an adjustable Top Plate to level the Turntable (This is really important). Solid Steel - from Italy - has made such racks, maybe they still do it, when not, they probably have a cost control... | |
| CD's vs Vinyl - Finally hear the difference The „problem“ with analog reproduction is, it is a chain of components which have to be linked together with one goal: No loss of detail.It is mechanical and there is no standard made for it, every manufacturer can and will do whatever he wants. J... | |
| CD's vs Vinyl - Finally hear the difference Listening to CD's is like having a shower with millions of little ice cubes... :-) | |
| Turntable / arm upgrades - what will I hear? When the table is mediocre and overrated, you will hear more bass and a push in the midrange. When the table is more serious from Design it is possible to hear an improvement in the higher frequencies, a better and deeper soundstage, a silence bet... | |
| New to the black plates- looking for TT at 3K I would choose a 2. Hand Basis Turntable. Later some upgrades and always listening to a good designed no-nonsens unit.A Rega Arm at the beginning with a rewired Arm Cable inside (Incognito for example) and you are ready to go at a level others wil... | |
| 9-in arm for SPUs with easy VTA ? Agree with FR-64s and the VTA Base. Also the best Arm for Koetsu... | |
| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? Remote? No way.I pay for best performance, not for comfort. | |
| Stylus retipping I use a Cartridge which was retipped from Soundsmith, too. Excellent result and it was not expensive.... This is our most economical rebuilding service. We employ an assembly comprising a ultra-light weight "Nude Elliptical" diamond for low moving... | |
| Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT No matter what Design you will choose, a Remote will always decrease the signal. The good news is, it doesn't matter what Brand you will choose, sound quality will be 2.Rate always. But when you want a warm, tubey coloration you don't care anyway.... | |
| What defines a good tonearm i liked the Triplaner better overall than the Schroeder Ref SQ. simply more energetic and once optimized, more detailed...the Reed 2A came along and bettered the Triplaner head to head on a couple of different cartridges. more detail, more space, ... | |
| What defines a good tonearm The Audiophile Progress in analog Research today | |
| What defines a good tonearm Well, in Tonearm Geometry two Problems have to be solved, the complicated ones and the simple ones.. the complicated ones for example Mass in correlation to Cartridge Compliance, standing waves in the Arm and what to do to avoid them,The Bearing, ... |