terry9
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| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge Mono? Sure, ideally. But my Mayajima Zero mono is not as good, on mono, as my higher end Koetsu stereo. My higher end stereo Grado is better yet. Close, yes - but inferior refinement. | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge Delicacy of sound is very important to me as well. Is higher end Koetsu delicate enough? In this respect my higher end Grado is superior to the similarly priced Koetsu which it replaced. Bonus is that Grado tracking is much better. And the holes i... | |
| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? Another thing to consider is wear. TT do not wear out. Tonearms do not wear out, but they can be damaged. Cartridges wear out and they can be easily damaged. So, you can buy a TT for life, a tonearm for decades, or a cartridge for a few years (or... | |
| Old records. @lewm " I have found that every upgrade to my phono stage, TT, tonearm, or cartridge has resulted in better sound on average from even average LPs" +1 | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Quad ESL's - 2 pairs , plus pair Magnepan DWM's plus isobaric sub. Had the Quads 15 years. | |
| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? Phono stage most important. Turntable close second. Tonearm third. Cartridge last. IMO. Once you hear air bearings, turntable or tonearm, there's no going back. DIY if your skills are up to it. Ditto for air gap caps in the RIAA circuit. Good lu... | |
| US source of Panzerholtz? A Pz tonearm wand sounds even better on my own LT design. Pz is my reference material, but experiments with some truly weird (and weird looking!) composites are very hopeful. | |
| Do you think driver “break in” is real? @moonwatcher You say, "That "break-in" should be required of the manufacturer BEFORE they ship them out the door." Agreed. My higher end Grado cartridge has had no perceptible change in sound, and as I was in contact with Mr. Grado himself, I kno... | |
| Do you think driver “break in” is real? Several components to break-in. One is strictly post-manufacture time - like Magnepan glue which holds film to frame. That's a matter of time, not use, according to the factory. The same would hold for ESL's. Then there's mechanical change as par... | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter You have a wonderful opportunity to build a music room that is second to none. The first decision is the exact room dimensions. This matters very much - and there is very much snake out to distract you. Fortunately, the science has been done, and... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Most strongly suggest, "Don’t buy SHRILL." It may sound spectacular in the showroom, but it’ll be hateful in your room. I strive for smooth, now that I’m in pretty deep. | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? Die Valkure over the weekend clarified things for me. The tenor's crescendos were painful to unprotected ears. Ditto for the orchestra. At preferred settings, my ESL system doesn't do that - and I don't want it too, either. Smoothness is my lodes... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? @mahgister @inna "But there is way more to upgrading and optimizing than just reaching smoothness." I understand where you are coming from. When I first plugged in my cost-no-object DIY phono/pre, I wasn’t sure I liked it - where were the high ... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? I throw out everything for 'smoother'. Every major upgrade has made my system smoother. Better electronics for my ESL's - smoother. Better electronic components, battery power, continuous power - smoother. Air tonearm, turntable - smoother. Ko... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Listen to a wide variety (technology and price), and don’t forget ’bang for the buck’. For example, your friend may fall in love with exotic speakers, but find that he can’t hear much difference between expensive and adequate amplifiers with those... |