terry9
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| What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense September 1973, Palo Alto. Goodness, but as a group we do seem to be getting on, don't we?Magnepan Tympani 1a's with ARC electronics and SP10, playing Cat Steven's Tea for the Tillerman (Wild World). | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? @harold-not-the-barrel Sorry Harold, they are all gone. | |
| Switching to solid state amp? Wooolfie - You one hard man ta troll. | |
| Switching to solid state amp? @wolf_garcia That Harvard study has been questioned, and anyway, it's out of date.There was an unresolved confounding factor in that study, and that was the inherent harshness of SS based systems. The alternate explanation is that SS audiophiles d... | |
| Turntable upgrade advice Good decision, Joe.The thing about NAS is that you start out liking them, and over time, like them a lot. At least that's my experience. | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? @harold-not-the-barrel Hello Harold. My supplier is looking for them ... | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? OK Harold, I will check with a possible supplier. The Salvation deck has a new incarnation! Cost is less than $4000, including (1) mag lev (2) air bearing tonearm!!!!!!!!!!If this isn't the best deal in audio history, I'd like to jump on what is. ... | |
| Switching to solid state amp? As more people learn to use complementary devices (matched pnp and npn transistors), SS sounds better and better.I say DIY. When you make it yourself, you can use the finest components and still have an almost sane budget, as long as you are prepa... | |
| Looking for a reasonably priced good quality interconnect @willemj +1 | |
| MONO cartridge recommendation My experience mirrors Folkfreak’s. Miyajima Zero sounds very good indeed, almost as good on pristine mono as a higher end stereo Koetsu. Without an immediate A-B comparison, one would not hear a difference. On worn mono vinyl the Zero is clearly s... | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? I use a blood pressure monitor, calibrated in mm of Hg, also known as a sphygmomanometer. They are available on Amazon - try to get one that is marked down to 10 mm. If you can't find one on-line, I may be able to help with one that is locally sou... | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? @bdp24 Glad to see that your experience of Vic mirrored my own - very positive.Low pressure compressors are available from Pets&Ponds. I have dealt there three times, three positives. Vic recommends just sufficient pressure to float the wand, ... | |
| Tonearm or Turntable... In my opinion, the turntable is the most important element of the analogue front end, tonearm next, cartridge last. I did it the other way, against expert advice, and regretted it.Consider some of the less well-known brands, especially those that ... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain Hello Folkfreak.I use a pair of Lundahl 1931Ag SUT's. These are bare transformers, and require a box, connectors, etc. About $2000 in parts. The whole is quite simple to fabricate and the sound is quite stellar.My new DIY phono/pre will have suffi... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? @stringreen +1 |